Class 12 · English · CBSE Board · 2016–2024

My Mother at Sixty-Six — Class 12 English PYQs

30 questions from this chapter, asked in 7 Class 12 exams between 2016–2024 — every question paper set included, duplicates removed.

30questions

7Class 12 exams

2016–2024years covered

Questions asked per year

20248 Qs 20233 Qs 20206 Qs 20195 Qs 20181 Qs 20174 Qs 20166 Qs

Practice questions

Q12024

Answer Logic

... but soon put that thought away, and
looked out at Young
Trees sprinting, the merry children spilling
out of their homes, but after the airport's
security check, standing a few yards
away, I looked again at her, wan, pale
as a late winter's moon and felt that old
familiar ache, my childhood's fear,
but all I said was, see you soon,
Amma,
all I did was smile and smile and
smile......

Q2MCQ2024

Answer Logic

The poet draws a contrast between her mother and

(A)the airport

(B)the young trees and merry children

(C)the security check

(D)the winter season

Q32024

Answer Logic

What is the 'childhood's fear' that the poet refers to?

Q4MCQ2024

Answer Logic

The comparison of the mother to 'a late winter's moon' suggests

(A)the mother's beauty

(B)the mother's pale and lifeless appearance

(C)the coldness of the airport

(D)the time of the year

Q52024

Answer Logic

Complete the following sentence appropriately.
The poet smiles repeatedly to _________.

Q62024

Answer Logic

State whether the given statement is True or False with reference to the extract.
The poet is able to express her true emotions to her mother at the airport.

Q7MCQ2024

Answer Logic

The poet 'put that thought away' because

(A)she did not care about her mother

(B)she wanted to distract herself from the painful thought of losing her mother

(C)she was busy with the security check

(D)she was excited about her journey

Q82024

Answer Logic

'See you soon Amma.' How are these words contrary to the speaker's emotions?

Q9MCQ2023

Answer Logic

Read the given extracts to attempt the questions with reference to context :

(A)but after airport's security check, standing a few yards away, I looked again at her, Wan, pale as a late winter's moon and felt that old familiar ache, my childhood's fear but all I said was, see you soon, Amma, All I did was smile and smile and smile ------ (i) Choose the correct option : In the above extract the narrator feels

(A)satisfied

(B)fearful

(C)nostalgic

(D)regretful (ii) Identify the word in the extract that means 'colourless'. (iii) Complete the following analogy correctly : She sang like a bird : Simile All I did was smile and smile and smile : ______ (iv) Read the following statement and choose the correct option : (1) The poet had gone through the security check. (2) She did not want to look at her mother.

(A)(1) is true, but (2) is false.

(B)(1) is false, but (2) is true.

(C)Both (1) and (2) are true.

(D)Both (1) and (2) are false. (v) What childhood fear is the poet referring to ? (vi) Fill the blank with appropriate words with reference to the extract : Pale as a winter's moon suggests _______.

Q10MCQ2023

Answer Logic

Attempt any one of the two extracts (A) and (B) given below :

(A)Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow : I looked again at her, wan, pale as a late winter's moon and felt that old familiar ache, my childhood's fear, but all I said was, see you soon, Amma, all I did was smile and smile and smile ... (i) The poem 'My Mother at Sixty-Six' captures the __________ of the narrator. I. happiness II. fear III. dismay IV. anxiety Choose the most appropriate option :

(A)Only I

(B)I and IV

(C)II and IV

(D)Only III (ii) Identify the phrase from the extract that suggests the following : She was overwhelmed with emotion and could not speak much. (iii) The word 'wan' in the given context most nearly means

(A)pale

(B)old

(C)unwell

(D)anxious (iv) Complete the following analogy correctly. Do not repeat from the example used. Trees sprinting : personification : : _________ : simile (v) On the basis of the extract, study the two statements, I and II given below : I. The poet accepts the reality of her mother's declining health and old age. II. She is nostalgic about her childhood days spent with her mother. Choose the most appropriate option :

(A)I is true, but II is false

(B)Both I and II are true

(C)II is the reason for I

(D)II cannot be inferred from the extract (vi) Explain the following statement with reference to the above extract : All I did was smile and smile and smile.

Why practise My Mother at Sixty-Six PYQs?

My Mother at Sixty-Six has appeared in 7 Class 12 English exams we track between 2016–2024. CBSE Board examiners consistently reuse concepts and question patterns from this topic — practising its previous year questions is the most reliable way to know exactly what to expect in your exam.

My Mother at Sixty-Six — Class 12 English PYQs

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