CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE FUN THEY HAD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why do Margie and Tommy find the book interesting?
A
It was very old and printed on paper
B
They liked to read books
C
The pages were full of colorful pictures
D
The story was written by their favorite author
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The book was strange to Margie and Tommy because they hadn’t seen any paper books since they belonged to 22 generations and were shocked to see a true one. Tommy and Margie had tele books and no hard copies of these had been seen.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -It was such a novelty that she recorded the discovery in her diary. As she turned the yellow and crinkly pages of the book with Tommy, she found it quite fascinating, unlike Tommy who found it a waste. In fact, she was really reluctant to stop reading the book and go to study.

Detailed explanation-4: -Explanation: Margie’s and Tommy’s most memorable experience of perusing a printed book was great. It was an extremely old book with yellow crimped pages. It was interesting for them to peruse words which stopped and track down similar words on turning around to the pages previously.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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