CLASS 9
THE FUN THEY HAD
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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disagreeably
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curiously
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casually
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reluctanly
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Detailed explanation-1: -The story says that Tommy answered Margie “nonchalantly” and then walked away. What does the word nonchalantly mean? Casually. How were students’ schooling experiences in the olds days different from Margie’s? They talked to each other about what they were learning.
Detailed explanation-2: -Margie was scornful about the school because in her school which was next to her bedroom, there the mechanical teacher taught her and took her tests after tests . She was scoring poorer and poorer in every test so she started hating her school more now.
Detailed explanation-3: -Margie and Tommy learnt Geography, History and Arithmetic.
Detailed explanation-4: -The book that Tommy found was an old, real book which belonged to his grandfather’s grandfather. It had crinkly, yellow pages whereas, Tommy’s books were telebooks by mechanical teachers i.e., computers.
Detailed explanation-5: -Tommy describes the old school as a special building where all the children went to study together. Students of the same age-group were taught the same things which by human teachers. These teachers taught various things to boys and girls, gave them homework and also asked them questions.