Question

Q.10 Read the following passage and answer the questions that

follow : 5

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. They

called her name and she didn’t 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.

1. Why was Evelyn’s loss of hearing not noticed in the

beginning ?

2. Who was the first to notice Evelyn’s deafness ?

3. What was Evelyn waiting to do ?

4. Why did Evelyn not move when her name was called ?

5. Find in the passage a word which is opposite of ‘sudden’.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. It was'nt  noticed because it was gradual

2. Mother

3. Evelyn was waiting to play the piano

4. Evelyn did not move when her name was called because she did not hear.

5. unexpectedly