Prepare for your Class 9 English exam with our interactive MCQs on The Sound of Music.
This quiz covers important multiple-choice questions from both parts of the chapter — Evelyn Glennie Listens to Sound Without Hearing It and The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan. Practice the most likely questions asked in CBSE exams to test your comprehension, vocabulary, and analytical skills. Each question includes detailed explanations to help you understand the theme, character insights, and literary elements of the lesson. Attempt this free online quiz to strengthen your command over The Sound of Music and improve your English exam performance.
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Q1. How old was Evelyn Glennie when she first arrived at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London?
Eight years old
Eleven years old
Seventeen years old
Sixteen years old
Q2. What significant challenge did the aspiring musician Evelyn Glennie face upon arriving in London?
She was slight and nervous.
She was profoundly deaf.
She was fresh from a Scottish farm.
She was competing with master musicians.
Q3. Who was Isabel Glennie?
Evelyn’s first music teacher.
Evelyn’s grandmother.
Evelyn’s mother.
Evelyn’s headmistress.
Q4. At what age did Evelyn’s mother first realize something was wrong with Evelyn’s hearing?
Seventeen
Eleven
Eight
Sixteen
Q5. By what age had Evelyn’s marks deteriorated, leading her headmistress to urge her parents to see a specialist?
Eight
Sixteen
Eleven
Seventeen
Q6. What was the cause of Evelyn’s severely impaired hearing, according to the specialist?
A sudden infection.
Gradual nerve damage.
Damage from loud music.
She was born deaf.
Q7. What advice were Evelyn’s parents given by the specialist when her deafness was confirmed?
To give up music and focus on studies.
To move to a bigger city.
To fit her with hearing aids and send her to a school for the deaf.
To immediately apply to the Royal Academy of Music.
Q8. Despite the news, what was Evelyn determined to do?
To live a quiet life in Scotland.
To only learn French and Japanese.
To lead a normal life and pursue her interest in music.
To switch from music to sports.
Q9. Who spotted Evelyn’s musical potential and offered her encouragement?
Isabel Glennie
James Blades
Ron Forbes
Ann Richlin
Q10. What instrument did Evelyn first notice a girl playing, which made her want to play it too?
The piano
The drums
The xylophone
The violin
Q11. What unconventional method did Ron Forbes use to teach Evelyn to sense music?
He asked her to read the notes.
He told her to listen only through her ears.
He tuned two large drums to different notes and told her to sense the sound some other way.
He taught her to read lips.
Q12. How did Evelyn learn to feel the higher note from the drum?
Through her fingertips.
From the waist down.
From the waist up.
Through her hair.
Q13. What did Evelyn learn to open to sounds and vibrations?
Her eyes and face.
Her mind and body.
Her ears and mouth.
Her fingertips and toes.
Q14. By what age did Evelyn decide to make music her life, after touring with a youth orchestra?
Eight
Eleven
Seventeen
Sixteen
Q15. Evelyn scored one of the highest marks in the history of which institution during her audition?
The school for the deaf.
The Royal Philharmonic Society.
The Royal Academy of Music in London.
The Beethoven Fund.
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