Class 9 English | A Visit to Kaziranga and Sivasagar

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A Visit to Kaziranga and Sivasagar

Class 9 English Chapter Summary, Word Meanings & Textbook Solutions

📌 পাঠৰ সাৰাংশ (Summary in Assamese)

শ্ৰীমতীবাল দুৱাৰাৰ দ্বাৰা ৰচিত "A Visit to Kaziranga and Sivasagar" পাঠটি লোহিত আৰু ত্ৰিশা নামৰ দুটা সন্তান আৰু তেওঁলোকৰ পিতৃ-মাতৃৰ এক শৈক্ষিক ভ্ৰমণৰ কাহিনী। লোহিত আৰু ত্ৰিশাই তেওঁলোকৰ স্কুলৰ বন্ধৰ দিনত মা-দেউতাকৰ সৈতে ঐতিহাসিক চহৰ শিৱসাগৰ আৰু বিশ্ববিখ্যাত কাজিৰঙা ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় উদ্যান ভ্ৰমণ কৰিবলৈ ওলাইছিল।

প্ৰথমতে তেওঁলোকে কাজিৰঙাত উপস্থিত হৈ এখন হোটেলত আশ্ৰয় লয়। পিছদিনা পুৱা তেওঁলোকে হাতীৰ পিঠিত উঠি ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় উদ্যানখন ভ্ৰমণ কৰে আৰু এশিঙীয়া গঁড়, বনৰীয়া ম’হ, হৰিণা আৰু বিভিন্ন ধৰণৰ পখী প্ৰত্যক্ষ কৰে। মা-দেউতাকে তেওঁলোকক জনায় যে ১৯৮৫ চনত ইউনেস্কোৱে (UNESCO) কাজিৰঙাক বিশ্ব ঐতিহ্য ক্ষেত্ৰ হিচাপে ঘোষণা কৰিছিল। লগতে তেওঁলোকে কাজিৰঙাক সুৰক্ষিত বনাঞ্চল হিচাপে গঢ়ি তোলাৰ আঁৰত থকা লৰ্ড কাৰ্জনৰ পত্নী মেৰী কাৰ্জনৰ অবদান আৰু ইয়াৰ নামকৰণৰ ইতিহাস সম্পৰ্কে জানিব পাৰে।

কাজিৰঙাৰ পৰা তেওঁলোকে শিৱসাগৰ অভিমুখে যাত্ৰা কৰে। বাটত তেওঁলোকে ১৭০৩ চনত আহোম স্বৰ্গদেউ ৰুদ্ৰসিংহৰ দিনত নিৰ্মিত বিখ্যাত নামদাং শিলৰ সাঁকো পাৰ হয়। শিৱসাগৰত উপস্থিত হৈ তেওঁলোকে বৰপুখুৰী, ইয়াৰ পাৰত থকা শিৱদ’ল, বিষ্ণুদ’ল আৰু দেৱীদ’ল দৰ্শন কৰে। ইয়াৰ পিছত তেওঁলোকে টাই মিউজিয়াম, জয়মতী কুঁৱৰীৰ স্মৃতি বিজড়িত জয়সাগৰ পুখুৰী, আহোম ৰজাৰ ক্ৰীড়াংগন ৰংঘৰ, সাতমহলীয়া তলাতল ঘৰ, গড়গাঁও কাৰেং ঘৰ আৰু আহোম যুগৰ পবিত্ৰ মৈদাম থকা চৰাইদেউ ভ্ৰমণ কৰে। এই ভ্ৰমণ লোহিত আৰু ত্ৰিশাৰ বাবে কেৱল আমোদজনকেই নাছিল, বৰঞ্চ ইয়াৰ জৰিয়তে তেওঁলোকে অসমৰ চহকী ইতিহাস আৰু প্ৰাকৃতিক ঐতিহ্যৰ বিষয়ে গভীৰ জ্ঞান লাভ কৰে।

📌 কঠিন শব্দৰ অৰ্থ (Word Meanings)

English Word Assamese Meaning
Extensively ব্যাপকভাৱে / বহুলভাৱে যাত্ৰা কৰা
Unique অনন্য / অদ্বিতীয়
Ancient প্ৰাচীন / পুৰণি
Monument ঐতিহাসিক কীৰ্তিচিহ্ন / স্মৃতিস্তম্ভ
Conservation সংৰক্ষণ / সুৰক্ষা প্ৰদান কৰা কাৰ্য
Flora and Fauna উদ্ভিদ আৰু প্ৰাণী জগত
Herbivorous তৃণভোজী (যি কেৱল ঘাঁহ-পাত খায়)
Amphitheatre মুকলি প্ৰেক্ষাগৃহ বা ক্ৰীড়াংগন
Indigenous স্থানীয় / থলুৱা
Camouflage ছদ্মৱেশ / প্ৰাকৃতিকভাৱে লুকাই থকা অৱস্থা

📌 Textbook Exercise Solutions

I. Choose the right answer:

  1. When something is conserved, it is preserved/destroyed.
    Ans: preserved
  2. Herbivorous animals eat flesh/grass.
    Ans: grass
  3. When you excavate, you dig out/cover up something.
    Ans: dig out
  4. When you visit a historical site, you see new/old monuments.
    Ans: old
  5. When you play an indigenous game, it is a foreign/local game.
    Ans: local

II. Answer these questions in one or two short sentences:

1. Why did the children wake up early in the morning?

Ans: The children, Lohit and Trisha, woke up early in the morning because they were too excited about their upcoming family trip to Sivasagar and Kaziranga.

