Listen to the passage once again and state whether the statements given below are true or false. 1. Evelyn Glennie became deaf suddenly. 2. Her headmistress ignored the signs of her hearing loss. 3. Ron Forbes was a percussionist who helped Evelyn. 4. Evelyn used her skin and bones to sense music. 5. She gave up on music after her diagnosis.
False. Evelyn's hearing loss was gradual, not sudden.
False. The headmistress urged her parents to take her to a specialist.
True. Ron Forbes was a percussionist who spotted Evelyn's potential and taught her to sense music.
True. Evelyn sensed music through her skin, cheekbones, and even her hair.
False. Evelyn did not give up; she was determined to pursue music and became successful.
Explanation
(1) The passage states 'Evelyn Glennie's loss of hearing had been gradual.' (2) The passage states 'her headmistress urged her parents to take her to a specialist.' (3) The passage states 'percussionist Ron Forbes spotted her potential' and helped her learn to sense vibrations. (4) The passage states 'It tingles in the skin, my cheekbones and even in my hair.' (5) The passage states 'Evelyn was not going to give up' and 'She never looked back from that point onwards.'