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Rain on the roof and the sound of music

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of the poem "Rain on the roof"?

a)

Deborah Cowley

b)

Douglas James

c)

Coates Kinney

d)

Robert Frost

e)

Pawan

2.

Who wrote Evelyn Glennie's story in the sound of music ?

a)

Robert Frost

b)

Douglas James

c)

Deborah Cowley

d)

Coates Kinney

e)

Pawan

3.

What were the languages Evelyn knew other than English ?

a)

French

b)

German

c)

Japanese

d)

Swedish

4.

Who banned the playing of the Pungi ?

a)

Akbar

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

The emperor's ministers

e)

Zahir Shah

5.

Who improved the tone of the Pungi ?

a)

Bismillah Khan

b)

A chef

c)

The Emperor's ministers

d)

A barber

e)

A cleaner

6.

At what age did Bismillah Khan accompany his uncle to the Allahbad music conference ?

a)

12

b)

13

c)

17

d)

14

e)

15

7.

Who was Bismillah Khan's uncle ?

a)

Vijay Bhatt

b)

Ustad Faiyez Khan

c)

Ali Bux

d)

Ali Buxar

8.

What was the name of Bismillah Khan's First film ?

a)

Gunj Uthi Shehnai

b)

Dil ka khilona hai toot gaya

c)

Sanadhi Aparna

d)

Raag Kafi

9.

Identify the poetic devices :


"When the humid shadows hover

Over all the stary Spheres

And the melancholy darkness"

a)

Personification

b)

Alliteration

c)

Visual Imagery

d)

Auditory Imagery

e)

Enjambment

10.

What weave their air threads into woof ?

a)

Dreams

b)

Memories

c)

Recollections

d)

Sorrow

11.

Where would Evelyn give free concerts ?

a)

Prisons

b)

Schools

c)

Hospitals

d)

Shops

e)

Homes

12.

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

a)

1990

b)

1991

c)

1997

d)

1993

e)

1992

13.

In which accent did Evelyn speak ?

a)

French

b)

German

c)

Scottish

d)

Japanese

e)

Swedish

14.

How many holes did the shehnai have ?

a)

9

b)

8

c)

4

d)

6

e)

7

15.

In ______, Ustad Bismillah Khan was awarded India's highest civilian award the _________

a)

1999, Padma Bhushan

b)

2001, Bharat Ratna

c)

2003, Ratna Bharat

d)

2004, Padma Vibhushan

e)

Pawan

16.

Where was Bismillah Khan's uncle's house located ?

a)

Mumbai

b)

Delhi

c)

Goa

d)

Benaras

17.

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"

a)

Gilli-danda, 2kg, 75

b)

Raag kafi, 1kg, 70

c)

Bhojpuri chaita, 1.5kg, 85

d)

Kafi raag, 2kg, 75

e)

Bhojpuri chaita, 1.25kg, 80

18.

Who comes into the poet's memory in "Rain on the roof" ?

(a)  

19.

What do the following mean ?


- Humid shadows

- Starry spheres

a)

Dark clouds, a sphere made of stars

b)

A really dark shadow, a bright and glowing sphere

c)

Dark rain clouds, the night sky embedded with stars

d)

shadows, spheres

20.

Who was the king of Afghanistan at the time of Bismillah Khan ?

a)

Zahir Shah

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Ali Buxar

d)

Shah Zahir

e)

The talibans

21.

Do you like pawan ?

a)

yes

b)

yos

c)

yez

d)

ye

e)

no (dont choose this one)