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2. The main item of trade between Europe and the East was ________.(i) spices3(ii) cotton(iii) coconut3. Marco Polo's father was ________.(i) Niccolo Polo3(ii) Maffeo Polo(iii) Bolo PoloC. Write True/False against the following statements :1. In olden days people had to travel in caravan. True2. In the thirteenth century India and China were believed to bepoor beyond dreams.False3. Niccolo and Maffeo had already made a trip to China. True4. Marco Polo set himself the task of learning Mangol language. True5. Arghun was the viceroy of England. False6. Marco Polo was 41 when he returned home. TrueLANGUAGE AND VOCABULARYA. Study the example :Example – It was dangerous to travel in olden days.To travel in olden days was dangerous.Now rewrite the following sentences in the same way :1. It is not easy to go there.2. It is good to help a poor man.3. It is simple to learn this poem.4. It is comfortable to travel in a car.5. It is silly to talk like this.1. To go there is not easy.2. To help a poor man is good.3. To learn this poem is simple.4. To travel in a car is comfortable.5. To talk like this is silly.B. Fill in the blanks with the words given below :(courage, trusted, overland, empire, delayed)1. People had to travel mainly by overland routes.2. Persons of great courage could dare undertake long journey.3. He was the ruler of vast empire.4. He trusted Marco greatly.5. They were delayed there for months.PPH55English Reader [6-8]