SEBA Class 9 English MCQ Chapter 2 The Sound of Music

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SEBA Class 9 English MCQ Chapter 2 The Sound of Music

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The Sound of Music

Chapter: 2

PROSE SECTION

MCQs

PART – I Evelyn Glennie Listens to Sound without Hearing It

1. Who is the central character of this lesson?

(i) Deborah Cowley.

(ii) James Blades.

(iii) Evelyn Glennie.

(iv) Ron Forbes.

Ans: (iii) Evelyn Glennie.

2. What physical disability did Evelyn Glennie have?

(i) Blindness.

(ii) Deafness.

(iii) Speech impairment.

(iv) Paralysis.

Ans: (ii) Deafness.

3. How old was Evelyn when her mother first noticed something was wrong?

(i) Six years old.

(ii) Eight years old.

(iii) Ten years old.

(iv) Eleven years old.

Ans: (ii) Eight years old.

4. What caused Evelyn’s hearing loss?

(i) An accident.

(ii) Ear infection.

(iii) Gradual nerve damage.

(iv) A birth defect.

Ans: (iii) Gradual nerve damage.

5. At what age was Evelyn’s deafness confirmed?

(i) Eight years.

(ii) Nine years.

(iii) Eleven years.

(iv) Thirteen years.

Ans: (iii) Eleven years.

PART – II BISMILLAH KHAN

1. Which instrument did Emperor Aurangzeb ban from being played in the royal residence?

(i) Shehnai.

(ii) Flute.

(iii) Pungi.

(iv) Tabla.

Ans: (iii) Pungi.

2. Why did Aurangzeb ban the pungi?

(i) It was difficult to play.

(ii) It had a shrill, unpleasant sound.

(iii) It was too expensive.

(iv) It was a foreign instrument.

Ans: (ii) It had a shrill, unpleasant sound.

3. Who improved the pungi and created the shehnai?

(i) A king.

(ii) A musician.

(iii) A barber from a family of musicians.

(iv) Bismillah Khan.

Ans: (iii) A barber from a family of musicians.

4. How many holes were made in the new instrument?

(i) Five.

(ii) Six.

(iii) Seven.

(iv) Eight.

Ans: (iii) Seven.

5. Why was the instrument named “shehnai”?

(i) It was played in temples.

(ii) It was played by a nai in the Shah’s chambers.

(iii) It was invented by Bismillah Khan.

(iv) It came from Persia.

Ans: (ii) It was played by a nai in the Shah’s chambers.