Chapter- 14 Craze
1. What is the imaginary disease mentioned in the lesson?
Answer: The imaginary disease is called Travelia.
2. What is the root cause of Travelia?
Answer: The root cause of Travelia is the travel bug.
3. Which group of people is mainly affected by Travelia?
Answer: Wealthy people are mainly affected by Travelia.
4. When do the symptoms of Travelia usually appear?
Answer: The symptoms appear in early spring, after winter, and during summer vacations.
5. What are the early symptoms of Travelia?
Answer: Restlessness and eagerness to travel are early symptoms.
6. What activities show that a person is suffering from Travelia?
Answer: Contacting travel agents and collecting brochures.
7. When does the final outbreak of Travelia occur?
Answer: During the summer vacation.
8. Why do people travel according to the lesson?
Answer: People travel because they cannot resist the travel bug, not always due to interest.
9. Do people travel only to foreign countries?
Answer: No, people also travel within their own country.
10. What question does the writer ask about travelling?
Answer: What makes a person want to travel?
11. What do Americans like to do while travelling?
Answer: Americans like to take photographs at famous places.
12. Name any one place where Americans like to take photos.
Answer: The Taj Mahal.
13. What do Americans want to collect through photographs?
Answer: They want to collect documentary evidence of their travel.
14. How are Germans different from Americans in travelling?
Answer: Germans like to verify facts mentioned in guidebooks.
15. What do Germans check at Jantar Mantar?
Answer: They check whether Jantar Mantar is really in Delhi.
16. What do Germans observe at the Salar Jung Museum?
Answer: They check whether the old man comes out of the clock at twelve.
17. What do Germans do after verifying information?
Answer: They tick off details in their guidebook.
18. How does Travelia spread in offices?
Answer: It spreads when a colleague applies for leave travel concession.
19. How do many Indians prefer to travel?
Answer: Indians prefer to travel in groups or joint families.
20. Where do Indians usually stay while travelling?
Answer: In hotels or dormitories of their own region.
21. What kind of food do Indians prefer during travel?
Answer: Regional food or self-cooked food.
22. Why do Indians sometimes cook their own food?
Answer: To save money.
23. How do people behave when they meet familiar faces while travelling?
Answer: They become friendly and affectionate.
24. Where do people meet familiar faces unexpectedly?
Answer: In distant places like Jammu or Andaman.
25. What two things need further research according to the writer?
Answer:
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Neighbours are interesting people
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One need not travel far to satisfy curiosity
26. What could be the cure for Travelia?
Answer: Finding interest in nearby people and places.
27. Is Travelia a real disease?
Answer: No, it is a humorous and imaginary disease.
28. What tone does the writer use in the lesson?
Answer: A humorous and satirical tone.
29. What message does the lesson convey?
Answer: Travelling is enjoyable, but curiosity can be satisfied without going far.
30. Why is the lesson titled Craze?
Answer: Because travelling has become a fashion and obsession.
Answer by Dimpee Bora
