Chapter-12        A Visit to Kaziranga and Sivasagar   


1. What did Lohit suggest at the beginning of the conversation?

Answer: Lohit suggested that instead of going to Sivasagar, they should go to their uncle’s house in Tezpur.

2. Why did Lohit want to go to Tezpur?

Answer: Lohit wanted to go to Tezpur because he liked visiting his uncle’s house there.

3. What did their father say about visiting new places?

Answer: Their father said that they should visit a new place like Sivasagar instead of going to Tezpur again.

4. What was Sivasagar formerly known as?

Answer: Sivasagar was formerly known as Rangpur.

5. Who ruled Rangpur in the past?

Answer: Rangpur was the capital of the Ahom Kingdom.

6. During which period was Rangpur the capital of the Ahom kings?

Answer: It was the capital from 1699 to 1788.

7. What historical things can visitors see in Sivasagar?

Answer: Visitors can see many tanks, palaces, and beautiful temples from the Ahom period.

8. What suggestion did their mother give during the journey?

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

9. How did Lohit react to the idea of visiting Kaziranga?

Answer: Lohit became very happy and clapped his hands with excitement.

10. What activity did Lohit want to do at Kaziranga?

Answer: He wanted to take an elephant ride and see the rhinoceros.

11. What made Lohit and Trisha excited on the day of the journey?

Answer: They were excited because they would visit Kaziranga and Sivasagar.

12. What is Kaziranga famous for?

Answer: Kaziranga National Park is famous for its wildlife, especially the one-horned rhinoceros.

13. How did the family travel to Kaziranga?

Answer: They travelled in their own car.

14. When did they reach Kaziranga?

Answer: They reached Kaziranga by early afternoon.

15. Where did they stay in Kaziranga?

Answer: They stayed in a hotel with a large compound.

16. Where did they sit after freshening up?

Answer: They sat on cane chairs in the veranda.

17. What were they enjoying while sitting on the veranda?

Answer: They were enjoying the greenery around the hotel.

18. What did Lohit want to see immediately?

Answer: Lohit wanted to see the rhinoceros immediately.

19. Why did their father refuse to go that day?

Answer: Their father said they would go early the next morning.

20. How would they go to see the rhinos?

Answer: They would go on elephant back.

21. What question did Lohit ask about Kaziranga?

Answer: Lohit asked what a national park is.

22. How did their father explain a national park?

Answer: He explained that a national park is a protected area used for conservation of wildlife.

23. Which rare animal is protected in Kaziranga?

Answer: The one-horned rhinoceros is protected there.

24. Did the park have only rhinos?

Answer: No, the park had many other animals and birds.

25. Which animals did their mother mention in the park?

Answer: She mentioned wild water buffaloes, wild boars, sambar, barking deer, hog deer, leopard, and mongoose.

26. What animal did Lohit ask about quickly?

Answer: Lohit quickly asked if there were monkeys.

27. What did Trisha jokingly say to Lohit?

Answer: She joked that Lohit would be one more monkey there.

28. Which type of monkeys are found in Kaziranga?

Answer: Capped langurs, also called leaf monkeys, are found there.

29. What question did Trisha ask at the end of the passage?

Answer: Trisha asked whether there were any snakes in the park.

30. What does this passage mainly describe?

Answer: It describes a family’s exciting plan to visit Kaziranga National Park and the historical town of Sivasagar.

Answer By Dimpee Bora