Prose (Beehive) - 'The Sound of Music'
Read the extracts and answer the following questions.
(4 x 1 = 4)
"Forbes repeated the exercise, and soon Evelyn discovered that she could sense certain notes in different parts of her
body. "I had learnt to open my mind and body to sounds and vibrations.” The rest was sheer determination and hard
A.
work.'
Who was Forbes?
(b)
Why did Ron Forbes repeat the exercise?
(c)
What did Evelyn learn after the exercise?
(d)
Pick out a word from the passage which means the same as 'willpower.
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Answers
(a) Ron Forbes was a renowned percussionist.
(b) Percussionist Ron Forbes noticed Evelyn’s potential. He encouraged Evelyn to try sensing the sound in some other manner. He tuned two large drums to different notes, Evelyn realized that she could feel the higher drum from the waist up and the lower drum from the waist down. Forbes repeated the exercise and Evelyn realized that she could sense certain notes in different parts of her body.
(c) Forbes repeated the exercise, and soon Evelyn discovered that she could sense certain notes in different parts of her body. This is how Evelyn can listen to sound although she cannot hear. She can sense different notes in different parts of a body.
(d) Determination.
Answer:
a) forbes
b) main role
c) as soon as Evelyn discovered