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Posted on October 31, 2017by admin
Novel The Living Photograph : Sample Questions + Answers
-How old was the poet when the photograph was taken?
Three years old
-The poet shows how she loves and appreciates her grandmother in
the poem. Give two other ways how you can show your love and
appreciation towards your family members.
1. We can celebrate their birthdays together.
2. We can go for a picnic together./ We can cook their favourite dishes / We can buy
them presents
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-To whom do you think the title of the poem relates to?
The persona’s grandmother
-How does the persona describe the other world? How does this
reflect the persona’s perception of life after death?
It is described as an awful, unknown and unthinkable.
I think she feels the other world is a terrible unknown place and she cannot
understand the living condition there.
-Where was the persona when the grandmother passed away? Provide
a reason for your answer.
She was by her grandmother’s side. The reason is because of the line her big hands
hold mine.
-Give one moral value that can be learnt from this poem?
1. We must treasure our loved ones when they are alive
2. It is difficult to lose a family member
-What does the photograph represent?
The photograph represent the memories the persona has of her late grandmother
-How old was the persona when the photograph was taken?
3 years old
-Which line tells you that the writer and her grandmother are from
different ethnic background?
White hand in black hand’
Lit.Questions
THE LIVING PHOTOGRAPH BY JACKIE KAY
(01) Where does the word ' there' refer to in the poem?
(02) Which line indicates that the two people belonged to two different races?
(03) Why has the grandmother become small?
(04) How does the persona look upon death? Give evidence from the poem to justify your
answer.
Evidence 1:____________________________
Evidence 2:____________________________
(05) From stanza 1, what impression do we get of the poet's grandmother from the
following?
(a) straight-back:___________________ (b) her big hand holds mine
(06) From stanza 2, what happened to the grandmother before she died?
(07)The poem is titled 'The Living Photograph'. Suggest two reasons why the poet has chosen
the this
title.
Reason 1:__________________________
Reason 2:__________________________
(08) From stanza 1, which line suggests that the grandmother had a determined look?
(09) Which words in the poem refer most directly to death?
(10) 'But there she is still' What does there refer to?
(11) Grandmothers are greatly loved by their grandchildren. Suggest two reasons why the
poet loved her grandmother.
Reason 1:______________________
Reason 2:______________________
(12) In stanza 1, which words tell us that the narrator was an adopted child?
(13) From stanza 2, which word tells us that the grandmother's body was bent?
(14) Why do you think her soup forgot to boil?
(15) 'My small grandmother is tall there', The narrator admires her grandmother for
her personal
qualities. State one personal quality of her grandmother. Support your answer from the
evidence
from the poem.
Quality : ______________________
Evidence : ____________________
(16) State two physical attributes of the grandmother in the photograph.
(17) How has the straight back of the grandmother changed in stanza 2?
(18) How old was the persona in the picture?
(19) How does the persona look upon inter-racial relationships? Give a reason to support
your answer
Inter-racial relationship: ______________________________
Reason:____________________________________________
(20) Which word in the poem denotes the same meaning as the word 'unimaginable'?
(21) Describe the contrast between the 1st stanza and the 2nd stanza.
(22) Give one moral value one can learn from the poem.
(27)What do the 'sharp blue eyes' tell us about the grandmother's race?
(28) According to the persona, where has the grandmother gone?
(29) Do you think the grandmother can be described as brave?