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Evelyn Glennie listens to music without hearing it

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was deaf in the lesson?

a)

Ron Forbes

b)

Evelyn

c)

Bismillah Khan

d)

Evelyn's mother

2.

How old was Evelyn when she went to Royal Music Academy?

a)

18 years

b)

19 years

c)

below 17 years

d)

17 years

3.

When was Evelyn's deafness noticed?

a)

when she was 18

b)

when she was 17

c)

when she was 8

d)

none of these

4.

Evelyn's deafness was confirmed at the age of (a)  

5.

Who helped Evelyn to continue with her music?

a)

her mother

b)

her teacher

c)

Ron Forbes

d)

her Friends

6.

Which places has Evelyn performed at?

a)

Old age homes

b)

Prisons and hospitals

c)

orphanages

d)

none of these

7.

Where was the Royal Music Academy?

a)

U.S

b)

London

c)

Birmingham

d)

Paris

8.

Evelyn's mother's name

a)

Ron Forbes

b)

Isabel Glennie

c)

Ann Richlin

d)

none of these

9.

What was Evelyn's score in the audition to the Royal Music Academy?

4 lines
10.

In which year, was she presented with the Royal Philharmonic Society's prestigious Soloist of the Year award?

a)

in 1992

b)

in 1991

c)

in 1993

d)

in 1994

11.

Who says, "God may have taken her hearing but he has given her back something extraordinary"?

a)

Ron Forbes

b)

Isabel Glennie

c)

James Blades

d)

Her teachers

12.

Who says, " She is a shining inspiration for deaf children. They feel that there is nowhere where they cannot go" ?

a)

James Blades

b)

Isabel Glennie

c)

Ann Richlin

d)

Evelyn Glennie

13.

"It pours through every part of my body". What is 'it' here?

a)

Dance

b)

music

c)

drum

d)

piano

14.

How old was Evelyn when she was decided to make make music her life?

a)

16 years

b)

17 years

c)

18 years

d)

19 years

15.

Why does she put off shoes on wooden platform?

a)

to allow vibrations pass through her bare feet

b)

to feel cold

c)

to feel comfortable

d)

all of the above