A ff il ia C to te B d S ( Children’s Dream Land ) E Session : ................2021-22 Subject :.....................................ASL Practice Worksheet :....................April Date :................. Name :................................................................................ Class :............IX Sec. :................. Roll ..................... A. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below : The tomb of Humayun, the second Mughal emperor, was built between 1526 and 1571 by the Persian architect Mirak Mirza Ghiyuath under the instructions of Humayun’s grieving widow, Hamida Banu Begum. The oldest garden-tomb in the Indian sub-continent, it is the first example of the Persian influence on Indian architecture. It houses more than 1000 graves, which has led to it being called ‘the dormitory of the Mughals.’ It houses the tombs of the Mughal emperors, Jahandar Shah and Farrukh Siyar, and also of Darah Sikoh- Shahjahan’s murdered son. The tomb is a protected monument, which means that defacing it in any way would cost you Rs. 5000 or three months in prison. It is on the World Heritage List, and recognized internationally as a monument that deserves protection for the benefit of all humanity. A massive restoration process was carried out over four years to ensure that the maintenance of the tomb met international standards. Between the years 2000 and 2003, the Agha Khan Trust for Culture, in collaboration with the Archaeological Survey of India, carried out a project to revitalise the 30-acre garden and the monument itself. The tomb is located near the shrine of an important Sufi Saint, Nizamuddin Auliya. It is considered auspicious to be burried near the tomb of a saint, and there are various other monuments outside the main tomb. 1. Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct answer from the alternatives given : i) The second Mughal emperor was a) Babar b) Akbar c) Humayun ii) Humayun’s tomb is situated near the tomb of a) Babar b) Mirza Ghiyuath c) Nizamuddin Auliya iii) The name of the oldest garden-tomb in the Indian sub-continent is the tomb of a) Humayun b) Akbar c) Hamida Banu iv) Nizamuddin Auliya was a famous a) Muslim saint b) Sufi saint c) social worker Teacher’s Signature : .................................. Name _____________________________________ Class : _____IX Sec : _____ Roll : _____ W/S No . : _____ v) Darah Sikoh was the son of a) Akbar b) Jahangir c) Shahjahan vi) Hamida Banu was the wife of a) Akbar b) Babar c) Humayun vii) More than 1000 graves are housed in the tomb of a) Jahandar Shah b) Humayun c) Hamida Banu Begum 2. Rearrange the sentences that follow in their proper order : i) A massive restoration project was carried out to revitalise the tomb from 2000 to 2003. ii) The tomb houses more than 1000 graves. iii) The tomb of Humayun was built. iv) Hamida Banu instructed Mirza Ghiyuath to build the tomb. v) The tomb was included in the World Heritage List. Ans :___________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Answer the following questions in about 20 words : i) What is the first example of the Persian influence on Indian Architecture? Ans :__________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ii) Who built the tomb of Humayun and under whose instructions? Ans : __________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ iii) Why is the tomb of Humayun called the ‘dormitory of the Mughals’? Ans : __________________________________________________________________________ Name _____________________________________ Class : _____IX Sec : _____ Roll : _____ W/S No . : _____ ________________________________________________________________________________ iv) What is the punishment for defacing the tomb of Humayun? Ans: ___________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ B. Write a paragraph about ‘Female Autorickshaw Drivers’ shown in the picture. You can also take help from the outlines given below : [ Female autorickshaw drivers - very few in number - capable of any job - can fly aeroplane - drive train - determined - deserve respect - needs to be encouraged them - value them.] _____________________________________________ Ans :___________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Name _____________________________________ Class : _____IX Sec : _____ Roll : _____ W/S No . : _____ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________.