The Fun They Had
By : Isaac Asimov
A. Answer the following questions in not more than 30 words :
1. What do you think a telebook is?
2. Where was Margie’s school? Did she have any classmates?
3. How were Margie and Tommy assessed in their subjects?
4. What did the County Inspector do to improve Margie’s performance?
5. What was Margie’s reaction when Tommy told her that the twentieth century schools had
human teachers?
6. Why was Margie unable to concentrate in her arithmetic lesson?
7. What had once happened to Tommy’s teacher?
8. What was Margie’s mother worried about?
9. What were the things present in Margie’s school room?
10. Why did Tommy looked at Margie with superior eyes?
B. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follows :
1. He was a round little man with a red face and a whole box of tools with dials and wires. He
smiled at Margie and gave her an apple, then took the teacher apart.
a. Who is he referred to here?
b. What did he carry with him?
c. Why had he been called?
d. How did he do with the teacher?
2. “ A man isn’t smart enough.”
a. Who is the speaker?
b. Whom is the person speaking to?
c. Why does the speaker believes that man isn’t smart enough?
d. How does the listener react to this view?
3. He walked away whistling, the dusty old book tucked beneath his arms.”
a. Who walked away?
b. Why did the speaker walk away?
c. Describe the book he took away.
d. What was the book about?
4. “Today’s arithmetic lesson is on the addition of proper fractions. Please insert your
yesterday’s homework in the proper slot.
a. Who is the speaker?
b. Who is the person addressed to?
c. Why does the speaker asks to insert the work in ‘proper slot’?
d. Do you find anything unusual in the speaker’s attitude?
5. Margie was thinking about the how the kids must have loved it in the old days. She was
thinking about the fun they had.
a. What the kids of old days must have loved? up
Answers
Step-by-step explanation:
Q.1 Ans:A book that can be displayed on a screen is called telebook.
Q.2 Ans:Margie's school was located in her own house it was right to her bedroom.
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What do you think a telebook is?
Answer: A telebook can be an online book which can be browsed using internet. Or it can be displayed through TV signals on TV screen.
Where was Margie’s school? Did she have any classmates?
Answer: Margie’s school was a virtual school in her house. She didn’t have classmates the way present day children have. At present children go to physical schools where they interact with real teachers and real classmates.
What subjects did Margie and Tommy learn?
Answer: There is mention of subjects like Geography, Maths and History. But assuming a computer can be programmed to teach any subject they must be taught all relevant subjects