NCERT Class 9 English Kaveri Chapter 6 MCQ, Twin Melodies, for session 2026-27 updated for State board and CBSE students. This page gives you carefully prepared multiple choice questions based on the play Twin Melodies by Mitra Phukan and the poem A Friend Found in Music by Bryanna T. Perkins. These MCQs cover all the important topics – characters, themes, vocabulary, literary devices and grammar – as per the 2026-27 syllabus.
Class 9 English Kaveri Chapter 6 MCQs Set-wise Answers
Class 9 English Kaveri Chapter 6 MCQs Set 1
Q1. Which set correctly matches the young musicians in “Twin Melodies” with their instruments?
[A]. Shruti: tabla; Avinash: keyboard; Iqbal: violin; Peter: flute
[B]. Shruti: violin; Avinash: tabla; Iqbal: flute; Peter: keyboard
[C]. Shruti: flute; Avinash: violin; Iqbal: keyboard; Peter: tabla
[D]. Shruti: keyboard; Avinash: flute; Iqbal: tabla; Peter: violin
Q2. Why is Shruti distressed even after her newspaper praise?
[A]. She has forgotten how to play her instrument.
[B]. The newspaper has criticised her father’s performance.
[C]. She has not told her parents about the fusion rehearsals and concert.
[D]. Her friends have decided to remove the violin from their group.
Q3. What is at the centre of Shruti’s dilemma?
[A]. She dislikes classical music and wants her father to stop playing it.
[B]. She respects her father’s views but also wants to explore fusion music.
[C]. She wants to give up music but her friends insist that she continue.
[D]. She wants to become a vocalist but has never enjoyed performing.
Q4. How do Shruti’s friends respond to her worry?
[A]. They encourage her to speak openly to her father.
[B]. They insist that she insult her father’s musical preferences.
[C]. They suggest cancelling the concert without discussing it.
[D]. They advise her to conceal the concert permanently.
Q5. What rule does Nabin mention when Shruti first tells him about another concert?
[A]. One performance every month
[B]. One performance every year
[C]. One performance in every six months
[D]. One performance every week
Class 9 English Kaveri Chapter 6 MCQs Set 2
Q6. Why does Nabin initially object to a group performance?
[A]. He fears that Shruti’s individual style will be lost in the orchestra’s noise.
[B]. He wants Shruti to give up the violin and take singing lessons.
[C]. He believes Shruti should spend the concert teaching younger players.
[D]. He thinks that the group intends to perform without rehearsing.
Q7. What does Shruti ask her father to do before making a final decision?
[A]. Speak to the newspaper critic
[B]. Ask the school principal to judge the group
[C]. Attend one rehearsal
[D]. Perform with the group himself
Q8. Why does Leela scold Shruti after Nabin leaves?
[A]. Shruti began the activity without informing her parents.
[B]. Shruti had damaged her father’s violin.
[C]. Shruti had criticised her mother’s cooking.
[D]. Shruti refused to practise with her friends.
Q9. What does Shruti plan before the rehearsal in Act III?
[A]. To ask Peter to replace her with her father
[B]. To leave the group without speaking to anyone
[C]. To practise once more and then tell her friends she cannot perform with them
[D]. To announce that her father has already offered them a music room
Q10. Which actions show that Nabin begins to enjoy the fusion performance?
[A]. He taps his feet and later applauds enthusiastically.
[B]. He asks Shruti to perform without her friends immediately.
[C]. He interrupts the musicians and orders them to stop.
[D]. He covers his ears and leaves before the piece ends.
Class 9 English Kaveri Chapter 6 MCQs Set 3
Q11. What particularly impresses Nabin about Shruti’s playing?
[A]. She replaces every classical note with a spoken dialogue.
[B]. She performs without having attended any rehearsals.
[C]. She preserves the notes of the raga throughout the fusion performance.
[D]. She plays more loudly than every other instrument.
Q12. How does Nabin offer practical support to the group?
[A]. He invites only Shruti to practise and excludes her friends.
[B]. He offers a music room with more equipment for regular practice.
[C]. He asks them to replace all their instruments.
[D]. He offers to replace their fusion piece with a solo recital.
Q13. What does Leela reveal about Nabin’s own musical journey?
[A]. He had learned music only after Shruti began her lessons.
[B]. He had always obeyed his family’s wish that he avoid instruments.
[C]. He had abandoned music because his father disapproved.
[D]. He chose the violin despite belonging to a family of vocalists.
Q14. What does Nabin mean by “each bay, its own wind”?
[A]. Every musician must follow exactly the same career.
[B]. Each artist should have room to develop an individual path and style.
[C]. Family traditions make personal choices unnecessary.
[D]. Musical practice should depend entirely on the weather.
Q15. Which statement best expresses the resolution of “Twin Melodies”?
[A]. Classical music loses its value whenever it meets another style.
[B]. Musicians must choose between respecting family and taking art seriously.
