Hason Raja

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1. Choose the best answer:
a. A mystic finds God through –.
i. prayers ii. his songs
iii. mediation
Choose the correct answer:

i. i ii. i and iii
iii. ii and iii iv. iii
b. "Hason Udash" is a –.
i. book ii. book of songs
iii. poem iv. song
c. How did he feel about his wealth?
i. Meaningless ii. Meaningful
iii. Useful iv. Useless
d. When was Hason Raja born?
i. 1954 ii. 1854 iii. 1754 iv. 1654
e. Read the following statements carefully and answer the question following them:
A. Hasan attempts to be united with God through prayer.
B. Kamal tries to get wealth in a proper way.
C. Jaman writes songs and poems
Who is a mystic?
i. Hasan ii. Kamal iii. Jamal

iv. none of them
Answer : 1.
a. ii) i and iii; b. ii) book of songs; c) i) meaningless; d. iv) In 19th century; e. i) Hasan;
2. Ans. the following questions:
a. How was Hason Raja's family?
b. What do you understand by "mystic bard"?
c. How did a mystic bard express his thought and feelings?
d. Who was Hason Raja?
e. How many books of Hason Raja were published?
Answer : 2.
a. Hason Raja's family was rich and wealthy. They were landlord.
b. A mystic bard is a person who writes poems and songs to express his deep thought and feelings about God, life and love for man. He also tries to search for the truth and become united with God through prayer and meditation.

c. A mystic bard expresses his thoughts and feelings through his writings.
d. Hason Raja was one of the mystic bard of Bangladesh. He was born in Sylhet in 1854 in a wealthy landlord's family.
e. Two books of Hason Raja were published.
3. Fill in the blanks with your own words.
Some Bards are called to be (a) — in their thought and feelings. Their (b) — is to be united with God. Their thoughts and feelings are revealed through their (c) — . And one of the famous (d) — is Hason Raja who was born in 1854 in a rich family. By birth, he got a (e) — life full of comfort and happiness. But very soon, his life became (f) — and all luxuries (g) — into meaninglessness. He began to (h) — a new world to with his inner eye. He started to (i) — the creator. And thus he deeply tried to realise God and his (j) — .

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Answer-3 :
(a) mystic; (b) aim; (c) writings;
(d) bards; (e) luxurious; (f) changed;
(g) turned; (h) look for; (i) think about;
(j) creation
4. Make five sentences from the substitution table.
Answer-4 :
a. Hason Raja was one of the mystic bards of Bangladesh.
b. He led a luxurious life in his youth.
c. He lacked nothing.
d. But everything seemed meaningless to him.
e. So, he left everything.
5. Rearrange the following sentences.
He wrote a lot of songs. Hason Raja was born in Sylhet. He gave up his luxuries life and started to think deeply about Creator and His creations. His songs were popular all over Bangladesh and beyond. He belonged to a rich family.
Answer-5 :
Hason Raja was born in Sylhet. He belonged to a rich family. He gave up his luxurious life and started to think deeply about Creator and His creations. He wrote a lot of songs. His songs were popular all over Bangladesh and beyond.
6. True or False. If false, give the correct answer.

a. A bard means a bird.
b. A bard writes poems and novel.
c. Hason Raja was a rich person
d. His family was wealthy powerful family.
e. Hason Raja was highly educated.

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Answer-6 :
(a) False. Corr. Inf. A bard is a person, who write songs and poems. (b) False. Corr. Inf. A bard writes peoms and songs. (c) True. (d) True. (e) False. Corr. Inf. Hason Raja did not receive much formal education.
7. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.
A bard is a poet as well as a (a) — . And a mystic bard is a person who wants to be united with (b) — . He also has a deep passion for life and (c) — . (d) — is a well-know bard of Bangladesh. He was born in (e) — . He led a (f) — life in his youth. But soon he (g) — that all wealth was meaningless. He gave away his (h) — , and sank into deep thought of the (i) — , life, death and mankind. He began to search for the (j) — .
Answer-7 :
(a) lyricist; (b) God; (c) love for man; (d) Hason Raja; (e) Sylhet; (f) luxurious; (g) realistties; (h) property; (i) Creator; (j) Truth.
8. Put a word in the gaps from the box matching their meanings.
a. — = further on.
b. — = excited about something.
c. — = Enjoyment.
d. — = the state of having a pleasant life.
e. — = having spiritual power.
f. — = a book.

g. — = to hold.
h. — = famous and respected.
i. — = a person who writes poems and songs.
j. — = the enjoyment of expensive things.
Answer-8 :
a. beyond; b. Crazy; c. pleasure;
d. comfort; e. mystic; f. volume;
g. contain; h. eminent; i. bard; j. luxury.