Heritage

                                             Unit: 8 (Lesson 1 b)

Read the passage and answer the questions 1 and 2.

Heritage’ is what we inherent from the past, live with them in the present and then pass on to our children or future generation. Our unique source of life and inspiration is our culture and natural heritage. When we speak of world ‘heritage’ it indicates places and sites that we got from the past and pass on the future generation of the entire world. The ‘shat Gombuj Mosque’ in Bagehat is such place. It becomes a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985.Originally, the historic Mosque city was known as ‘Khalifatabad’. It is situated at the outskirts of Bagehot town-not very far from the dense mangrove forest of the Sundarbans. Khalifatabad was a Muslim colony. It was founded by the Turkish general, a saint warrior Ulugh khan Johan in the 15^th century. The infrastructure of the city revels significant technical skill in many mosque as well as early Islamic monument. Baked bricks were used for the constructions of buildings. The planning of the city was distinctly dominated by Islamic architecture and decoration were combination of Mughal and Turkish architecture Khan Johan built a network of roads , buildings bridges , public buildings and reservoirs to make the city habitable . There are about 360 mosques in the city. Among them the most remarkable is the multi-domed Shat Gombuj mosque. The mosque is unique in the sense that it has 66 pillars that support the roofs , with 77 low height domes. The thickness of the arches is 6 feet and have slightly narrowing hallow and round wall. The west wall in the interior has 11 ‘mihrabs’ (niche in mosque pointing toward Makkah). These Mihrabs are decorated with stonework and terracotta. The floor of the mosque is made of brick,. Besides being used as prayer hall, Khan Jahan used the mosque as his court too. Today, it is one of the greatest tourists’ attractions and one of the best architectural beauties of Bangladesh.  

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 1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives.                 

a. What is the main purpose of the author of this passage? 

       i. To show the heroism of Khan Jahan Ali. 
       Ii. To show the infrastructure of Bagerhat built by Khan Jahan Ali.
       iii. To represent Shat Gombuj Mosque built by Khan Jahan Ali
       iv. To introduce Khan Jahan Ali

b. Which of the following describe Khan Jahan Ali?

     i. Pious                                    ii. Philanthropic
     iii. Kind                                   iv. Warrior

C. Which is following has the closest meaning of the word ‘unique’ used in the passage?

    i. Common                                i. Second to none
    iii. General                              IV. Universal.     

D. The word; outskirts ‘can be replaced by-

    I. suburb                                    ii. Centre
    iii. Nucleus                                IV. Outside

E. The word ‘slender’ in the texts stands for-

    i. Thick                                        ii. Wide
    iii. Modest                                   IV. Learn

F. in the passage, the word ‘unique’ is a/an-

     i. interjection                               ii. Adjective
     iii. Adverb                                   IV. Noun

G. What is the antonym of the word ‘revel’?

       i. discloses                                   ii. Display
       iii. Conceal                                  iv. Unrefined

h. A Muslim Colony founded near t he sea-coast in Bagerhat was a – place.

        i. Barbarous                                   ii. Desolate
       iii.  welcoming                                       iv. Crowed

j. The word ‘habitat’ in the context means-

       i. Ultimately                                       ii. Eventually
       iii. initially                                       iv. Gradually

k. What does the expression “the outskirts of Bagerhat town’ in the text means?

i. in the middle of Bagerhat town             ii. The closest part of Bagerhat town
iii.at the center of Bagerhat                      iv. The furthest part of  Bagerhat town

l. The phrase of “Future generation’’ means in the passage-

i. those who will come after us                 ii. People who passed away
iii. people who can see the future             iv. Our future activities

m. When was the Shat Gombuj Mosque declared the world Heritage Site?

i. in 1999                                                    ii. In 1885
iii. 1985                                                      iv. 1987

n. What has made the mosque unique?

i. 11 arched doorways and 7 aisles            ii. 60 pillars with 77 heights domes
iii. 60 pillars and 14 doorways on the north and the south

iv. 11 arched doorways and 4 towers

o. The mosque was established by a person who was-

i. an Indian General                                  ii. A Turkish saint general
iii.  a Turkish General                                iv. An Arabian General

p. Which of the following has the closest meaning of the word “Revel’’?

i. envelop                                                ii. Conceal
iii. uncover                                               iv. Cover up

q. The word “dominate” refers in the passage-

i. company with the command, direction or requests
ii. have a commanding influence on         iii. A person who performs duties for others
iv. action accordance with someone’s rules.

r. The word ‘Habitable’ in the context means-

i. Fit for human habitation                    ii. Habituated
iii. live on                                               iv. Livelihood

s. The planning of the city is dominated by-

i. Indian architecture                             ii. Islamic architecture
iii. Turkish architecture                          iv. Mughal architecture

t. ‘’Heritage” means-

i. that we got from the past, enjoy in the present and convey it for the future.
ii. the middle of Bagerhat town              iv. That we enjoy in the present.

u. Which of the following has the closest meaning of the word ‘Unique’ used in the line?

i. universal                                             ii. General
iii. Common                                            iv. Second to none

v. Which of the following describes Khan Jahan Ali best?

i. Kind                                                   ii. Pious
iii. Philanthropic                                    iv. Warrior

 w. Which of the following statement is true about Shat Gombuj Mosque? Shat Gombuj Mosque has-

i. no Gombuj                                        ii. 60 Gombuj
iii. 81 Gombuj                                       iv. 77 Gombuj

x. The word “Heritage”  stands for-

i. Properties that are preserved for future generation.
ii. The achievements that are the part of the history of a nation.
iii. The things of the ancestors.            Iv. Personal belongings of some one.

y. What is mentioned in the passage as our inspiration?

i. Out culture and norms                    ii. Our culture and our national heritage
iii. our culture and our history             iv. All of these above

z. Which of the following word has the closest meaning of the word “Generation’’ in the text?

i. age                                                ii. Group
iii. People                                        iv. Production

a1. When was the UNESCO approve the Shat Gombuj Mosque as a world heritage site?

i.    at the beginning of the 20^th century.  Ii. At the end of the 19^th century
iii. at the end of 20^th century      iv. The middle of the 20^th century

b1. Which of the following has  made  the Shat Gombuj Mosque the most significant?

i. its being an ancient mosque         ii. Its Turkish design
iii. its being world Heritage Site        iv. Its combination of Turkish and Mughal architecture

c1. What was the secondary purpose of the mosque?

i. saying prayer                               ii. Giving shelter to the homeless people
iii. legal affairs                                iv. Muslim fraternity 
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d1. “Mihrab” is-

i. domes                                        ii. Floor on the mosque
iii. a simple hole                            iv. Niche in the mosque pointing toward Makkah

e1. The Shat Gambuj Mosque is one the –

i. monuments                              ii. World heritage sites
iii. buildings                                  iv. Palaces

f1.What could be the closest meaning of indicate?

i. conceal                                      ii. Mislead
iii. hide                                          iv. Denote

g1. The synonym of the word ‘dense’ is-

i. thick                                          ii. Light
iii. scatter                                     iv. Cubic

Choose  the best answer are bold