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The steelpan was invented in Trinidad in the 1930s and 1940s. Musicians found that the lid of an oil drum could be hammered into a curved surface divided into separate areas, and that each area sounded a different note when struck. At first the instruments were made from biscuit tins and paint cans. Today a full steelband may contain dozens of pans of different sizes, from the high tenor to the deep bass.

What does the passage suggest about how the steelpan developed?

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Read this passage.

The steelpan was invented in Trinidad in the 1930s and 1940s. Musicians found that the lid of an oil drum could be hammered into a curved surface divided into separate areas, and that each area sounded a different note when struck. At first the instruments were made from biscuit tins and paint cans. Today a full steelband may contain dozens of pans of different sizes, from the high tenor to the deep bass.

What does the passage suggest about how the steelpan developed?

Accepted Answer

It grew gradually, starting from simple containers and improving over time — Award 1 mark. The passage moves from biscuit tins and paint cans to today's full steelbands, which shows development across years. It also gives a range of two decades rather than a single date.

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It was designed completely by one person in a single day

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It was brought to Trinidad from another country

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It grew gradually, starting from simple containers and improving over time

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It has never changed since it was first made

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