Worksheets2. Sound of Music
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Who is this chapter revolving around?
Evelyn Glennie
Evelyn Keyes
Evelyn Nesbit
Evelyn Waugh
What is the meaning of determination?
An achieved goal
A dream
Will power
Hardwork
What problem did Evelyn face in her life?
She was mentally disabled
She was blind
She was broke
She was deaf
How did Evelyn hear the music she made?
she saw and interpreted
she felt the vibrations through her hand
she heard it
she used her whole body to feel the vibrations
what did she prove to the world?
all humans are equal and all must be given a chance
global peace is a must
determination is needed to achieve any goal in life
always try your best , its ok if you fail yet dont try again ad just give up
what was Evelyn most interested in?
piano
drums
xylophone
guitar
What does Evelyn admit?
She is determined
She is a workaholic
She is respected
She will change
What languages does Evelyn know?
Japanese, Chinese, English
Spanish, English , German
Tamil, English, Japanese
Japanese, English , French
When Evelyn was at platform she was looking younger than _______________.
15 years
16 years
17 years
18 years
The prestigious Royal Academy of Music was in.....
the USA
the UK
the Netherlands
India
Evelyn Glennie was from..........
London
Berlin
Scotland
France
Evelyn Glennie's loss of hearing was ____________.
sudden
gradual
new to the world
none of the above
Evelyn was _____________ when she was waiting to play the piano.
7 years old
8 years old
9 years old
10 years old
Evelyn's mother was _____________.
Inabel Glennie
Isabel Glennie
Roma Glennie
Risa Glennie
For quite a while Glennie concealed her deafness from her ______________.
relatives and teachers
friends and relatives
friends and teachers
neighbourhood
By the time Evelyn was ___________ her marks had deteriorated.
ten
eleven
twelve
thirteen
Who spotted Evelyn's potential?
her mother
James Blades
Ron Forbes
her friends
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 ______________.
waist down, waist up
waist up, waist down
shoulder down, shoulder up
shoulder up, shoulder down
By the time Evelyn was _____________, she had decided to make music her life.
fifteen
sixteen
seventeen
eighteen
Evelyn says that men with _____________ beards give her trouble.
no
little
bushy
square
On a wooden platform Evelyn removes her ____________
so that the vibrations pass through her bare feet
and up her legs.
socks
shoes
anklets
watch
In _____________ Evelyn was presented with the Royal
Philharmonic Society’s prestigious Soloist of the Year
Award.
1990
1991
1992
1993
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.
listens
speaks
feels
grasps
Apart from the regular concerts, Evelyn also gives free concerts in _____________ and __________.
prisons
orphanage
hospitals
schools
The................was a ‘reeded noisemaker.’
shehnai
pungi
piano
xylophone
........................transformed the pungi into a shehnai.
Bismillah Khan
A barber
Ali Bux
Aurangzeb
Bismillah Khan’s paternal ancestors were...............
barbers
professional musicians
piano players
singers
Bismillah Khan learnt to play the shehnai from..................
Ali Bux
Paigambar Bux
Ustad Faiyaaz Khan
Bismillah Khan’s first trip abroad was to.....................
Afghanistan
U.S.A.
Canada
Towards which of the following did Ustad Bismillah Khan show positive feelings. Select all the options which are true.
teaching children music
the film world
migrating to the U.S.A.
playing at temples
getting the Bharat Ratna
Towards which of the following did Ustad Bismillah Khan show negative feelings. Select all the options which are true.
the banks of the Ganga
leaving Benaras and Dumraon
migrating to the U.S.A.
Aurangzeb banned the playing of pungi in the royal residence because of its _____________ sound.
melodious
pleasant
unpleasant
loud
As shehnai is considered auspicious, it is played in.....
temples
funerals
North Indian wedding
churches
When Bismillah Khan was __________, he played gilli-danda near a pond in the ancient estate of Dumraon in Bihar.
four years old
five years old
six years old
seven years old
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.
1
1.5
1.25
1.75
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.
three
four
five
six
The young player's favourite place to practice in solitude was....
temple of Balaji
temple of Mangala Maiya
the banks of the Ganga
Lucknow
With the opening of the All India Radio in _____________ in ____________ came Bismillah’s big break.
Bihar, 1938
Lucknow, 1938
Lucknow, 1939
Bihar, 1939
When India gained independence, Bismillah Khan became the first Indian to greet the nation with his shehnai. He poured his heart out from ................
The Taj Mahal
The Red Fort
The Hawa Mahal
The Qutub Minar
_________________ gave the famous speech 'Tryst With Destiny'.
Mahatma Gandhi
Bismillah Khan
Jawaharlal Nehru
Ali Bux
Bismillah Khan felt that the film world was __________.
real
new
artificial
original
Film director __________ was impressed by Bismillah Khan.
Vijay Bhatt
Vikram Bhatt
Pooja Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt
An auditorium in ___________ was named after Bismillah Khan.
Cannes
Teheran
USA
Afghanistan
While in Benaras, Bismillah Khan missed the ___________ of Dumraon.
streets
mattha
temples
sweets
In _____________, Khan was awarded the Bharat Ratna.
2000
2001
2002
2003
