Read the following text and answer the questions that follow.
Hason Raja was born in 1854, into a wealthy landlord family in Sylhet. He did not receive much formal education as a child. In his youth, he lived a life of luxury. He had everything- money, comfort, and pleasure.
However, at one point in his life, he began to feel that these material possessions were meaningless. He gave away all his properties, and started to think deeply about the creator, life, death, and humankind. He wrote about a thousand songs which reflected his thoughts. In 1906, he published a book called Hason Udash. The book had 200 songs in it. In his songs, he called himself 'Crazy Hason Raja', or 'Pagla Hason Raja'.
Another volume called Hason Raja Samagra (Complete Works of Hason Raja) was also published, which contained 500 poems and songs. Hason Raja's songs had always been popular in Sylhet, but very soon they spread all over Bangladesh and beyond. As you grow older, try to learn more about this great mystic poet through reading and listening to his songs.

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  Read the above text again and answer the following questions.

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• (i)

  When was Hason Raja born?

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• (ii)

  Where was he from?

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  What was his youth like?

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  Why did Hason Raja leave his life of comfort and pleasure?

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• (v)

  What was the other name by which Hason Raja was known?

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• (b)

  Fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text.

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• (i)

  Hason used to live a comfortable life in the past. His luxurious life provided him with everything. But at one point, he realized that these material possessions had no (a) _______ . So, he decided to (b) _______ them away. His focus shifted to matters like life and death instead. He wrote many songs being inspired by his (c) _______ . He published Hason Udash in (d) ________ which contained 206 songs. He published another volume which contained 500 poems and songs. He became (e) _________ across Bangladesh.

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• (ii)

  Hason Raja initially led a luxurious life. Later, he found material possessions (a) ________ . So, he gave away his (b) _______ and began contemplating deeper (c) ______ questions. He wrote around a thousand (d) _________  reflecting these thoughts. His songs became popular throughout (e) ______  and beyond.

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• (c)

  Read the passage again and then write the antonym or synonym of the words as directed.

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• (i)

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• (a) soon (antonym)

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• (b) wealthy (antonym)

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• (c) called (synonym)

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• (d) contained (synonym)

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• (e) deeply (antonym)

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• (ii)

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• (a) popular (antonym)

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• (b) meaningless (synonym)

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• (c) more (antonym)

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• (d) point (synonym)

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• (e) reflect (synonym)

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