CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE FUN THEY HAD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How do readers first learn that the story is set in future?
A
Tommy’s comment about the utility of telebooks as compared to books printed on paper
B
By Margie’s first mention of her mechanical teacher
C
By Margie’s thought that her grandfather’s grandfather was the last to use books printed on paper
D
By the date of Margie’s diary entry
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The story we shall read is set in the future, when books and schools as we now know them will perhaps not exist.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answers. Margie is a future student. At night on 17th May 2157, she wrote that Tommy found a real book. Actually, she was bored of her school room and thought that how much fun it was in the school of early days i.e. our time or the school of the present days.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: The main feature of the mechanical teacher to Tommy and Margie was they were trained so carefully and strictly with regular studies and assignments. IThe advantage of their class room was they do not have to move far and waste their time on moving to school. All the things were available in a single room.

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