CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE FUN THEY HAD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where does Tommy find the real book and how is it different than the books they are used to?
A
in his car and it plays music
B
in his basement and the words don’t move
C
in his backpack and it plays music
D
in his attic and the words don’t move
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Tommy found a real book in the attic of his house. The book was at least two hundred years old so pages had turned yellow and crinkly. It was a different from the books Margie and Tommy were used to because they had teiebooks to read from while the book Tommy found was printed on paper.

Detailed explanation-2: -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. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-3: -Tommy thought that the old books were a waste because the words stood still and did not run. He also thought that they were a big waste because they could not be reused like the screen of their mechanical teacher.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tommy found the telebooks of his own time better because they could be stored on television and read again and again. They occupied less space, and need not be discarded once they have been read.

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