Velammal Bodhi campus – KARUR

English worksheet
STD : 9TH UNIT : 2

NAME OF THE LESSON : THE SOUND OF MUSIC

 EVELYN GLENNIE LISTENS TO SOUND WITHOUT HEARING IT

 THE SHEHNAI OF BISMILLAH KHAN

MCQ QUESTIONS

1) When was Evelyn’s deafness confirmed?

a. By the age of 5
b. By the age of 8
c. By the age of 12
d. By the age of 11

2) Which place had Evelyn worked ?

a. Poor children
b. Prisons and hospitals
c. Schools
d. None

3) what did Aurangzeb ban In his palace ?

a. Playing music
b. Playing Pungi
c. None
d. Playing shehnai

4) when did Bismillah khan gets his first big break as a shehnai performer

a. In 1938 when all India radio came into existence

b. 1945
c. 1991
d. 1925

5) where did bismillah khan play the shehnai on independence day

a. At ganga river
b. At khasi vishwanath temple
 c. Near red fort
d. At kaashi

6)who played shehnai at the royal palace

a. A musician
b. Bismillah khan
c. Barber
d. A singer

7)what was the source of inspiration to bismillah khan

a. Red fort
b. Royal palaces
c. Ganga Ghats
d. None

8)who spotted Evelyn’s potential

a. Her father
b. Ron forbes
c. Rob fornes
d. Mother