THE LIVING PHOTOGRAPH

ACTIVITY 2
Exercise 1
Complete the bridge map with the antonyms to the words given.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Word:
Word:
Word:
Word:

true
sharp
forgot
awful

Antonym:
Antonym:
Antonym:
Antonym:

______________
______________
______________
______________

Exercise 2
Read the following statements and state whether they are True or False.
1.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

The persona recollects the memories of her grandmother as she looks at the
photograph.
(___________)
The personas grandmother is still living with her.
(___________)
The grandmother seems to be a friendly and kind woman.
(___________)
The persona is three years old when her grandmother dies.
(___________)
The grandmother remains strong and healthy until her death.
(___________)
In the photograph, the grandmother will always be alive.
(___________)

Exercise 3
Answer the following questions based on your understanding of the poem.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

How old was the persona when the photograph was taken?
__________________________________________________________________________
Which line in the poem tells us the grandmother has become forgetful?
__________________________________________________________________________
The grandmother seems to be a friendly and kind woman.
__________________________________________________________________________
The persona is three years old when her grandmother dies.
__________________________________________________________________________
The grandmother remains strong and healthy until her death.
__________________________________________________________________________
Give one moral value one can learn from the poem.
__________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 1
Complete the bridge map with the antonyms to the words given.
5. Word: true
6. Word: sharp

Antonym: ______________
Antonym: ______________
PORSHOTHMAN ELENGGOVEN
SMJK CHUNG HUA

THE LIVING PHOTOGRAPH

ACTIVITY 2
7. Word: forgot
8. Word: awful

Antonym: ______________
Antonym: ______________

Exercise 2
Read the following statements and state whether they are True or False.
7.

The persona recollects the memories of her grandmother as she looks at the
photograph.
(___________)
8. The personas grandmother is still living with her.
(___________)
9. The grandmother seems to be a friendly and kind woman.
(___________)
10.The persona is three years old when her grandmother dies.
(___________)
11.The grandmother remains strong and healthy until her death.
(___________)
12.In the photograph, the grandmother will always be alive.
(___________)
Exercise 3
Answer the following questions based on your understanding of the poem.
7.

How old was the persona when the photograph was taken?
__________________________________________________________________________
8. Which line in the poem tells us the grandmother has become forgetful?
__________________________________________________________________________
9. The grandmother seems to be a friendly and kind woman.
__________________________________________________________________________
10.The persona is three years old when her grandmother dies.
__________________________________________________________________________
11.The grandmother remains strong and healthy until her death.
__________________________________________________________________________
12. Give one moral value one can learn from the poem.
__________________________________________________________________________

PORSHOTHMAN ELENGGOVEN
SMJK CHUNG HUA