[C]. Family disagreements can be solved only by abandoning one’s interests.
[D]. Traditional values and new artistic expression can coexist through understanding.
Class 9 English Kaveri Chapter 6 MCQs Set 4
Q16. What does “bite the bullet” mean when Shruti decides to speak to her father?
[A]. Speak angrily without considering anyone’s feelings
[B]. Wait for a problem to disappear by itself
[C]. Avoid discussing an uncomfortable subject
[D]. Face a difficult situation courageously
Q17. What is a crescendo in music?
[A]. A pattern of beats in a piece
[B]. The speed at which a piece is played
[C]. A gradual increase in loudness or intensity
[D]. A gradual decrease in loudness or intensity
Q18. Which musical term means the speed at which a piece is played?
[A]. Scale
[B]. Tempo
[C]. Pitch
[D]. Bass
Q19. What is the purpose of Shruti’s aside in Act III?
[A]. To let the audience hear thoughts that the other characters do not hear
[B]. To describe an event that has already happened offstage to all the musicians
[C]. To replace the entire rehearsal with a public speech
[D]. To announce instructions that every character must obey
Q20. Which sentence correctly reports “Wow, Shruti! You’re a sensation!”?
[A]. Avinash exclaimed with wonder that Shruti was a sensation.
[B]. Avinash asked whether Shruti was a sensation.
[C]. Avinash ordered Shruti that she became a sensation.
[D]. Avinash exclaimed with wonder that you are a sensation!
Class 9 English Kaveri Chapter 6 MCQs Set 5
Q21. Why might a playwright use an ellipsis (…) in a character’s dialogue?
[A]. To mark the title of a musical instrument
[B]. To indicate that a new scene must begin immediately
[C]. To identify the author of the entire play
[D]. To show a short pause or silence for dramatic effect
Q22. In “A Friend Found in Music,” what does comparing music to an ocean emphasise?
[A]. Its ability to replace every human relationship permanently
[B]. The absence of any connection between music and emotion
[C]. The speaker’s wish to study ocean currents
[D]. Its powerful emotional pull on the speaker
Q23. What does “moves me to the core” mean?
[A]. Makes the speaker change house
[B]. Requires the speaker to travel to the seashore
[C]. Pushes the speaker physically across a room
[D]. Affects the speaker’s deepest feelings
Q24. What does “feel blue” mean in the poem?
[A]. Feel eager to dance
[B]. Feel physically cold
[C]. Feel sad
[D]. Feel proud of winning
Q25. Why does the speaker call music “therapy”?
[A]. It comforts her during sadness and helps her recover emotionally.
[B]. It replaces the need to practise difficult musical pieces.
[C]. It helps her forget that happiness exists.
[D]. It gives her instructions for playing every instrument.
Class 9 English Kaveri Chapter 6 MCQs Set 6
Q26. What does the phrasal verb “pull through” mean in the poem?
[A]. Stop trying before a challenge begins
[B]. Successfully get through a difficult time
[C]. Move towards a stage curtain
[D]. Pull an object from one room to another
Q27. Why is music described as a “needed friend”?
[A]. It demands attention whenever the speaker is busy.
[B]. It offers comfort and companionship when the speaker feels uncared for.
[C]. It always agrees aloud with every decision the speaker makes.
[D]. It prevents the speaker from ever meeting other people.
Q28. What is the effect of repeating “Music” at the beginning of several lines?
[A]. It suggests that the speaker has forgotten the subject of the poem.
[B]. It creates a conversation between several different musicians.
[C]. It emphasises the many important roles music plays in the speaker’s life.
[D]. It shows that music matters only during public performances.
Q29. What is the rhyme scheme of the first stanza, ending “ocean,” “shore,” “rhythm,” and “core”?
[A]. AAAA
[B]. ABCB
[C]. ABAB
[D]. AABB
Q30. Which style best suits an invitation asking grandparents to attend a school musical evening?
[A]. A complaint about the school’s choice of programme
[B]. A list of musical terms with no request to attend
[C]. Abrupt and impersonal, without event details
[D]. Warm and personal, with the event’s date, time, and venue
Class 9 English Kaveri Chapter 6 MCQs Set 7
Q31. Where does the rehearsal take place in Act I?
[A]. Shruti’s house
[B]. Music school
[C]. Iqbal’s room
[D]. Concert hall
Q33. Why does Shruti look distressed after rehearsal?
[A]. She failed in performance
[B]. She forgot her instrument
[C]. She hasn’t told her father about the concert
[D]. She argued with friends
Q34. What does Avinash suggest Shruti should do after her success?
[A]. Practice more
[B]. Inform her father
[C]. Throw a party
[D]. Quit music
Q35. What does the phrase ‘lost in her thoughts’ indicate about Shruti?
[A]. She is happy
[B]. She is confused and worried
[C]. She is angry
[D]. She is tired
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