A Visit to Kaziranga and Sivasagar takes students beyond the classroom and into the real world of nature, beauty and history. Have you ever wondered how a school lesson can feel like an exciting journey? This lesson tells the story of two children, Lohit and Trisha, who explore the famous Kaziranga National Park and the historic town of Sivasagar during their school holidays. Through this journey, students learn about wildlife conservation, Assamese culture, Kaziranga, Sivasagar and the importance of understanding one’s own heritage in an easy and enjoyable way.

A Visit to Kaziranga and Sivasagar – Short Summary

The lesson “A Visit to Kaziranga and Sivasagar” describes an educational and enjoyable journey of two children, Lohit and Trisha, who travel with their parents during their school holidays.

They first visit Kaziranga National Park, a world-famous national park of Assam. There, the children learn about wildlife conservation and see animals like the one-horned rhinoceros, elephants, deer, birds, and rich plant life. The visit helps them understand the importance of protecting nature and endangered animals.

After Kaziranga, the family travels to Sivasagar, a historic town of Assam and the former capital of the Ahom kings. They visit important monuments such as Sivasagar Tank (Bor Pukhuri), Shiva Dol, Rang Ghar, Talatal Ghar, Gargaon Palace, and Charaideo Maidams. Through these visits, the children learn about Assamese history, culture, architecture, and the sacrifices of historical figures like Joymoti.

The lesson A visit to Kaziranga and Sivasagar highlights the importance of travel as a means of learning, the need for wildlife conservation, and the value of knowing one’s own history and heritage.

A Visit to Kazirang a and Sivasagar অসমীয়া সাৰাংশ

“কাজিৰঙা আৰু শিৱসাগৰলৈ ভ্ৰমণ” পাঠটোত লোহিত আৰু ত্ৰিশা নামৰ দুজন শিশুৱে পিতৃ-মাতৃৰ সৈতে ছুটীত কৰা এটা শিক্ষামূলক আৰু আনন্দময় ভ্ৰমণৰ বৰ্ণনা কৰা হৈছে।

তেওঁলোকে প্ৰথমত কাজিৰঙা ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় উদ্যান ভ্ৰমণ কৰে। ইয়াত তেওঁলোকে এশিংগীয়া গঁড়, হাতী, হৰিণ, বিভিন্ন চৰাই আৰু উদ্ভিদ জগত দেখিবলৈ পায়। এই ভ্ৰমণৰ জৰিয়তে শিশুসকলে প্ৰকৃতি সংৰক্ষণ আৰু বিৰল প্ৰাণী ৰক্ষাৰ গুৰুত্ব বুজি পায়।

তাৰ পিছত পৰিয়ালটোৱে শিৱসাগৰ ভ্ৰমণ কৰে। শিৱসাগৰত তেওঁলোকে শিৱসাগৰ পুখুৰী (বৰপুখুৰী), শিৱদৌল, ৰংঘৰ, তালাতল ঘৰ, গড়গাঁও প্ৰাসাদ আৰু চৰাইদেও মৈদাম আদি ঐতিহাসিক স্থান চায়। এই ভ্ৰমণৰ মাধ্যমেৰে শিশুসকলে আহোম ৰাজবংশৰ ইতিহাস, অসমৰ সংস্কৃতি, স্থাপত্য আৰু জয়মতীৰ দৰে বীৰ নাৰীৰ ত্যাগৰ বিষয়ে জানিব পাৰে।

এই পাঠটোৱে ভ্ৰমণৰ শিক্ষামূল্য, প্ৰকৃতি সংৰক্ষণৰ প্ৰয়োজনীয়তা আৰু নিজৰ ৰাজ্যৰ ইতিহাস আৰু ঐতিহ্য জানিবলগীয়া গুৰুত্ব স্পষ্ট কৰি তোলে।

Thinking about the Text (A Visit to Kazirang a and Sivasagar)

I. Choose the right answer:

(i) When something is conserved, it is preserved/ destroyed

Answer: When something is conserved, it is preserved.

(ii) Herbivorous animals eat flesh/ grass.

Answer: Herbivorous animals eat grass.

(iii) When you excavate, you dig out/ cover up something.

Answer: When you excavate, you dig out something.

(iv) When you visit a historical site, you see new/ old monuments.

