CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE FUN THEY HAD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At the end of “The Fun They Had” what does Margie think of the schools she has learned about from Tommy’s book?
A
Those schools must have been enjoyable.
B
Those schools must have been very unpleasant.
C
Those schools seem like a complete waste of time.
D
Those schools seem very similar to her own schooling.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Margie hated her school because she had a mechanical teacher. It was in her house. She was supposed to sit in that room alone to complete her home task or assignments. The part Margie hated most was the slot where she had to put homework and test papers.

Detailed explanation-2: -She thought that the old schools must have been fun because the students used to sit together in the classroom. They enjoyed, laughed and shouted in the schoolyard. Children needed company to enhance their skills. If they are isolated, they get depressed and dejected.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tommy says that the old kind of school existed ‘centuries ago’. They had a teacher, who was a man. This teacher taught in a special building, where all the kids assembled and learned the same things according to their respective ages.

Detailed explanation-4: -She feels that learning was more fun in those days because hundreds of children had the opportunity of congregating and studying together with the help of human teachers and printed books.

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