WorksheetsThe Sound of Music P-1 & 2
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who is the protagonist of this chapter?
Evelyn Glennie
Evelyn Keyes
Evelyn Nesbit
Evelyn Waugh
How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal academy of music?
11
17
21
24
What problem did Evelyn face in her life?
she was mentally disabled
she was Blind
She was deaf
She was Broke
What did the headmistress advise Evelyn's parents?
they should withdraw her name from the school
they should shift her to another school
they should teach her at home
they should take her to a specialist doctor
Evelyn performs on a wooden platform with bare feet so that :
she may feel easy
the vibrations may pass through her feet and up her legs
she may remain undamaged
she considered the stage pious
Ustad Bismillah Khan is credited for_____________
inventing pungi
inventing shehnai
bringing shehnai onto the classical stage
singing classical songs
Which two characteristics of the film world did Bismillah Khan dislike?
the artificiality and glamour
the reality and open mindedness
the artificiality and loud sounds
the glamour and reality
What did one of his students in the U.S.A. want him to do?
compose a song for his film
to open a school in USA
to head a Shehnai school in the U.S.A
to teach him shehnai
Two places where Evelyn gave free concerts.
prison and college
hospital and prisons
colleges and malls
hospital and malls
What does Evelyn admit?
She is Determined
She is a workaholic
she is respected
she will change
On August 15, 1947, which Raag was played by Bismillah Khan from the Red Fort?
Raag Malhaar
Raag Megh
Raag Kafi
Raag Deepak
When Bismillah Khan stayed in Mumbai he missed two things badly. Those two things are-
village and family
Benaras and the plains
the Ganga and the fields
Benaras and the Ganga.