Answer: When you visit a historical site, you see old monuments.

(V) When you play an indigenous game, it is a foreign/ local game.

Answer: When you play an indigenous game, it is a local game.

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

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

শিশুসকল ৰাতিপুৱা সোনকালে কিয় উঠিছিল?

Answer: The children woke up early in the morning because they were excited about going to Kaziranga and Sivasagar.

শিশুসকল ৰাতিপুৱা সোনকালে উঠিছিল কিয়নো তেওঁলোকে কাজিৰঙা আৰু শিৱসাগৰ ভ্ৰমণৰ বাবে অতি উৎসাহিত আছিল।

2. Why is Assam unique?

অসম কিয় অনন্য (অদিত্বীয়)?

Answer: Assam is unique because it has tea gardens, ancient temples, national parks and historical monuments.
অসম এক অনন্য ৰাজ্য কিয়নো ইয়াত চাহ বাগিচা, প্ৰাচীন মন্দিৰ, ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় উদ্যান আৰু ঐতিহাসিক স্মৃতিচিহ্ন আছে।

3. What is a national park?

ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় উদ্যান বুলিলে কি বুজা?

Answer: A national park is a protected area where animals and plants are conserved.

ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় উদ্যান হৈছে এনে এখন সংৰক্ষিত স্থান য’ত জীৱ-জন্তু আৰু গছ-গছনি সংৰক্ষণ কৰা হয়।

4. When was Kaziranga designated a National Park?

কাজিৰঙাক কেতিয়া ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় উদ্যান হিচাপে ঘোষণা কৰা হৈছিল?

Answer: Kaziranga was designated as a National Park in 1974.

কাজিৰঙাক ১৯৭৪ চনত ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় উদ্যান হিচাপে ঘোষণা কৰা হৈছিল।

5. What is the full form of UNESCO?

UNESCOৰ সম্পূৰ্ণ ৰূপ কি?

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

UNESCOৰ সম্পূৰ্ণ ৰূপ হৈছে United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

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

কাজিৰঙা গেম ছেঞ্চুৱাৰীক কিয় কাজিৰঙা ৱাইল্ড লাইফ ছেঞ্চুৱাৰী নামেৰে নামাকৃত কৰা হৈছিল?

Answer: Kaziranga Game Sanctuary was renamed Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary only to protect animals and stop hunting.

কাজিৰঙা গেমছেঞ্চুৱাৰীকজীৱ-জন্তু সংৰক্ষণ আৰু শিকা বন্ধ কৰাৰ উদ্দেশ্যে ইয়াক কাজিৰঙা ৱাইল্ড লাইফ ছেঞ্চুৱাৰী নামেৰে পুনৰ নামকৰণ কৰা হৈছিল।

7. What does the rhinoceros eat?

গড়ে কি খায়?

Answer: The rhinoceros eats grass and plants.

গঁড়ে ঘাঁহ আৰু গছ-গছনি খায়।

8. What is the name of the stone bridge they crossed on the way to Sivasagar?

সিহঁতে শিৱসাগৰলৈ গৈ থাকতে অতিক্ৰম কৰা সেতুখনৰ নাম কি?

Answer: The name of the bridge they crossed on the way to Sivasagar is the Nambdang Stone Bridge.

সিহঁতে শিৱসাগৰলৈ গৈ থাকতে অতিক্ৰম কৰা সেতুখনৰ নাম হ’ল নামডাং ষ্টোন ব্ৰীজ।

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

শিৱসাগৰ টেংকৰ পাৰত থকা তিনিটা মন্দিৰৰ নাম লিখা।

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

শিৱসাগৰ টেংকৰ পাৰত থকা তিনিটা মন্দিৰৰ নাম হ’ল শিৱ দৌল, বিষ্ণু দৌল আৰু দেৱী দৌল।

10. Who built the Rang-ghar?

ৰংঘৰ কোনে সজাইছিল?

Answer: The Rang-ghar was built by King Pramatta Singha.

ৰংঘৰ ৰজা প্ৰমত্ত সিংহই নিৰ্মাণ কৰিছিল।

III. Fill in the blanks:

1. Well, in 1904 ______ visited Kaziranga.

Answer: Well, in 1904 Mary Curzon visited Kaziranga.

