Question

When he played on it, closing and opening some of these holes, soft and melodious sounds were produced. He played the instrument before royalty and everyone was impressed.

i. Who is referred to as ‘he’? What was he playing?-

ii. How did he make the instrument?

iii. Why did he make the instrument?

iv. Give the synonym of the word ‘melodious’.​

Answer 1

Answer:

i) 'He' referred to the barber and he was playing shehnai which was longer and broader than the pungi.

ii) He chose a pipe with a natural hollow stem that was longer and broader than the pungi, and made seven holes on the body of the pipe..

iii) He made the instrument because he wanted to improve the tonal quality of the pungi.

iv) Synonym of 'melodious' is tuneful.

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Answer 2

Answer:

i) He is referred to as the barber or nai. He was playing shehnai

ii) he took a long pipe with a naturally hollow stem and punched in 7 holes through which he blew air.

iii) The original instrument- the pungi produced a very unpleasant and shrill sound so, he improved that instrument to a better one.

iv) pleasant.

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