THE LIVING

PHOTOGRAPH
QUESTIONS ANSWERS

B MEANING OF LINES
1 a. The grandmothers shirt is a white broderie
anglaise shirt which is popular in Scotland so the
setting is possibly Scotland

1(B) LINE 4 WHAT CAN WE INFER ABOUT

THE GRANDMOTHER FROM THE LINE?
a)
b)
c)
d)

She
She
She
She

is
is
is
is

a clever person
a kind person
not friendly
a bad tempered person

1(C) LINE 6 WHAT DOES THIS LINE

TELL US ABOUT THE PERSONA?
a)
b)
c)
d)

The
The
The
The

persona
persona
persona
persona

is
is
is
is

of
of
of
of

Asian ethnicity
mix ethnicity
white ethnicity
black ethnicity

1(D) LINE 7 WHAT DOES THE IDIOM

LOOK IN THE EYE MEAN?
a)
b)
c)
d)

Look
Look
Look
Look

at
at
at
at

or
or
or
or

consider
consider
consider
consider

without
without
without
without

fear
feeling
emotion
anger

1(E) LINE 10 HOW DID THE GRANDMOTHER

CHANGE AS SHE GREW OLDER?
a)
b)
c)
d)

She
She
She
She

became
became
became
became

prettier and hunchbacked

bigger and hunchbacked
uglier and hunchbacked
smaller and hunchbacked

1(F) LINE 15 WHEN WAS THE

PARAGRAPH TAKEN?
a)
b)
c)
d)

It
It
It
It

was taken when the persona was one

was taken when the persona was two
was taken when the persona was three
was taken when the persona was four

C. THEME AND MESSAGE

1. WHAT DOES THIS POEM SAY ABOUT

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS?
a) The poem says that skin colour and age are
important in family relationships.
b) The poem says that skin colour and age are not
important in family relationships.
c) The poem says that skin and age are very
important in family relationships
d) The poem says that skin and age are more
important in family relationship

2. THE POEM TALKS ABOUT LIFE AND DEATH

FROM TWO DIFFERENT VIEW POINTS.
a) One viewpoint is that of an old woman close to
death who is not afraid to die. The other is that
of a young child who views death as going on a
journey to an unthinkable and fearful place.
b) One viewpoint is that of an old woman close to
death who is afraid to die. The other is that of a
young child who views death as going on a
journey to an exciting unthinkable and fearful
place.

D MORAL VALUES

2(A) YOUR GRANDPARENTS LIVE FAR AWAY FROM YOU.

YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THEM FOR A WHILE.

a) I would call
are
b) I would call
they are
c) I would call
d) I would call
they are

them regularly to find out how they

them once a year to find out how
them only when I have problem
them every hour to find out how

2 (B) YOU COME ACROSS A BUNCH OF OLD PHOTOGRAPHS

OF YOU AS A YOUNG CHILD AND YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS.

a)