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SAI International School


                                                Class IX, English

                                  Chapter 10 - The Sound Of Music -1


                                               Home Assignment

              I. Read the given extract and answer the given questions:

              1.Evelyn Glennie has already accomplished more than most people twice
              her age. She has brought percussion to the fore front of the orchestra and

              demonstrated that it can be very moving. She has given inspiration to those
              who are handicapped, people who look to her and say, „If she can do it, I
              can‟. And, not least, she has given enormous pleasure to millions.

                  i. What has Evelyn Glennie achieved?

                 ii. What has he done for percussion?

                 iii. To whom has she given inspiration?


                 iv. Name the chapter and the name of the author

                 2.  Not surprisingly, Evelyn delights her audiences. In 1991 she was
                 presented with the Royal Philharmonic Society‟s prestigious Soloist of the
                 Year Award. Says master percussionist James Blades, „God may have
                 taken her hearing but he has given her back something extra ordinary.
                 What we hear, she feels – far more deeply than any of us. That is why

                 she expresses music so beautifully‟.

                 i. How do Evelyn‟s audience feel?

                 ii. What award did she win?

                   iii. Who was James Blade?

                    iv. The things that we hear, what does Evelyn do with them?

              v. How does she express her music?


              II. Answer the following questions in 30 – 40 words

               1.  “Everything suddenly looked dark”. Why does Evelyn say so?
               2.   What is Evelyn‟s view of her achievement?
                   Hints – very modest; doesn‟t consider it to be a heroic deed
                   -  Clarity of goals

                   -  Sure to achieve success
                   -  Believes hard work to be reason of her success
               3.  What is Evelyn‟s contribution to percussion?
               4.  How is Evelyn an inspiration for the handicapped people?
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