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1.	When and how did Bismillah Khan get his big break?
Answer» Bismillah khan got his big break in 1938. The 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.

2.	Where was the shehnai played traditionally? How did Bismillah Khan change this?
Answer» The 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.

3.	(Bismillah Khan, A barber, Ali Bux) transformed the pungi into a shehnai.
Answer» A barber transformed the pungi into a shehnai.

4.	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. 1. the home of royal people (1) _____ . 2. the state of being alone (5) _____ . 3. a part which is absolutely necessary (2)_____ . 4. to do something not done before (5) _____ . 5. without much effort (13) _____ . 6. quickly and in large quantities (9) _____ and _____ .
Answer» 1. the royal residence 2. solitude 3. indispensable 4. invent 5. effortlessly 6. thick and fast

5.	Bismillah Khan learnt to play the shehnai from (Ali Bux, Paigambar Bux, Ustad Faiyaaz Khan).
Answer» Bismillah Khan learnt to play the shehnai from Ali Bux.

6.	Why did Bismillah Khan refuse to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A.?
Answer» Bismillah Khan refused one of his student’s request to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A. because he would not live away from Hindustan, specifically, from Benaras, the River Ganga and Dumraon.

7.	Where did Bismillah Khan play the shehnai on 15 August 1947? Why was the event historic?
Answer» On 15 August 1947, Bismillah Khan played the Raag Kaafi on his shehnai from the Red Fort. The event was historical because it was on the occasion of India’s Independence from British Rule.

8.	Who helped her to continue with music? What did he do and say?
Answer» Percussionist 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.

9.	When was her deafness first noticed? When was it confirmed?
Answer» Her deafness was first noticed when she was eight years old and it was confirmed when she was eleven.

10.	How does Evelyn hear music?
Answer» Evelyn 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. 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.

11.	Name the various places and causes for which Evelyn performs.
Answer» Evelyn, with a hectic international schedule, gives solo performances at regular concerts. Apart from these, she gives free concerts in prisons and hospitals. She also accords high priority to classes for young musicians.

12.	Tick the right answe When we take to something, we find it (boring/interesting).
Answer» When we take to something, we find it interesting.

13.	Tick the right answe When you appreciate something, you (find it good and useful/find it of no use).
Answer» When you appreciate something, you find it good and useful.

14.	Tick the right answe When something is considered auspicious, (welcome it/avoid it).
Answer» When something is considered auspicious, welcome it.

15.	Tick the right answe When we come to terms with something, it is (still upsetting/no longer upsetting).
Answer» When we come to terms with something, it is no longer upsetting.