১৯০৪ চনত মেৰি কাৰ্জন কাজিৰঙা ভ্ৰমণ কৰিছিল।

2. The Nambdang Stone Bridge was built by the Ahom king ______.

Answer: The Nambdang Stone Bridge was built by the Ahom king Rudra Singha.

নামডাং ষ্টোন সেতু আহোম ৰজা ৰুদ্ৰ সিংহই নিৰ্মাণ কৰিছিল।

3. Siu-Ka-Pha made ______ his first capital.

Answer: Siu-Ka-Pha made Charaideo his first capital.

চু-কা-ফাই চৰাইদেউক নিজৰ প্ৰথম ৰাজধানী সজাইছিল।

A Visit To Kaziranga and Sivasagar

IV. Answer these questions in a short paragraph:

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

Answer: Kaziranga became a protected area to save the one-horned rhinoceros. In 1905 it was declared a reserve forest. Later it became a wildlife sanctuary. In 1974 it was declared a National Park. Today it is a World Heritage Site.

এটা শিং থকা গঁড় সংৰক্ষণ কৰাৰ বাবে কাজিৰঙাক সংৰক্ষিত অঞ্চল হিচাপে গঢ়ি তোলা হৈছিল। ১৯০৫ চনত ইয়াক ৰিজাৰ্ভ ফৰেষ্ট ঘোষণা কৰা হৈছিল। পাছত ইয়াক ৱাইল্ড লাইফ ছেঞ্চুৱাৰী কৰা হয়। ১৯৭৪ চনত ইয়াক ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় উদ্যান ঘোষণা কৰা হৈছিল। বৰ্তমান ই এটা বিশ্ব ঐতিহ্য ক্ষেত্ৰ।

2. Write a short note on Talatal Ghar.

Answer: Talatal Ghar is an old palace in Sivasagar. It had four storeys above the ground and three storeys underground. There were secret tunnels connected to the palace. Today only the remains of the palace can be seen.

তলাতল ঘৰ শিৱসাগৰত অৱস্থিত এটা প্ৰাচীন ৰাজপ্ৰাসাদ। ইয়াৰ ওপৰত চাৰিটা তলা আৰু তলত তিনিটা তলা আছিল। ইয়াত গোপন সুড়ং আছিল। বৰ্তমান কেৱল ইয়াৰ অৱশেষহে দেখা যায়।

3. Write a note on Charaideo Maidam.

Answer: Charaideo Maidam is the burial place of the Ahom kings and nobles. It is a sacred place for the Ahoms. Many royal tombs are found there. It is often compared to the pyramids of Egypt. চৰাইদেউ মৈদাম আহোম ৰজা আৰু উচ্চপদস্থ লোকৰ সমাধিস্থল। এই স্থান আহোমসকলৰ বাবে পবিত্ৰ। ইয়াত বহুতো ৰাজকীয় সমাধি আছে। এই মৈদামসমূহক ইজিপ্টৰ পিৰামিডৰ সৈতে তুলনা কৰা হয়।

Thinking about Language (A Visit to Kaziranga and Sivasagar)

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 if they knew that 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 said that he wished there was really a sagar there.

II. Here are some sentences from the piece. Chose the words from the brackets which can be substitute for the italicized words from the sentence:

1. They checked in at a hotel that had a large compound. (registered, corrected)

Answer: They registered at a hotel that had a large compound.

তেওঁলোকে এটা ডাঙৰ অভ্যন্তৰ থকা হোটেলত নিবন্ধন কৰিলে।

2. She requested her husband to take measures immediately to protect the rhinos. (take steps, calculated)

Answer: She requested her husband to take steps immediately to protect the rhinos.

তেওঁয়ে তেওঁৰ স্বামীক অনুৰোধ কৰিলে যে গঁড়বোৰ ৰক্ষা কৰিবলৈ তৎক্ষণাত ব্যৱস্থা ল’ব।

3. Further in, they spotted a deer. (dotted, saw)

Answer: Further in, they saw a deer.

আগত ভিতৰলৈ গৈ তেওঁলোকে এটা হৰিণ দেখিছিল।

4. In the heart of the town was the Sivasagar tank. (centre of, mind of)

Answer: In the centre of the town was the Sivasagar tank.

