Question

Her mother remembers noticing something was wrong when the eight-

year old Evelyn was waiting to play piano. “They called her name and she did not

move. I suddenly realised she hadn’t heard,” says Isabel Glennie. For quite a

while Evelyn managed to conceal her growing deafness from friends and

teachers. But by the time she was eleven her marks had deteriorated and her

headmistress urged her parents to take her to a specialist.

1. What made Isabel suspect Evelyn’s hearing ability?

2. Why did Evelyn’s headmistress advise her parents to consult a specialist?

3. From whom did she manage to conceal her growing deafness?

4. Find the word/ phrase in the passage which means the same as ‘to hide’

5. Name the lesson.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. What made_Isabel suspect Evelyn’s hearing ability?

Ans- Isabel had a doubt about Evelyn’s hearing ability when she did not move when her name was called to play on the piano.

2. Why did_Evelyn’s headmistress advise her parents to consult a specialist?

Ans- Evelyn’s headmistress advised her parents to consult a specialist when her marks deteriorated.

3. From_whom did she manage to conceal her growing deafness?

Ans- She managed to conceal her growing deafness from  her friends and teachers.

4. Find the word/ phrase in_the passage which means the same as ‘to hide’

Ans- The phrase to conceal in the passage means the same as 'to hide'.

5. Name the_lesson.​

Ans- The name of the lesson is The Sound of Music.

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