2. Why is Assam unique?

Ans: Assam is a unique land because it is gifted with beautiful tea gardens, ancient temples, national parks, and famous historical monuments.

3. What is a national park?

Ans: A national park is a strictly protected area of land utilized mainly for wildlife conservation and environmental protection purposes.

4. When was Kaziranga designated a National Park?

Ans: Kaziranga was designated a National Park in the year 1974.

5. What is the full form of the UNESCO?

Ans: The full form of UNESCO is United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

6. Why was Kaziranga Game Sanctuary renamed Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary?

Ans: The word 'game' denotes animals hunted for sport and food, which was inappropriate for a park aimed at animal conservation. Therefore, P.D. Stracey renamed it Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary in 1950.

7. What does the rhinoceros eat?

Ans: Rhinoceroses are herbivorous animals that eat only grasses, leaves, fruits, water plants, and branches of shrubs.

8. "On their way to Sivasagar, they crossed a stone bridge." What is the name of this bridge?

Ans: The name of the stone bridge is 'Silor Saaku', which is famously known as the Namdang Stone Bridge.

9. Name the three temples on the bank of the Sivasagar tank.

Ans: The three temples built on the bank of the Sivasagar tank are Shiva Dol, Vishnu Dol, and Devi Dol.

10. Who built the Rang-ghar?

Ans: The Rang-ghar was built by the Ahom king Pramatta Singha.

III. Fill in the blanks:

  1. Well, in 1904 Mary Curzon visited Kaziranga.
  2. The Namdang Stone Bridge was built by the Ahom king Rudra Singha.
  3. Siu-Ka-Pha made Charaideo his first capital.

IV. Answer these questions in a short paragraph:

1. Write briefly the history of Kaziranga as a protected area.

Ans: The conservation history of Kaziranga dates back to 1904 when Mary Curzon, wife of Lord Curzon (the then Viceroy of India), visited the area but failed to spot a single rhino. Following her request, the 'Kaziranga Proposed Reserve Forest' was created in 1905. It was renamed 'Kaziranga Game Sanctuary' in 1916. Later, to eliminate the hunting reference from its name, forest conservationist P.D. Stracey renamed it 'Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary' in 1950. Ultimately, in 1974, it was officially designated as a National Park.

2. Write a short note on Talatal Ghar.

Ans: Talatal Ghar is a remarkable architectural wonder of the Ahom dynasty located in Sivasagar. Originally constructed as an army base, it features an intricate setup with four storeys above the ground and three storeys built underground. It is famous for housing two secret underground escape tunnels; one spanning 16 kilometers leading directly to the Gargaon Palace, and another 3-kilometer tunnel extending to the banks of the Dikhow River. These tunnels are now completely sealed for public entry.

3. Write a note on Charaideo Maidam.

Ans: Charaideo was established as the first capital of the Ahom kingdom by King Siu-Ka-Pha. It contains at least a hundred 'Maidams', which served as the sacred vaulted burial grounds and tomb mounds for the Ahom royals and nobles. The hillock of Charaideo was historically treated with deep spiritual reverence as the abode of ancestral gods. Structurally, these fascinating tomb vaults bear an architectural resemblance to the ancient pyramids of Egypt.

📌 Thinking about Language (Grammar Solutions)

I. Change the following sentences from direct to indirect speech:

1. Direct: "Do you know Kaziranga is a World Heritage Site?" their father said.

Indirect: Their father asked them if they knew Kaziranga was a World Heritage Site.

2. Direct: "On our way we can stay for a night at Kaziranga," their mother suggested.

Indirect: Their mother suggested that they could stay for a night at Kaziranga on their way.

3. Direct: "Can we go to see the rhino now?" Lohit asked.

Indirect: Lohit asked if they could go to see the rhino then.

4. Direct: "I wish there was really a sagar here!" Lohit said.

Indirect: Lohit wished that there had really been a sagar there.

II. Choose the correct words from brackets to substitute the italicized words:

  • They checked in at a hotel...
    Ans: registered
  • ...to take measures immediately to protect the rhinos.
    Ans: take steps
  • Further in, they spotted a deer.
    Ans: saw
  • In the heart of the town was the Sivasagar tank.
    Ans: centre of
  • The maidams have tomb vaults just like the pyramids...
    Ans: burial chambers

III. Underline the verbs of reporting in the following sentences:

  1. Their father had explained to them, "This bridge..."
  2. "What's there to see...?" Lohit pleaded.
  3. "...we can stay for a night..." their mother suggested.
  4. "Can we go to see...?" Lohit asked.
  5. "Look, look," Lohit shouted excitedly...
  6. "Wow!" Trisha exclaimed...
  7. "I will take you to Charaideo," said their father.

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