Question

Q.8. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow :

She never looked back from that point onwards. She toured the United Kingdom with a
youth orchestra and by the time she was sixteen, she had decided to make music her life. She
auditioned for the Royal Academy of Music and scored one of the highest marks in the history
of the academy. She gradually moved from orchestral work to solo performances.
(a) What did Evelyn decide when she was sixteen years old ?
(6) How did Evelyn get right to the top ?
(C) Which field did she perfect in ?
(d) Which sort of music performance did she turn to ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

(a)she decided to make music her life

(b)by hard work and sheer determination

(c)she perfected in music

(d)she gradually moved from orchestral work to solo performances

Answer 2

After reading the given extract, the answers to the above questions are stated below-

1. Evelyn loved music since her childhood. At the age of sixteen, Evelyn decided that she would make music her career. She was passionate about music and hence wanted to build her career on it.
   
2. Evelyn was very determined and worked very hard from the beginning. She played the percussion instrument in an audition for the Royal Academy of Music. Her talent was immediately appreciated and she got the highest score in the audition. Since then, Evelyn started working even harder. She started with group performances and rose to the top list of solo performers. By the end of her course at the Royal Academy, Evelyn started receiving several music awards. Thus, with great effort and determination, Evelyn reached the top.
   
3. Evelyn perfected in the field of Arts, specifically in the field of Music.
   
4. Evelyn started performing in groups or bands, till eventually, she found her most suitable type as a solo performer. She turned into a solo percussion instrument performer.

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