Muslim colony was founded in the inhospitable mangrove forest of the Sundarbans

In mid-15^th century, a Muslim colony was founded in the inhospitable mangrove forest of the Sundarbans near the sea coast in Bagerhat district by a saint Ulugh Khan Jahan. He was the earliest torch bearer of Islam in the South who laid the nucleus of an affluent  city during the reign of Sultan Nasir Uddin Mahmud Shah (1442-59), then  Known as `Khalifatabad’(present Bagerhat). Khan Jahan adorned his  city with  numerious mosque , tanks , roads  and   public buildings.  The most spectacular of which is the imposing multidomed mosque in Bangladesh, known as the Shat Gambuj  Masjid. The stately fabric of the monument stands on the eastern bank of the vast

sweet-water tank, clustered arounnd 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 arched door-ways on east and 7 each on nrth and south for vantilation and light. It has 7 longitudinal aisles and 11 deep bays by a forest of slender stones columns. From thesecolumns spring rows of endless arches, supporting the domes. The arches are six feet in thickness, have slightly tapering hollow and round walls. The iterior and the exterior of the mosque give a view 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 attraction and best architectural beauties of Bangladesh.

1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives:                                                    1  5 = 5

     a. What is meant by `torchbearer’ ?

         i) A person who possesses riches                            ii) A person who bears electric light   

         iii) A person who teaches people    iv) A person who brings messege and knowledge about religion  

     b. In the earliar _____ was known as Khalifatabad.

         i) Khulna                     ii) Bagerhat                      iii) Sundarbans                iv) Mangrove

     c. Khan Jahan Ali used Shat Gambuj Mosque for _____.

         i) meeting                 ii) personal prayer              iii) drawing-room             iv) as a court

     d. The ` multi-domed mosque’ means the mosque has _____.

         i) a few domes           ii) several domes            iii) a single domes          iv) many domes

    e. The Shat Gambuj  Masjid was built __________.    

         i) in 15^th century       ii) in 16^th century       iii) in mid 15^th century      iv) in 12^th century               2. Write whether the statements are true or false.If false, give the correct answer:          1 5 = 5

     a. Khan Jahan Ali is the earliest torch bearer of Islam in the South.

     b. A Muslim colony was founded by Nasiruddin Mahmud.

     c. Ulug Khan Jahan Ali was one of the greatest saints of Islam.

     d. A beautiful building is the most spectecular construction of Khan Jahan Ali.

     e. There are 7 four-sided domes in the middle row.

3. Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the box.      

     There are more word than necessary :                                                   

suitable	previously	spread	established	preacher	rule
attraction	wealthy	beautiful	pious	unfavourable	decorated

Ulug Khan Jahan Ali, a (a)---------- man, (b)---------- a Muslim colony in Bagherhat district. It was situated in the (c)---------- mangrove forest of the sundarbans near the seacoast. He was (d)---------- of Islam in the south and he (e)---------- the light of Islam among the people of bagerhat. He founded a (f)---------- city during the (g)---------- of Sultan Mahmud Shah. Bagerhat was (h)---------- called Khalifatabad. The city has been (i)---------- with numerous mosques. There are other (j)---------- of the city for its tanks, roads and public buildings.

4. Read the passage again. Write in  about 70-80  words about  Shat Gambuj Mosque.  5

5. Answer the following questions :                                                                          1  5 = 5

   a. Who founded a Muslim colony ?

   b. How did Khan Jahan Ali adorned his city ?

   c. When was a Muslim colony founded ?

   d. What is one of the tourist attraction and best arcitectural beauties of Bangladesh ?

   e. When was Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah born ?

6. Fill in each gap with a suitable word from the text :                                         

A (a)----- saint Ulug Khan Jahan (b)----- a Muslim colony in the inhospitable mangrove forest (c)----- Bagerhat. He was the pionear of (d)----- in the south. In the (e)----- Bagerhat was called (f)----- . Khan Jahan Ali (g)----- mosque, tanks,roads and public buildings in the (h)----.

 Shat Gambuj Mosque is the most (i)-----  of them. There are (j)----- Gambuj on the roof.

  7. Read the passage again. Write in  about 70-80  words about  the contribution of Khan Jahan Ali to the developement of the city of Bagerhat.                                             5

8. Read the passage again and write the main idea of the passage in not morethan five sentences.                                                                                                                                  5

9. Fill in each gap with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary.                                                                                                                                10

towards	created	unbearable	tropics	dark	condition
cyclone	speed	thunders	occur	flashes	originates

A cyclone may (a)---------- anytime and at any place. The violent types of (b)---------- usually hit the (c)----------.The cyclone of Bangladesh generally (d)---------- from th Bay of Bengal and blows (e)---------- the land. It is often accompanied by (f)---------- and heavy showers. Before a cyclone commences, (g)---------- heat is felt for a few days. Then suddenly one day the sky becomes terribly (h)---------- with clouds and strong winds being to blow with (i)---------- of lighting and the rumbling of thunders. Thus a terrible situation is (j)----------.

10. Write a letter to your friend telling him about your visit to `The National Memorial’.         10

                                                  

11. Read the following table and make ten sentences.                                                        10

Unemployment It We There Educated youth They The Government Self-help	is should remain are weakens	seek self-employment.
		a curse.
		more people in our country than jobs.
		the best help.
		idle after completing their studies.
		change our notion of secure and comfortable job in an office or a bank.
		the best solution to the problem of unemployment.
		the body and mind of our young population.
		create opportunities for self-employment.
		not depend on the government to provide them with job.

12. Re-arrange the following sentences according to sequence and re-write them in a paragraph.                                                                                                                              10

a. He wanted to teach him a good lesson.

b. So one day he painted the word `dumb’ on a board.

c. So he thought how he could add to his income.

d. He could not earn much by begging.

e. Once there lived a begger in a city.

f. One day an idea crossed of him.

g. He was very jealous of him.

h. Another begger also lived in the city.

i. He hung it round his neck.

j. He thought that he would have more money if he pretended to be dumb.