CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE FUN THEY HAD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When does this story take place?
A
1492
B
2018
C
1990
D
2157
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As told earlier, the story is set in the future and it is set in the year 2157, so almost one and a half century that is 140 years from now). At that time, Margie writes an entry in her diary and she writes that ‘Tommy found a real book’ and she is feeling so strange because in her times, real books do not exist.

Detailed explanation-2: -The time and location in which a story takes place is called the setting.

Detailed explanation-3: -Complete answer: “Today, 17 May, 2157, Tommy found a real book.” Margie found some things about the book to be strange. The book had yellow and wrinkled pages. The words of the book were still. They did not move as the words moved on the computer screen.

Detailed explanation-4: -The life in the fictional town centers upon life on and near the Mississippi River, so that aspect of the setting is distinct, albeit unnamed.

Detailed explanation-5: -On the page headed 17 May 2157, she wrote. “Today Tommy found a real book!” Was this answer helpful?

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