Reading Comprehension
A. Answer the following questions :
1. What is ‘Travelia’?
Ans. ‘Travelling’ is a new age disease that has been spreading fast.
2. Who falls prey to it?
Ans. Wealthy people fall prey to it.
3. Why do people feel anxious to contact travel agents?
Ans. People feel anxious to contact travel agents be- cause they become eager for information about tourist places.
4. When do we see the seasonal outburst?
Ans. The seasonal outburst of the disease can be seen around the time of the summer vacation.
5. Research is still required on two things. What are they?
Ans. Research is required on the following two things: First, the discovery that ones neighbours are interesting people. Second, you do not have to travel too far to satisfy your curiosity.
B. Write true or false in boxes:
1. The patient grows restless and starts rushing to the travel agent.
2. Travelling increases knowledge. 3. ‘Travelia’ is the modern disease of the rich.
4. The people living in rural areas easily fall prey to it.
5. The disease mentioned in the lesson is not in- infectious.
6. The seasonal outburst can be seen during the summer vacations.
7. The German and British are fond of taking photographs of themselves before places of historical interest.
Ans. T, T, T, F, F,T, F