harshith the legend

THE SOUND OF MUSIC part-2 [CONCLUSION]   Question and Answers Tick the right answer. i. The (shehnai, pungi ) was a ‘reeded noisemaker.’ ii. (Bismillah Khan, A barber, Ali Bux) transformed the pungi into a shehnai. iii. Bismillah Khan’s paternal ancestors were (barbers, professional musicians). iv. Bismillah Khan learned to play the shehnai from (Ali Bux, Paigambar Bux, Ustaad Faiyaaz Khan). v. Bismillah Khan’s first trip abroad was to (Afghanistan, U.S.A., Canada).  Answers: 1. pungi 2. A barber 3. professional musicians 4. Ali Bux 5. Afghanistan Find the words in the text which show Ustaad Bismillah Khan in the correct column. Discuss your answers in class. His feelings about the items listed below. Then mark a tick  ( ü ) in the correct column. Discuss your answers in class. Bismillah Khan’s feelings about Positive Negative Neutral 1. teaching children music       2. the film world        3. migrating to the U.S.A.     ...

  THE SOUND OF MUSIC part-1 Answer these questions in a few words or a couple of sentences each. 1. How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy of Music? Evelyn was seventeen years old when she got admission in the Royal Academy of Music, London. 2. When was her deafness first noticed? When was it confirmed? When Evelyn was eight years old, her mother, Isabelle Glennie noticed that Evelyn did not respond to her name being called out at the piano class. It was found that she could not hear properly. Evelyn’s loss of hearing was gradual. Initially, she hid the fact from her teachers and friends. When she was eleven, her parents took her to a doctor as she was getting less marks. Then, it was discovered that Evelyn was profoundly deaf. Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (30–40 words). 1. Who helped her to continue with music? What did he do and say? Evelyn was discouraged by her teachers. Master-percussionist Ron Forbes spotted her talent and potential. He g...

  wind  Introduction:  We all know that wind is a natural occurrence. In this poem, the poet talks to the wind. He also describes the power of the wind. The poet says that the power of the wind is destructive.  The poet compares the destructive power of the wind to the adversities of life. He says that the weak people break down, but stronger people emerge out of adversities, stronger.  The poem gives an important message that we should be mentally tough and physically strong in order to survive the hardships of life. A weak person breaks down like a weak building and crumbles. We must make these destructive forces our friends, with our strength and determination.  Literary devices:   Rhyme scheme  -  Rhyme:  A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in the final stressed syllables and any following syllables of two or more words. The entire poem is written in free verse.  There is no rhyme scheme in the poem. The literary devi...

THE FUN THEY HAD   Thinking about the Text (Answers for the questions given on Page 10) I. Answer these questions in a few words or a couple of sentences each. 1. How old are Margie and Tommy? Margie is eleven and Tommy is thirteen years old. 2. What did Margie write in her diary? Margie wrote in her diary. “Today, 17 May 2157, Tommy found a real book.” 3. Had Margie ever seen a book before? No, Margie had never seen a book before. 4. What things about the book did she find strange? The book had yellow and wrinkled pages. The words of the book were still. They did not move as the words move on the computer screen. She found these things strange. 5. What do you think a telebook is? A telebook is displayed on the television screen and the text of a telebook is similar to a book. 6. Where was Margie’s school? Did she have any classmates? Margie’s school was near her own bedroom. She did not have any classmate. 7. What subjects did Margie and Tommy learn? Margie learned Geography and M...

THE  ROAD  NOT TAKEN Textual Question and Answers: 1. Where does the traveller find himself? What problem does he face? A. The traveller finds himself standing at the junction where the road had divided into two roads. He is in confusion as he must choose one path. He is unable to decide which one to choose. 2. Discuss what these phrases mean to you. (i) a yellow wood ‘Yellow wood’ refers to the forest which has withering leaves as in the season of autumn. It represents a world of aging people. (ii) it was grassy and wanted wear  It means that the path had a lot of grass on it. This means that it had not been walked over by many people. It had to be worn out by the steps of the people who walked on it. (iii) the passing there  It means that when the poet walked over the path that he had chosen. (iv) leaves no step had trodden black It means that no one had walked over the leaves as they were still fresh. If they had been walked over, they would have turned black. (v)...