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Bismillah Khan received many awards and recognitions in a short period of time for his musical talents. He was the first Indian to be invited to perform at the prestigious Lincoln Centre Hall in the United States. Additionally, he participated in the World Exposition in Montreal as well as festivals in Cannes and exhibitions in Osaka. The passage discusses Bismillah Khan's accomplishments and international performances that helped spread Indian classical music worldwide.

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Assignment-2 The Sound of Music Part-2 Worksheet

Bismillah Khan received many awards and recognitions in a short period of time for his musical talents. He was the first Indian to be invited to perform at the prestigious Lincoln Centre Hall in the United States. Additionally, he participated in the World Exposition in Montreal as well as festivals in Cannes and exhibitions in Osaka. The passage discusses Bismillah Khan's accomplishments and international performances that helped spread Indian classical music worldwide.

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Class - IX

SUBJECT - ENGLISH
Unit 2 - The Sound of Music
II. The Shehnai of Bismillah Khan
Worksheet
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A. Read the following extract carefully and tick the correct option.
Awards and recognition came thick and fast. Bismillah Khan became the first Indian to be invited
to perform at the prestigious Lincoln Centre Hall in the United States of America. He also took part
in the World Exposition in Montreal, in the Cannes Art Festival and in the Osaka Trade Fair.
(a) 'Awards and recognition came thick and fast' here means:
i. He got one of the awards and recognition after a long period of time.
ii. He got a lot of awards and recognition after a long period of time.
iii. He didn’t get any award and recognition.
iv. He got a lot of awards and recognition within a short period of time.
(b) How did he create a record in India?
i. He became the first Indian to be invited to dance at the prestigious Lincoln Centre
Hall.
ii. He became the first Indian to be invited to perform at the prestigious Lincoln
Centre Hall.
iii. He became the first Indian to be invited to perform at the White House.
iv. All of the above
(c) Did he take part in the World Exposition?
i. True
ii. False
(d) Where did the World Exposition take place?
i. Osaka
ii. Cannes
iii. Montreal
iv. All of the above
(e) _________ performed at Lincoln Centre Hall.
i. Evelyn Glennie
ii. Bismillah Khan
iii. Maria Sharapova
iv. All of the above

B. Answer the following questions.


1. Why did Aurangzeb ban the playing of Pungi? (20 - 30 words)
2. Bismillah Khan loved India and Benaras the most. Justify it by giving two instances from
the text. (40 - 50 words)
3. What important lesson does the life of Bismillah Khan teach us? (100 - 120 words)

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