The Statue of Liberty, originally called Liberty Enlightenning the world

The Statue of Liberty, originally called Liberty Enlightenning the world, is a statue on liberty Island, formerly Bedloe’s Island, in the harbour of New York. The statue symbolises liberty in the form of a woman wearing flowing robes and spiked crown. She holds a torch aloft in her hand and carries in her left hand a book inscribed `July 4, 1776’. Broken chains, symbolizing the overthrow of tyranny, lie at her feet. The statue was designed by the French sculptor Fredric Bartholdi and was given by French to the United States to commemorate the centennial of U.S. Independence in 1876.

     France raised funds by popular subscription to pay for the statue, U.S. donors financed the pedestal and installation of the monument. President Grover dedicaed the work on October 28, 1886. The statue, the island, and the nearby Ellis Island were declared a national monument in 1924.

     The statue, formed of copper sheets riveted to an iron framework, is one of the largest in the world. It measures 93.5 m (306 ft 2 inches) from the bottom of the pedestal to  the tip of the torch. The figure itself is 46.4 m (152 ft 2 inches) high; the right arm is 12.8 m (42 ft long ); the hand is 5.03 m (16 ft 5 inches) long; and the head, which is reachable by staircase or emergency lift, measures 8.5 m ( 28 ft) from neck to diadem and 3.05 m ( 10 ft) from ear to ear. The statue weights 254 tonnes (250 tones).Originally, conceived as a gesture of international friendship, the statue has become a global symbol of freedom, marking the arrival of millions of immigrants to the United States.

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

     a. The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of --------.

         i) crown   ii) light   iii) monument  iv) liberty

    b. What was the former name of liberty Island ?

         i) New York   ii) Bedloe’s Island  iii) Florida  iv) Formerly Bedloe’s Island 

  c. There is a ----- in the right hand of the statue.

     i) book  ii) torch    iii) crown   iv) chain

    d. The centennial celebration of U.S. Independence was observed in----.

     i) 1871    ii) 1976  iii) 1776   iv) 1876

      e. The frame of the statue is made of --------.

    i) copper   ii) lead  iii) iron  iv) silver

 2. Write whether the statements are true or false.If false, give the correct      

     answer:                                                                                                5 5 = 5

     a. The original name of `the Statue of Liberty’ was liberty Enlightening the world.

     b. The pedestal and installation of the monument was defined by Frence donors.

     c. President Grover Cleveland dedicated the work October 28, 1886.

     d. Broken chains lying at the feet of the statue symbolize the overthrow of liberty.

     e. The right arm of the statue is 1.28 m long.

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

     There are more word than necessary :                                    

  

wearing	designed	liberty	symbolize	formerly	form
holding	inscribed	left	given	commemorating	treatment

 The Statue of Liberty is on the liberty Island (a)----- it was known as Bedloe’s Island. The statue was made in the (b)----- of a woman. She is (c)----- flowing robes and a spiked crown. She is (d)----- a torch aloft in her right hand and in her (e)----- hand there  is a book (f)------- July 4 , 1776. The broken  chains  which lie at  her feet

(g)----- the overthrow of tyranny. The statue was (h)----- by the French sculptor Fredric Bartholdi. It was then (i)----by French to the United States with a view (j)----

the centennial of U.S. Independence in 1876.

4. Read the passage again. Now , Write in  about 70-80  words about  the Statue

of Liberty.                                                                                                                    5

5. Answer the following questions :                                                            1  5 = 5

    a. Who gave the statue to the United States and what for ?

    b. What do the statue and the broken chains symbolize ?

    c. How has the statue become a global symbol of freedom ? 

    d. How is the head ofthe statue reachable ?

    e. What things are there in the hands of the statue ?

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

The Statue of Liberty is (a)-------- on the  liberty Island in  the harbour  of New York. The statue (b)------ for liberty in the form of a woman who (c)------- wearing flowing robes and spiked crown. There (d)----- two things in her (e)----- one is a torch and the (f)------ a book inscribed `July 4, 1776,’ Broken chains  (g)----- lie at her feet (h)------ the overthrow  of tyranny. A French sculptor (i)-------- Fredric Bartholdi  designed it. France (j)------- it to the United States to commemorate the centennial of U.S. Independence in 1876.

7. Read the passage again. Imagine there is a memorial in your country. Now Write a paragraph about it in your own words in not mre than 70-80 words.

      

8. Read the passage again and write the main idea of the passage in not more

than five sentences.