English IX - Chapter No.4 - Reference To Context (Poem Section)

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Moen-Jo-Daro

Text Book Name: Secondary Stage English Book One For Class IX

Explain With Reference To Context (Prose)

1. " Perhaps there was once  a town or a city which lies under these mounds of clay and sand. Let us dig here, may be we shall uncover the remains of an old city." (KHI Board -General Group 2019, Model Paper 2018 and Onward)
(i) Name the speaker and the lesson.
(ii) Write few lines about the speaker.
(iii) What happened when they started digging?
(iv) What is the speaker talking about?
(v) What was buried under the mounds of clay

Ans:
(i)These Lines were spoken by " Sir John Marshall" and these lines are taken from the Lesson " Moen-Jo_ Daro" , from our Secondary Stage  English Text Book For Class IX.
(ii) Sir John Marshall, was an English civil servant, whose work was to look after historical remains, like ancient buildings and other old things such as those pieces of pots and bricks.
(iii) As they dug, more and more old pieces of pots and bricks came up, till there appeared bit by bit a city of straight roads, and well-built houses.
(iv) When some villagers brought pieces of old pots and bricks he at once knew that they were pieces of very old pots. He directed the villagers to dig there with the hope that they would uncover the remains of an old city. He discovered the old city of Moen - Jo -Daro.
(v) An old city of Moen-Jo-Daro was buried under the mounds of clay.

2. The best find of Moen-jo-Daro is the head of a bull, which was used as a seal. A metal statue of a dancing girl has also been found.
(i) What is the best find of Moen-jo-daro?
(ii) Who discovered the Moen-jo-Daro?
(iii) What is probable age of Moen-jo-Daro?
Ans:
(i)The best find of Moen-jo-Daro is the head of a bull, which was used as a seal.
(ii) Moen-jo-Daro was discovered by Sir John Marshall.
(iii) The probable age of the city is being given as about four thousand five hundred years.