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NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English<\/a><\/p>\n

The Sound of Music NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Beehive Chapter 2<\/h2>\n

The Sound of Music NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers<\/h3>\n

Part 1 Evelyn Glennie Listens to Sound Without Hearing It<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Sound of Music Thinking About the Text<\/b><\/p>\n

I. Answer these questions in a few words or a couple of sentences each.<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nHow old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy of Music?
\nAnswer:
\nEvelyn was seventeen years old when she went to the Royal Academy of Music in London.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nWhen was her deafness first noticed? When was it confirmed?
\nAnswer:
\nEvelyn\u2019s deafness was first noticed when she was eight years old and it was confirmed when she was eleven.<\/p>\n

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II. Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (30-40 words).<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nWho helped her to continue with music? What did he do and say?
\nAnswer:
\nPercussionist Ron Forbes helped Evelyn to continue with music. He began by tuning two large drums to different notes. He asked her not to listen to them through her ears but to try and sense the sound in some other manner.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nName the various places and causes for which Evelyn performs.
\nAnswer:
\nEvelyn gave solo performances at regular concerts. She gave free concerts in prisons and hospitals. She also accorded high priority to classes for young musicians.<\/p>\n

III. Answer the question in two or three paragraphs (100-150 words).<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nHow does Evelyn hear music?
\nAnswer:
\nEvelyn heard music by sensing the notes in different parts of her body. When Ron Forbes tuned two drums to different notes and asked her to sense the sound without using her ears, she realized that she could feel the higher drum from the waist up and the lower drum from the waist down. She learnt how to open her mind and body to sounds and vibrations. It was sheer determination and hard work.<\/p>\n

When she played the xylophone, she could sense the sound passing up the stick into her fingertips. By leaning against the drums, she could feel the resonances flowing into her body. On a wooden platform, she removed her shoes so that the vibrations could pass through her bare feet and up her legs. She herself said that music poured in through every part of her body. It tingled in the skin, her cheekbones and even in her hair.<\/p>\n

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Part II The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Sound of Music Thinking About the Text<\/b><\/p>\n

I. Tick the right answer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nThe (shehnai, pungi) was a \u2018reeded noisemaker.\u2019
\nAnswer:
\nThe pungi was a \u2018reeded noisemaker.\u2019<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\n(Bismillah Khan, A barber, Ali Bux) transformed the pungi into a shehnai.
\nAnswer:
\nA barber transformed the pungi into a shehnai.<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nBismillah Khan\u2019s paternal ancestors were (barbers, professional musicians).
\nAnswer:
\nBismillah Khan\u2019s paternal ancestors were professional musicians.<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nBismillah Khan learnt to play the shehnai from (Ali Bux, Paigambar Bux, Ustad Faiyaaz Khan).
\nAnswer:
\nBismillah Khan learnt to play the shehnai from Ali Bux.<\/p>\n

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Question 5.
\nBismillah Khan\u2019s first trip abroad was to (Afghanistan, USA, Canada).
\nAnswer:
\nBismillah Khan\u2019s first trip abroad was to Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

II. Answer these questions in 30-40 words.<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nWhy did Aurangzeb ban the playing of the pungi?
\nAnswer:
\nAurangzeb banned the playing of musical instrument pungi because it had a shrill, unpleasant sound.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nHow is a shehnai different from a pungi?
\nAnswer:
\nShehnai has a better tonal quality than pungi. It is a natural hollow stem pipe with holes on its body and is longer and broader than the pungi. Shehnai is, in a way, an improvement upon the pungi.<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nWhere was the shehnai played traditionally? How did Bismillah Khan change this?
\nAnswer:
\nThe shehnai was traditionally played in royal courts, temples and weddings. Ustaad Bismillah Khan, an undisputed monarch of shehnai, brought this instrument onto the classical stage.<\/p>\n

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Question 4.
\nWhen and how did Bismillah Khan get his big break?
\nAnswer:
\nBismillah Khan got his big break in 1938. All India Radio opened in Lucknow and Bismillah Khan played shehnai on radio. He soon became an often heard player on radio. He became the first Indian to greet the nation with his shehnai from the Red Fort on 15 August, 1947.<\/p>\n

