Part A : Reading Test
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
In mid 15th century, a Muslim colony was founded in the inhospitable mangrove forest of the Sunderbans, near the seacoast in Bagerhat district, by a saint Ulugh Khan Jahan. He was the earliest torch bearer of Islam in south who laid the nucleus of an affluent city during the reign of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah (1442-59), then known as Khalifatabad (present Bagerhat). Khan Jahan adorned his city with numerous mosques, tanks and public buildings. The most spectacular of which is the imposing multig&&&&&&&-
domed mosque in Bangladesh, known as the Shat ambuj Masjid. The stately fabric of the monument stands on the eastern bank of a vast sweet water tank, clustered around by the heavy foliage of a low-lying countryside characteristic of a sea-coast landscape. The mosque is roofed over with 77 squat domes including 7 chauchala or four-sided domes, in the middle row. The vast prayer hall is provided with 11 deep bays by a forest of slender stones columns. From these columns, spring rows of endless arches supporting the domes. The arches are six feet in thickness, have slightly tapering hollow and round walls. The interior and exterior of the mosque give a view of rather plain architecture but the interior western wall of the mosque was beautifully decorated with terracotta flowers and foliage. Besides, being used as a prayer hall, the mosque was also used as the court of Khan Jahan Ali. Now it is one of the greatest tourist attractions and best architectural beauties of Bangladesh.
1. Choose the best answer :
a. Apart from being used as a - the mosque was also used as the court of Khan Jahan Ali.
(i) pagoda (ii) prayer hall (iii) temple (iv) church
b. The former name of Bagerhat is -
(i) Sunderbans (ii) Khulna
(iii) Shat ‡ambuj Mosque (iv) Khalifatabad
c. The vast prayer hall is provided with-
(i) 14 arched door (ii) 11arched door
(iii) 7 arched door (iv) 17 arched door
d. The earliest - of Islam in the south was Ulugh Khan Jahan
(i) pioneer (ii) follower
(iii) messenger (iv) envoy
e. The mosque is roofed over with -
(i) 77 bend domes (ii) 17 squat domes
(iii) 7 squad domes (iv) 11 squat domes
2. Write whether the statements are true or false. If false, give the correct statement.
a) Khan Jahan ornamented his city with abundant mosques, libraries and museums.
b) Khan Jahan Ali used the mosque as a worship hall as well as his court.
c) There are 77 chauchala or four-sided domes in the centre row.
d) Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah ruled over Khilafatabad from 1442 to 1459.
e) The exterior part of the mosque was beautifully illuminated with terracotta flowers and foliage.
3. Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary.
Seacoast / with / eminent / undergrowth
Plentiful / community / domes / clustered
Dignified / acknowledged / magnificent / roof
The (a) - Saint Khan Jahan ornamented his city with (b) - mosques, tanks, roads and (c) - buildings. The most spectacular of which is the (d) - multi-domed mosque in Bangladesh, (e) - as the Shat ‡ambuj Majsid. Iit may be mentioned here that the (f) - structure of the memorial stands on the eastern bank of a vast sweet water tank, (g) - around by the profound (h) - of a low-lying countryside characteristics of a (i) - landscape. The mosque is roofed over with 77 bend domes together (j) - 7 chauchala or four-sided domes in the central row.
4. Read the passage in A again. Now write a paragraph based on the information about 'Shat ‡ambuj Mosque'. Use the clues in the box below. The paragraph should not exceed 70 words. You may take the help of the following phrases.
roof - prayer hall - interior and exterior
side - decoration - situated
5. Read the passage in A again. Now answer the following questions in your own words.
a) When and where was the Muslim colony founded?
b) Who laid the nucleus of an affluent city during the reign of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah?
c) What did Khan Jahan illuminate his city with?
d) What else was the mosque used for?
e) How many squat domes are there over the roof of the Shat ambuj Mosque?
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
In mid 15th century, a Muslim colony was founded in the inhospitable mangrove forest of the Sunderbans, near the seacoast in Bagerhat district, by a saint Ulugh Khan Jahan. He was the earliest torch bearer of Islam in south who laid the nucleus of an affluent city during the reign of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah (1442-59), then known as Khalifatabad (present Bagerhat). Khan Jahan adorned his city with numerous mosques, tanks and public buildings. The most spectacular of which is the imposing multig&&&&&&&-
domed mosque in Bangladesh, known as the Shat ambuj Masjid. The stately fabric of the monument stands on the eastern bank of a vast sweet water tank, clustered around by the heavy foliage of a low-lying countryside characteristic of a sea-coast landscape. The mosque is roofed over with 77 squat domes including 7 chauchala or four-sided domes, in the middle row. The vast prayer hall is provided with 11 deep bays by a forest of slender stones columns. From these columns, spring rows of endless arches supporting the domes. The arches are six feet in thickness, have slightly tapering hollow and round walls. The interior and exterior of the mosque give a view of rather plain architecture but the interior western wall of the mosque was beautifully decorated with terracotta flowers and foliage. Besides, being used as a prayer hall, the mosque was also used as the court of Khan Jahan Ali. Now it is one of the greatest tourist attractions and best architectural beauties of Bangladesh.
1. Choose the best answer :
a. Apart from being used as a - the mosque was also used as the court of Khan Jahan Ali.
(i) pagoda (ii) prayer hall (iii) temple (iv) church
b. The former name of Bagerhat is -
(i) Sunderbans (ii) Khulna
(iii) Shat ‡ambuj Mosque (iv) Khalifatabad
c. The vast prayer hall is provided with-
(i) 14 arched door (ii) 11arched door
(iii) 7 arched door (iv) 17 arched door
d. The earliest - of Islam in the south was Ulugh Khan Jahan
(i) pioneer (ii) follower
(iii) messenger (iv) envoy
e. The mosque is roofed over with -
(i) 77 bend domes (ii) 17 squat domes
(iii) 7 squad domes (iv) 11 squat domes
2. Write whether the statements are true or false. If false, give the correct statement.
a) Khan Jahan ornamented his city with abundant mosques, libraries and museums.
b) Khan Jahan Ali used the mosque as a worship hall as well as his court.
c) There are 77 chauchala or four-sided domes in the centre row.
d) Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah ruled over Khilafatabad from 1442 to 1459.
e) The exterior part of the mosque was beautifully illuminated with terracotta flowers and foliage.
3. Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary.
Seacoast / with / eminent / undergrowth
Plentiful / community / domes / clustered
Dignified / acknowledged / magnificent / roof
The (a) - Saint Khan Jahan ornamented his city with (b) - mosques, tanks, roads and (c) - buildings. The most spectacular of which is the (d) - multi-domed mosque in Bangladesh, (e) - as the Shat ‡ambuj Majsid. Iit may be mentioned here that the (f) - structure of the memorial stands on the eastern bank of a vast sweet water tank, (g) - around by the profound (h) - of a low-lying countryside characteristics of a (i) - landscape. The mosque is roofed over with 77 bend domes together (j) - 7 chauchala or four-sided domes in the central row.
4. Read the passage in A again. Now write a paragraph based on the information about 'Shat ‡ambuj Mosque'. Use the clues in the box below. The paragraph should not exceed 70 words. You may take the help of the following phrases.
roof - prayer hall - interior and exterior
side - decoration - situated
5. Read the passage in A again. Now answer the following questions in your own words.
a) When and where was the Muslim colony founded?
b) Who laid the nucleus of an affluent city during the reign of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah?
c) What did Khan Jahan illuminate his city with?
d) What else was the mosque used for?
e) How many squat domes are there over the roof of the Shat ambuj Mosque?
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