নগৰৰ কেন্দ্ৰত শিৱসাগৰ টেংক আছিল।

5. The maidams have tomb vaults just like the pyramids in Egypt. (burial chambers, jumps)

Answer: The maidams have burial chambers just like the pyramids in Egypt.

মৈদামসমূহত সমাধি কক্ষ আছে, যেনে ইজিপ্তৰ পিৰামিডৰ দৰে।

III. Verbs of reporting are used to order, report statements, thoughts, intentions, questions, apologies, request and so on.

Underline the verbs of reporting in the following sentences:

1. Their father had explained to them, “This bridge is named after the Ahom General Kolia Bhomora Phukan.”

2. “What’s there to see in Sivasagar? Let’s go to uncle’s house in Tezpur instead.” Lohit pleaded.

3. “On our way we can stay for a night at Kaziranga,” their mother suggested.

4. “Can we go to see the rhino now?” Lohit asked.

5. “Look, look,” Lohit shouted excitedly, “there’s a rhino.”

6. “Wow!” Trisha exclaimed, looking through the binocular. “There’s another rhino in the water.”

7. “I will take you to Charaideo,” said their father.

Extra Questions with Answers:

1. What is Kaziranga famous for?

কাজিৰঙা কিহৰ বাবে প্ৰসিদ্ধ?

Answer: Kaziranga is famous for the one-horned rhinoceros.

কাজিৰঙা এটা শিং থকা গঁড়ৰ বাবে প্ৰসিদ্ধ।

2. When was Kaziranga declared a National Park?

কাজিৰঙা কেতিয়া ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় উদ্যান ঘোষণা হৈছিল?

Answer:  Kaziranga was declared a National Park in 1974.

কাজিৰঙাক ১৯৭৪ চনত ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় উদ্যান ঘোষণা কৰা হৈছিল।

3. What is Sivasagar named after?

শিৱসাগৰৰ নাম ক’ৰ পৰা আহিছে।

Answer: Sivasagar is named after the Sivasagar tank (Borpukhuri).

শিৱসাগৰৰ নাম শিৱসাগৰ টেংক (বোৰপুখুৰি) ৰ পৰা আহিছে।

4. Name three temples by the Sivasagar tank.

শিৱসাগৰ টেংকৰ কাষত থকা তিনিটা মন্দিৰৰ নাম লিখা।

Answer: The three temples are Shiva Dol, Vishnu Dol and Devi Dol.

তিনিটা মন্দিৰ হৈছে শিৱ দৌল, বিষ্ণু দৌল আৰু দেৱী দৌল।

5. Who built the Joysagar tank?

জয়সাগৰ টেংক কোনে খান্দিছিল?

Answer: King Rudra Singha built the Joysagar tank in memory of his mother.

ৰজা ৰুদ্ৰ সিংহে তেওঁৰ মাতৃৰ স্মৃতিৰ বাবে জয়সাগৰ টেংক খান্দিছিল ।

6. What is the Rang-ghar?

ৰংঘৰ কি?

Answer: The Rang-ghar is an amphitheatre where Ahom kings watched games.

ৰংঘৰ এটা amphitheatre, য’ত আহোম ৰজাসকলে খেল-ধেমালি উপভোগ কৰিছিল।

7. Why should we protect Kaziranga?

আমি কিয় কাজিৰঙা সংৰক্ষণ কৰিব লাগিব?

Answer: We should protect Kaziranga because it saves rare animals and plants.

আমি কাজিৰঙা সংৰক্ষণ কৰিব লাগে কিয়নো ইয়াত দুৰ্লভ জন্তু আৰু গছ-গছনি সংৰক্ষণ কৰা হয়।

MCQS on A Visit to Kaziranga and Sivasagar

1. Where did the family go for the trip?

পৰিয়ালটোৱে ভ্ৰমণৰ বাবে ক’লৈ গৈছিল?
A. Kaziranga and Sivasagar
B. Tezpur and Guwahati
C. Manas and Nameri
D. Jorhat and Dibrugarh
Correct answer: A

2. Who are Lohit and Trisha?

লোহিত আৰু তৃষা কোন?
A. The parents
B. The children of the family
C. Tour guides
D. Forest guards
Correct answer: B

