Question
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
“Tea was first drunk in China,” Rajvir added, “as far back as 2700 (b)(c)! In fact words such as tea, ‘chai’ and ‘chini’ are from Chinese. Tea came to Europe only in the sixteenth century and was drunk more as medicine than as beverage.”
1. Who is the speaker here?
2. Where was tea discovered?
3. What does the word ‘beverage’ mean?
Solution
1. The speaker is Rajvir.
2. Tea was discovered in China.
3. Beverage means drink.