Question 5.
\nWhere did Bismillah Khan play the shehnai on 15 August 1947? Why was the event historic?
\nAnswer:
\nOn 15 August 1947, Bismillah Khan played the Raag Kaafi on his shehnai from the Red Fort.
\nThe event was historic because it was on the occasion of India\u2019s Independence from British Rule.<\/p>\n

Question 6.
\nWhy did Bismillah Khan refuse to start a shehnai school in the USA?
\nAnswer:
\nBismillah Khan refused one of his student\u2019s request to start a shehnai school in the USA because he would not live away from Hindustan, specifically, from Benaras, the River Ganga and Dumraon.<\/p>\n

Question 7.
\nFind at least two instances in the text which tell you that Bismillah Khan loves India and Benaras.
\nAnswer:
\nThe first instance is when he turned down his student\u2019s offer to start a shehnai school in USA. The second instance is when Khansaab was asked by Shekhar Gupta about moving to Pakistan during the partition, he said that he would never leave Benaras.<\/p>\n

The Sound of Music Thinking About Language<\/strong><\/p>\n

I. Complete the following sentences. Beginning with a to-verb, try to answer the questions in brackets.<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nThe school sports team hopes (What does it hope to do?)
\nAnswer:
\nThe school sports team hopes to win the match.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nWe all want (What do we all want to do?)
\nAnswer:
\nWe all want to succeed in our life.<\/p>\n

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Question 3.
\nThey advised the hearing-impaired child\u2019s mother (What did they advise her to do?)
\nAnswer:
\nThey advised the hearing-impaired child\u2019s mother to consult a doctor.<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nThe authorities permitted us to (What did the authorities permit us to do?)
\nAnswer:
\nThe authorities permitted us to construct the building.<\/p>\n

Question 5.
\nA musician decided to (What did the musician decide to do?)
\nAnswer:
\nA musician decided to open a school for children.<\/p>\n

II. From the text on Bismillah Khan, find the words and phrases that match these definitions and write them down. The number of the paragraph where you will find the words\/phrases has been given for you in brackets.<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nthe home of royal people (1) ………
\nAnswer:
\nthe royal residence<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nthe state of being alone (5) ……
\nAnswer:
\nsolitude<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\na part which is absolutely necessary (2) …………
\nAnswer:
\nindispensable<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\n<\/span>to do something not done before (5) ………
\nAnswer:
\ninvent<\/p>\n

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Question 5.
\nwithout much effort (13) ………….
\nAnswer:
\neffortlessly<\/p>\n

Question 6.
\nquickly and in large quantities (9) ………… and ……….
\nAnswer:
\nthick and fast<\/p>\n

III. Tick the right answer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nWhen something is revived, it (remains dead\/lives again).
\nAnswer:
\nWhen something is revived, it lives again.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nWhen a government bans something, it wants it (stopped\/started).
\nAnswer:
\nWhen a government bans something, it wants it stopped.<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nWhen something is considered auspicious, (welcome it\/avoid it).
\nAnswer:
\nWhen something is considered auspicious, welcome it.<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nWhen we take to something, we find it (boring\/interesting).
\nAnswer:
\nWhen we take to something, we find it interesting.<\/p>\n

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Question 5.
\nWhen you appreciate something, you (find it good and useful\/find it of no use).
\nAnswer:
\nWhen you appreciate something, you find it good and useful.<\/p>\n

Question 6.
\nWhen you replicate something, you do it (for the first time\/for the second time).
\nAnswer:
\nWhen you replicate something, you do it for the second time.<\/p>\n

Question 7.
\nWhen we come to terms with something, it is (still upsetting\/no longer upsetting).
\nAnswer:
\nWhen we come to terms with something, it is no longer upsetting.<\/p>\n

IV. Consult your dictionary and complete the following table. The first one has been done for you. Use these words in phrases or sentences of your own.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some sentences using these adjectives are:<\/p>\n