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Answer these questions in 30-40 words:

Find at least two things in the text which tell you that Bismillah Khan loves India and Benaras.

Bismillah Khan was very fond of both India and Benaras. He often yearned to go back to India whenever he was in a foreign country. Also, while in Mumbai, he only thought of Varanasi and the holy Ganga.

The two instances where this love could be seen were –


1. When he turned down one of his student’s request to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A.


2. When he completely rejected the idea of shifting to Pakistan, leaving Benaras by Shekhar Gupta.


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Answer these questions in 30-40 words:

Where did Bismillah Khan play the shehnai on 15 August 1947? Why was the event historic?

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Answer these questions in 30-40 words:

Why did Bismillah Khan refuse to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A.?

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Look at these sentences.

● Evelyn was determined to live a normal life.


● Evelyn managed to conceal her growing deafness from friends and teachers.


The italicized parts answer the questions: “What was Evelyn determined to do?” and


“What did Evelyn manage to do?” They begin with a to-verb (to live, to conceal).


Complete the following sentences. Beginning with a to-verb, try to answer the questions in brackets.


1. The school sports team hopes………………………... (What does it hope to do?)


2. We all want ………………… (What do we all want to do?)


3. They advised the hearing-impaired child’s mother ………………………… (What did they advise her to do?)


4. The authorities permitted us to ………………… (What did the authorities permit us to do?)


5. A musician decided to ……………………… (What did the musician decide to do?)

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From the text on Bismillah Khan, find the words and phrases that match these definitions and write them down. The number of the paragraph where you will find the words/phrases has been given for you in brackets.

1. the home of royal people (1)…………………..


2. the state of being alone (5)……………………


3. a part which is absolutely necessary (2)………………….


4. to do something not done before (5)….......................


5. without much effort (13)…………………


6. quickly and in large quantities (9)…………………and……………………..