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2. Sound of Music

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is this chapter revolving around?

a)

Evelyn Glennie

b)

Evelyn Keyes

c)

Evelyn Nesbit

d)

Evelyn Waugh

2.

What is the meaning of determination?

a)

An achieved goal

b)

A dream

c)

Will power

d)

Hardwork

3.

What problem did Evelyn face in her life?

a)

She was mentally disabled

b)

She was blind

c)

She was broke

d)

She was deaf

4.

How did Evelyn hear the music she made?

a)

she saw and interpreted

b)

she felt the vibrations through her hand

c)

she heard it

d)

she used her whole body to feel the vibrations

5.

what did she prove to the world?

a)

all humans are equal and all must be given a chance

b)

global peace is a must

c)

determination is needed to achieve any goal in life

d)

always try your best , its ok if you fail yet dont try again ad just give up

6.

what was Evelyn most interested in?

a)

piano

b)

drums

c)

xylophone

d)

guitar

7.

What does Evelyn admit?

a)

She is determined

b)

She is a workaholic

c)

She is respected

d)

She will change

8.

What languages does Evelyn know?

a)

Japanese, Chinese, English

b)

Spanish, English , German

c)

Tamil, English, Japanese

d)

Japanese, English , French

9.

When Evelyn was at platform she was looking younger than _______________.

a)

15 years

b)

16 years

c)

17 years

d)

18 years

10.

The prestigious Royal Academy of Music was in.....

a)

the USA

b)

the UK

c)

the Netherlands

d)

India

11.

Evelyn Glennie was from..........

a)

London

b)

Berlin

c)

Scotland

d)

France

12.

Evelyn Glennie's loss of hearing was ____________.

a)

sudden

b)

gradual

c)

new to the world

d)

none of the above

13.

Evelyn was _____________ when she was waiting to play the piano.

a)

7 years old

b)

8 years old

c)

9 years old

d)

10 years old

14.

Evelyn's mother was _____________.

a)

Inabel Glennie

b)

Isabel Glennie

c)

Roma Glennie

d)

Risa Glennie

15.

For quite a while Glennie concealed her deafness from her ______________.

a)

relatives and teachers

b)

friends and relatives

c)

friends and teachers

d)

neighbourhood

16.

By the time Evelyn was ___________ her marks had deteriorated.

a)

ten

b)

eleven

c)

twelve

d)

thirteen

17.

Who spotted Evelyn's potential?

a)

her mother

b)

James Blades

c)

Ron Forbes

d)

her friends

18.

When Evelyn felt the playing of drums for the first time, she realized she could feel the higher drum from the _______________ and the lower one from the ______________.

a)

waist down, waist up

b)

waist up, waist down

c)

shoulder down, shoulder up

d)

shoulder up, shoulder down

19.

By the time Evelyn was _____________, she had decided to make music her life.

a)

fifteen

b)

sixteen

c)

seventeen

d)

eighteen

20.

Evelyn says that men with _____________ beards give her trouble.

a)

no

b)

little

c)

bushy

d)

square

21.

On a wooden platform Evelyn removes her ____________

so that the vibrations pass through her bare feet

and up her legs.

a)

socks

b)

shoes

c)

anklets

d)

watch

22.

In _____________ Evelyn was presented with the Royal

Philharmonic Society’s prestigious Soloist of the Year

Award.

a)

1990

b)

1991

c)

1992

d)

1993

23.

James Blades said that God may have taken her hearing but he has given her back something extraordinary. What we hear, she _____________ — far more deeply than any of us.

a)

listens

b)

speaks

c)

feels

d)

grasps

24.

Apart from the regular concerts, Evelyn also gives free concerts in _____________ and __________.

a)

prisons

b)

orphanage

c)

hospitals

d)

schools

25.

The................was a ‘reeded noisemaker.’

a)

shehnai

b)

pungi

c)

piano

d)

xylophone

26.

........................transformed the pungi into a shehnai.

a)

Bismillah Khan

b)

A barber

c)

Ali Bux

d)

Aurangzeb

27.

Bismillah Khan’s paternal ancestors were...............

a)

barbers

b)

professional musicians

c)

piano players

d)

singers

28.

Bismillah Khan learnt to play the shehnai from..................

a)

Ali Bux

b)

Paigambar Bux

c)

Ustad Faiyaaz Khan

29.

Bismillah Khan’s first trip abroad was to.....................

a)

Afghanistan

b)

U.S.A.

c)

Canada

30.

Towards which of the following did Ustad Bismillah Khan show positive feelings. Select all the options which are true.

a)

teaching children music

b)

the film world

c)

migrating to the U.S.A.

d)

playing at temples

e)

getting the Bharat Ratna

31.

Towards which of the following did Ustad Bismillah Khan show negative feelings. Select all the options which are true.

a)

the banks of the Ganga

b)

leaving Benaras and Dumraon

c)

migrating to the U.S.A.

32.

Aurangzeb banned the playing of pungi in the royal residence because of its _____________ sound.

a)

melodious

b)

pleasant

c)

unpleasant

d)

loud

33.

As shehnai is considered auspicious, it is played in.....

a)

temples

b)

funerals

c)

North Indian wedding

d)

churches

34.

When Bismillah Khan was __________, he played gilli-danda near a pond in the ancient estate of Dumraon in Bihar.

a)

four years old

b)

five years old

c)

six years old

d)

seven years old

35.

Bismillah Khan would regularly go to the nearby Bihariji

temple to sing the Bhojpuri ‘Chaita’, at the end of which he would earn a big laddu weighing ____________ kgs.

a)

1

b)

1.5

c)

1.25

d)

1.75

36.

At the age of _____________ when his mother took him to his maternal uncle’s house in Benaras (now Varanasi), Bismillah

was fascinated watching his uncles practise the

shehnai.

a)

three

b)

four

c)

five

d)

six

37.

The young player's favourite place to practice in solitude was....

a)

temple of Balaji

b)

temple of Mangala Maiya

c)

the banks of the Ganga

d)

Lucknow

38.

With the opening of the All India Radio in _____________ in ____________ came Bismillah’s big break.

a)

Bihar, 1938

b)

Lucknow, 1938

c)

Lucknow, 1939

d)

Bihar, 1939

39.

When India gained independence, Bismillah Khan became the first Indian to greet the nation with his shehnai. He poured his heart out from ................

a)

The Taj Mahal

b)

The Red Fort

c)

The Hawa Mahal

d)

The Qutub Minar

40.

_________________ gave the famous speech 'Tryst With Destiny'.

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Bismillah Khan

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

Ali Bux

41.

Bismillah Khan felt that the film world was __________.

a)

real

b)

new

c)

artificial

d)

original

42.

Film director __________ was impressed by Bismillah Khan.

a)

Vijay Bhatt

b)

Vikram Bhatt

c)

Pooja Bhatt

d)

Mahesh Bhatt

43.

An auditorium in ___________ was named after Bismillah Khan.

a)

Cannes

b)

Teheran

c)

USA

d)

Afghanistan

44.

While in Benaras, Bismillah Khan missed the ___________ of Dumraon.

a)

streets

b)

mattha

c)

temples

d)

sweets

45.

In _____________, Khan was awarded the Bharat Ratna.

a)

2000

b)

2001

c)

2002

d)

2003