CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE FUN THEY HAD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In “The Fun They Had” in what way is Margie’s education more personal than the education of students her age in most schools today?
A
Her teacher is a caring human being who focuses on only one student.
B
Her schoolwork is programmed to suit her own specific learning abilities.
C
She is able to decide when to take tests and how difficult they should be.
D
She is able to connect with other students who are studying the same subjects at the same pace.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Solution : Yes, I agree schools today are more fun than the school in the story. In the story, there is no interaction among students regarding studies. Studying and answering questions seems to be a boring idea. Doing homework without anybody’s help and writing them in a punch code would also be draining.

Detailed explanation-2: -Margie’s school was at home. She had a mechanical teacher. No other students were there in the class, and work was fed in by the mechanical teacher by punch codes. Whereas, the old schools had proper buildings, many students and human teachers who gave homework and asked questions.

Detailed explanation-3: -3. Yes, I agree that schools today are more fun than the school in the story. Studying and answering questions seems to be a boring idea without the presence of classmates. Writing homework in punch codes and that too without anybody’s help would be draining.

Detailed explanation-4: -Therefore, schools today are more fun than the school in the story as they are more interactive. They promote a healthy environment for the students to study and learn.

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