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Radio

We can listen to radio for a variety of purposes like

songs, news, views, drama etc. The FM is very popular
these days. It can be carried around.

radio
Television
Television is like a radio with visuals; that is, you can also

watch the person telling the news, characters of the
drama and players on the screen. You can see the person

speaking on it. It is difficult to carry it around. Now,
television can also be watched on a mobile phone. television

Facts

• The means of communication help us send messages to other people.

• The means of private communication are used in private capacity, like letter,
telephone etc.

• A post office and postman play a key role in sending letters.
• Telephone can be landline or mobile.

• Internet is an international computer network.

• The means of mass communication are used to send messages to a very large
number of people, like newspaper, radio and television.

XERCISE

A. Tick (3) the right option :
1. The system of sending letters is called the ____________ system.

(a) postal (b) internet (c) technical
2. ____________ has come to play an important role in sending messages.

(a) a postman (b) technology (c) a courier company
3. The two types of means of communication are means of private
communication and means of ____________ communication.

(a) toss (b) mass (c) individual
4. The system of sending money through the post office is called ____________ .

(a) banking system (b) exchange order (c) money order

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