CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What happened with Evelyn at the age of eight?
A
She played Xylophone for the first time.
B
Ron Forbes discovered her potential.
C
Her hearing disability was noticed by her mother for the first time.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer : Evelyn’s hearing loss was discovered while she was only eight years old. It was verified by the age of eleven. Evelyn’s hearing impairment seemed to be gradual, and her mother initially noticed it while she reached eight years old.

Detailed explanation-2: -Evelyn’s deafness was first noticed when she was eight years old. In fact, her mother had noticed it when Evelyn had not responded to a call for a performance on the piano.

Detailed explanation-3: -Evelyn Glennie was 8, when first time her hearing disability was noticed by her mother. At the age of 11, her disability was discovered at school. Wants to do career in Music, her teachers discouraged her. Fortunately she met Ron Forbes, the percussionist, who identified her potential & supported in achieving her goal.

Detailed explanation-4: -Evelyn Glennie’s loss of hearing had been gradual. Her mother remembers noticing something was wrong when the eight-year-old Evelyn was waiting to play the piano.

Detailed explanation-5: -Evelyn was only eight-year-old when her hearing problem was noticed by her mother when she was eight years old and she did not respond to a call for a performance on piano.

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