Reading: Meet the Amazing Watkins Family (1BACH)

Why did John Watkins decide to make a cello?

• He wanted to encourage his son Paul to take up the instrument.

• He was keen to do a course at the nearby school.

• He felt that dealers were giving him false information.

• He wanted to avoid having to pay for one.

What is meant by 'crack' in line 17?

• Attempt

• Plan

• Shock

• Period

What do we learn in the third paragraph about the instruments John has made?

• He considers the one used by Jaime Laredo to be the best.

• He is particularly pleased about what happened to one of them.

• His violins have turned out to be better than his cellos.

• It took him longer to learn how to make cellos than violins.

Paul first became interested in playing the cello because...

• he admired someone his father played music with.

• he wanted to play in his father's group.

• he was not very good at playing the piano.

• he did not want to do what his parents wanted.

What do we learn about Huw's musical development?

• His parents' attitude has played little part in it.

• It was slow because he lacked determination.

• His brother's achievements gave him an aim.

• He wanted to be different from his brother's.

What does Paul say about the Rugeri cello?

• His father's reaction to it worried him.

• The cello his father made may become as good as it.

• It has qualities that he had not expected.

• He was not keen to tell his father that he was using it.

What does Paul say about this performance of Elgar's Cello concerto?

• It is less traditional than other performances he has given.

• Some viewers are likely to have a low opinion of it.

• He considers it to be one of his best performances.

• It is typical of his approach to everything he plays.

What will require some effort from John and Hetty Watkins?

• Preventing their sons from taking on too much work.

• Being aware of everything their sons are involved in.

• Reminding their sons what they have arranged to do.

• Advising their sons on what they should do next.