BAL BHARATI PUBLIC SCHOOL, GRH MARG

SUBJECT: ENGLISH
CLASS: IX
ASSIGNMENT NUMBER- 2
TOPIC: THE SOUND OF MUSIC & WIND (BEEHIVE)
I. Read the given lines and answer the questions that follow:

There, look what you did — you threw them all down.
You tore the pages of the books.
You brought rain again.
i. Who is the culprit here?
ii. What has it done?
iii. What does the poet want it to do?

Frail crumbling houses, crumbling doors, crumbling rafters,

crumbling wood, crumbling bodies, crumbling lives,
crumbling hearts —
i. Which poetic device can be associated with the word ‘crumbling’?
ii. What is happening to all these things and who is causing it?
iii. Is the wind a good friend or a bad friend?
II Answer the following questions in 30-40 words:
1. What does the wind symbolize in this poem ? How can one make the wind favorable?
2. Who encouraged Evelyn to continue with music? What did he do and say?
3. How can we say that Evelyn has succeeded immensely in her career?
4. Which places were young Bismillah Khan’s favorite haunts for practising music? Why?
5. How was Bismillah Khan’s music appreciated and recognized on the international level?
6. How did the barber change the tonal quality of a pungi into the melodious voice of the
Shehnai?

III. Answer the given questions in 100-120 words:

1. Why is Benaras so important to Bismillah Khan?
2. Suppose you are Evelyn Glennie. The doctor has diagnosed that your hearing
is completely lost. Write a diary entry in about 150 words about how you feel
and what you plan to do.
3. How does the author of The Sound of Music” portray Bismillah Khan as a
great patriot?