Question

You have read in the passage ‘A Journal of the Plague Year’ by Daniel Defoe about how the news of plague was reported in those times. What are the means of reporting today?

Answer 1

Explanation:

• In those days, there are no such things like newspapers or social media to spread any news. The news used to spread by word of mouth.  
• Today, the news is being reported in various means like newspapers, printing, broadcasting, postal systems, electronic communication, or through the observer’s testimony and witnesses to events.
• Nowadays, we receive news in our phones via social media like facebook, whatsapp, twitter and we have news applications too.

Answer 2

Answer:

Why did the rumour about the plague die off