3. What is Kaziranga famous for?

কাজিৰঙা কিহৰ বাবে প্ৰসিদ্ধ?
A. One-horned rhinoceros
B. Tigers only
C. Tea gardens
D. Mountains
Correct answer: A

4. What type of place is Kaziranga?

কাজিৰঙা কেনে ধৰণৰ স্থান?
A. Village
B. City
C. Market
D. National Park
Correct answer: D

5. In which year was Kaziranga declared a National Park?

কোন বছৰত কাজিৰঙাক ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় উদ্যান ঘোষণা কৰা হৈছিল?
A. 1974
B. 1965
C. 1985
D. 2000
Correct answer: A

6. Who visited Kaziranga in 1904?

১৯০৪ চনত কাজিৰঙা কোনে ভ্ৰমণ কৰিছিল?
A. Joymoti
B. Rudra Singha
C. Pramatta Singha
D. Mary Curzon
Correct answer: D

7. What does UNESCO stand for?

UNESCOৰ সম্পূৰ্ণ ৰূপ কি?
A. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
B. United Nations Economic and Social Council
C. Universal National Education Service Office
D. United Nations Science Committee
Correct answer: A

8. What animal did the children want to see most in Kaziranga?

কাজিৰঙাত শিশুসকলে কোন জন্তুটো বেছি চাবলৈ বিচাৰিছিল?
A. Rhinoceros
B. Tiger
C. Elephant
D. Deer
Correct answer: A

9. What does a rhinoceros eat?

গঁড়ে কি খায়?
A. Fish
B. Meat
C. Grass and plants
D. Fruits only
Correct answer: C

10. What is the name of the stone bridge near Sivasagar?

শিৱসাগৰৰ ওচৰৰ পাথৰ সেতুটোৰ নাম কি?
A. Kolia Bridge
B. Saraighat Bridge
C. Bogibeel Bridge
D. Nambdang Stone Bridge
Correct answer: D

11. What does the word “Sagar” mean here?

ইয়াত “সাগৰ” শব্দটোৱে কি বুজায়?
A. A large tank
B. A sea
C. A river
D. A lake
Correct answer: A

12. Which tank is also called Borpukhuri?

কোনটো টেংকক বৰপুখুৰি বুলিও কোৱা হয়?
A. Joysagar tank
B. Sivasagar tank
C. Gaurisagar tank
D. Jaysagar lake
Correct answer: B

13. Which temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva?

কোনটো মন্দিৰ ভগৱান শিৱলৈ উৎসৰ্গিত?
A. Shiva Dol
B. Vishnu Dol
C. Devi Dol
D. Rang-ghar
Correct answer: A

14. Who built the Joysagar tank?

জয়সাগৰ টেংক কোনে খনাইছিল?
A. Siu-Ka-Pha
B. Pramatta Singha
C. Rudra Singha
D. Rajeswar Singha
Correct answer: C

15. Why was Joysagar tank built?

জয়সাগৰ টেংক কিয় খান্দোৱা হৈছিল?
A.  For irrigation onlyB. For swimming
C. For fishing
D. In memory of the king’s mother
Correct answer: D

16. What is Rang-ghar?

ৰংঘৰ কি?
A. A museum
B. A palace
C. A temple
D. An amphitheatre
Correct answer: D

17. Who built the Rang-ghar?

ৰংঘৰ কোনে নিৰ্মাণ কৰিছিল?
A. Pramatta Singha
B. Rudra Singha
C. Siu-Ka-Pha
D. Gadadhar Singha
Correct answer: A

18. What is Talatal Ghar famous for?

তলাতল ঘৰ কিহৰ বাবে প্ৰসিদ্ধ?
A. A big garden
B. Underground tunnels
C. A library
D. A market
Correct answer: B

19. How many storeys were above ground in Talatal Ghar?

তলাতল ঘৰত মাটিৰ ওপৰত কিমান তলা আছিল?
A. Six
B. Two
C. One
D. Four
Correct answer: D

20. What is a Maidam?

মৈদাম কি?
A. Royal burial mound
B. Temple
C. Playground
D. Lake
Correct answer: A

21. Where is Charaideo located?

চৰাইদেউ ক’ত অৱস্থিত?
A. Near Tezpur
B. Near Guwahati
C. Near Sivasagar
D. Near Silchar
Correct answer: C

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