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MY MOTHER AT SIXTY-SIX By Kamala Das    
Directions: Read the following extract and choose the most appropriate option for each question.    


I saw my mother, beside me, doze, open mouthed, her face ashen like that of a corpse and realised with pain that she was as old as she looked but soon put that thought away, and looked out at Young Trees sprinting,    
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......    

CUET English Language Passage 15
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1. Assertion (A): The poet advocates the aged parents should be taken care of by their children.
Reason (R): She looked after her mother by being by her side.
2. 'Trees sprinting' contains:
3. The words 'doze' and 'ashen' reflect that the mother was:
4. The Poetic Device used in the above lines is also found in
5. The Literary Devices used in the above extract are:
6. Assertion (A): Kamala Das was scared of losing her mother or her company from her childhood days.
Reason (R): So, kamala Das was expecting this and hence ready for this to happen.
7. Though she feels painful, Kamala Das smiles on ......
8. Kamala Das comparing her mother to winter moon signifies:
9. Kamala Das turned her attention from her mother, because
10. Assertion (A): Kamala Das took her mother to airport.
Reason (R): She wanted to spend some more time with her.
11. Assertion (A): The poet gracefully accepts the reality of her mother growing old.
Reason (R): She left for her destination without much difficulty.
12. The tone of the poem is:
13. Study the two statements, in each question, labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The poet feels the pain of separation at the airport.
Reason (R): She started smiling at her.
14. 'Thought Away' means:
15. Study the two statements, in each question, labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Kamala Das was honest and didn't have any hesitation in describing her mother's ageing face.
Reason (R): She compares her mother's face to a corpse.
16. Study the two statements, in each question, labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The poet compares her mother to a winter moon
Reason (R): Winter moon doesn't shine well like in other seasons.
17. Assertion (A): Kamala Das didn't like her mother growing old.
Reason (R): She turns her attention away from her mother.
18. Study the two statements, in each question, labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The poet didn't reveal her sorrow on her face in the airport.
Reason (R): She didn't like to create a scene there.
19. What did the poet realize seeing her mother beside her in the car?
20. Study the two statements, in each question, labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The poet compares her mother to young trees.
Reason (R): Her mother was also young once.

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