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WorksheetsRain on the roof and the sound of music
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Who is the author of the poem "Rain on the roof"?
Deborah Cowley
Douglas James
Coates Kinney
Robert Frost
Pawan
Who wrote Evelyn Glennie's story in the sound of music ?
Robert Frost
Douglas James
Deborah Cowley
Coates Kinney
Pawan
What were the languages Evelyn knew other than English ?
French
German
Japanese
Swedish
Who banned the playing of the Pungi ?
Akbar
Shah Jahan
Aurangzeb
The emperor's ministers
Zahir Shah
Who improved the tone of the Pungi ?
Bismillah Khan
A chef
The Emperor's ministers
A barber
A cleaner
At what age did Bismillah Khan accompany his uncle to the Allahbad music conference ?
12
13
17
14
15
Who was Bismillah Khan's uncle ?
Vijay Bhatt
Ustad Faiyez Khan
Ali Bux
Ali Buxar
What was the name of Bismillah Khan's First film ?
Gunj Uthi Shehnai
Dil ka khilona hai toot gaya
Sanadhi Aparna
Raag Kafi
Identify the poetic devices :
"When the humid shadows hover
Over all the stary Spheres
And the melancholy darkness"
Personification
Alliteration
Visual Imagery
Auditory Imagery
Enjambment
What weave their air threads into woof ?
Dreams
Memories
Recollections
Sorrow
Where would Evelyn give free concerts ?
Prisons
Schools
Hospitals
Shops
Homes
In which year was Evelyn presented with the Royal Philharmonic Society's Soloist of the Year award ?
1990
1991
1997
1993
1992
In which accent did Evelyn speak ?
French
German
Scottish
Japanese
Swedish
How many holes did the shehnai have ?
9
8
4
6
7
In ______, Ustad Bismillah Khan was awarded India's highest civilian award the _________
1999, Padma Bhushan
2001, Bharat Ratna
2003, Ratna Bharat
2004, Padma Vibhushan
Pawan
Where was Bismillah Khan's uncle's house located ?
Mumbai
Delhi
Goa
Benaras
Fill in the blank :
"He would regularly go to the nearby Bihariji temple to sing the _________, at the end of which he would earn a big laddu weighing ___________, a prize given by the local maharaja. this happened _______ years ago"
Gilli-danda, 2kg, 75
Raag kafi, 1kg, 70
Bhojpuri chaita, 1.5kg, 85
Kafi raag, 2kg, 75
Bhojpuri chaita, 1.25kg, 80
Who comes into the poet's memory in "Rain on the roof" ?
(a)
What do the following mean ?
- Humid shadows
- Starry spheres
Dark clouds, a sphere made of stars
A really dark shadow, a bright and glowing sphere
Dark rain clouds, the night sky embedded with stars
shadows, spheres
Who was the king of Afghanistan at the time of Bismillah Khan ?
Zahir Shah
Shah Jahan
Ali Buxar
Shah Zahir
The talibans
Do you like pawan ?
yes
yos
yez
ye
no (dont choose this one)
