Chapter 3 – The Sound of Music Solutions
Question - 11 : - When and how did Bismillah Khan get his big break?
Answer - 11 : - Bismillah Khan got his big break with the opening of All India Radio in Lucknow in 1938. He became an often-heard shehnai player on radio.
Question - 12 : - Where did Bismillah Khan play the shehnai on 15 August 1947? Why was the event historic?
Answer - 12 : - Bismillah Khan played the shehnai from the Red Fort on 15th August 1947. He was the first Indian to greet the nation with his Shehnai. The event was historic because that is the day when India got independence. Bismillah Khan played Raag Kafi to an audience that included Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
Question - 13 : - Why did Bismillah Khan refuse to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A.?
Answer - 13 : - Bismillah Khan refused to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A because he did not want to leave his country. He felt an unbreakable bond with his towns- Dumraon and Benaras, and with River Ganga.
Question - 14 : - Find at least two instances in the text which tell you that Bismillah Khan loves India and Benaras.
Answer - 14 : -
Two instances in the text which tell us that Bismillah Khan loves India and Benaras are:
He says that whenever he is in a foreign country, he keeps yearning to see Hindustan.
He also says that when he is in Mumbai, he thinks of only Benaras and the holy Ganga.
Question - 15 : - THINKING ABOUT LANGUAGE
I. Look at these sentences.
Evelyn was determined to live a normal life.
Evelyn managed to conceal her growing deafness from friends and teachers.
The italicised parts answer the questions : “What was Evelyn determined to do ?” and “What did Evelyn manage to do ?” They begin with a to-verb (to live, to conceal).
Complete the following sentences. Beginning with a to-verb, try to answer the questions in brackets.
The school sports team hopes …….. (What does it hope to do ?)
We all want ……… (What do we all want to do ?)
They advised the hearing-impaired child’s mother ……. (What did they advise her to do ?)
The authorities permitted us to ……. (What did the authorities permit us to do ?)
A musician decided to ……. (What did the musician decide to do ?)
Answer - 15 : -
The school sports team hopes to win the competition.
2. We all want to succeed in our lives.
3. They advised the hearing-impaired child’s mother to take care of the child.
4. The authorities permitted us to perform the dance in the stadium.
5. A musician decided to play the music in front of the audience.
Question - 16 : - 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 - 16 : -
. the home of royal people (1) royal residence
2. the state of being alone (5) solitude
3. a part which is absolutely necessary (2) indispensable
4. to do something not done before (5) invent
5. without much effort (13) effortlessly
6. quickly and in large quantities (9) thick and fast
Question - 17 : - Tick the right answer.
1. When something is revived, it (remains dead/lives again).
2. When a government bans something, it wants it (stopped/started).
3. When something is considered auspicious, (welcome it/avoid it).
4. When we take to something, we find it (boring/interesting).
5. When you appreciate something, you (find it good and useful/find it of no use).
6. When you replicate something, you do it (for the first time/for the second time).
7. When we come to terms with something, it is (still upsetting/no longer upsetting).
Answer - 17 : -
1. When something is revived, it lives again.
2. When a government bans something, it wants it stopped.
3. When something is considered auspicious, welcome it.
4. When we take to something, we find it interesting.
5. When you appreciate something, you find it good and useful.
6. When you replicate something, you do it for the second time.
7. When we come to terms with something, it is no longer upsetting.