Class 11 CBSE English — Chapter 2: A Photograph MCQs with Answers
20 practice questions · 20 Medium
Practise the most important Class 11 CBSE English questions from Chapter 2, "A Photograph" — 2 separately timed quizzes built from 20 NCERT-aligned multiple-choice questions, with answers and explanations. The set is split into 20 Medium, so you can warm up on the fundamentals and then push into the exam-level problems that separate top scorers in CBSE Board exams.
"A Photograph" is a chapter that rewards comprehension, grammar and writing-skill questions. Each MCQ on this chapter is timed and uses exam-grade marking (+4 correct, −1 wrong, 0 skipped), training the accuracy-under-pressure that real papers demand. Every question carries a short explanation, so a wrong answer becomes a quick lesson rather than a dead end — the fastest way to close gaps before a test.
Use this chapter as targeted revision: attempt the Easy set first to confirm your basics on A Photograph, then move to Medium to test application and problem-solving. Your accuracy, streaks and XP save automatically, and the chapter feeds into your overall Class 11 English mastery score. A sample question is solved in full below — answer and worked explanation — and signing in free opens all 20.
Key concepts: A Photograph (Class 11 English)
Shirley Toulson's short elegy in three unequal stanzas, each holding a different layer of time: the mother's seaside girlhood, her laughter at the snapshot decades later, and the poet's present silence after her death.
- The cardboard
- The poem names the photograph by its stiff mount — a flat, lifeless word set against the living scene it preserves. 'The cardboard shows me how it was.'
- What the picture shows
- Two girl cousins went paddling, each holding one of the mother's hands; she was 'the big girl — some twelve years or so'. All three smiled 'through their hair' at the uncle with the camera.
- Betty and Dolly
- The cousins are named only in the mother's later remark: 'See Betty / And Dolly… and look how they / Dressed us for the beach.'
- The unchanged sea
- 'And the sea, which appears to have changed less, / Washed their terribly transient feet' — nature endures while the human figures age and die.
Class 11 English A Photograph MCQs with answers
1 solved question across the difficulty levels this chapter is graded on — answer and explanation shown for each. The remaining 19 are timed and scored when you sign in.
- Q1Medium
What does the word 'cardboard' denote in the poem?
A.The album coverB.A packing box of old family thingsC.The photograph, named by the stiff card it is mounted on✓ CorrectD.A painted portraitAnswer: C. The photograph, named by the stiff card it is mounted on
Explanation: The poem opens 'The cardboard shows me how it was' — the snapshot is named by its stiff mount, a flat, lifeless word set against the living scene it preserves.
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What are the key concepts in Class 11 English A Photograph?+
Shirley Toulson's short elegy in three unequal stanzas, each holding a different layer of time: the mother's seaside girlhood, her laughter at the snapshot decades later, and the poet's present silence after her death. Key ideas include The cardboard, What the picture shows, Betty and Dolly, The unchanged sea.
What does Class 11 English Chapter 2 (A Photograph) cover on XamBaaz?+
It covers 20 NCERT-aligned MCQs on "A Photograph" — 20 Medium — making 2 separately timed quizzes you can sit without ever repeating the same set, each with an instant explanation, suitable for CBSE Board exams.
Are these "A Photograph" questions free to practise?+
Yes — sign in with Google to practise "A Photograph" free. Full unlimited access is ₹999/year (limited-time launch price), with no per-chapter charges.
How should I revise "A Photograph" for the exam?+
Start with the Easy quiz to confirm your fundamentals, then attempt Medium for application-level practice. There are 2 separately timed quizzes on this chapter, so you can come back and get a fresh set rather than re-sitting one you have seen. Review each explanation, retry the questions you miss, and track your accuracy on this chapter until it is consistently high.
Are these "A Photograph" MCQs available with answers?+
Yes. A sample question is shown here in full, with the correct option and a step-by-step "Why" explanation. Sign in free with Google to practise all 20 questions with instant scoring.
Is there negative marking in the "A Photograph" quizzes?+
Yes — the timed quizzes use exam-grade marking: +4 for a correct answer, −1 for a wrong one and 0 for a skipped question. Note that MHT-CET and the CBSE board papers themselves carry no negative marking — our mocks for those are scored their way, not this way.
Are these important questions for A Photograph?+
The set is curated to the NCERT syllabus and weighted toward the question patterns that actually appear in CBSE Board exams, across Medium — so it doubles as an "important questions" revision list for "A Photograph".