"The Fun They Had " is written by Isaac Asimov. This lesson takes us into schools of future and their technique to teach. It would be totally different way of imparting education.
Textual Exercise :-
Lesson 1: The Fun They Had: Isaac Asimov
VSA
Ans. Isaac Asimov.
02- What is the time of the story ?
Ans. 17 May 2157
Q3 How old are Tommy and Margie?
Ans. Tommy is thirteen years old and Margie is eleven years old.
Q4 What did Tommy find and where?
Ans. Tommy found an old book in attic.
Q5. What was the book about of?
Ans. The book was about the schools of today.
Q6 Where was Margie's school?
Ans. Her school was near her bedroom.
Q7 What kind of teachers Tommy and Margie had?
Ans. They had mechanical (robotic) teachers.
Q8 - What had happened to Margie's teacher once?
Ans. Its geography sector was blanked completely.
Q9 - Who came to repair her teacher?
Ans. The County Inspector repaired her teacher.
Q10. Who called Margie?
Ans. Her mother.
Q11 - What did the robotic teacher teach that day ?
Ans. Proper fractions in Arithmetic.
Q12 What was Margie dreaming about?
Ans. She was dreaming about the old schools and the fun the old time children had.
Q13 Do you like your school ? Why?
Ans. Yes, we like our school very much because we learn here many things.
Short Ans. Type Que.
Q1:- What did Margie write in her diary?
Ans. She wrote in her diary, “Today Tommy found a real book." She wrote this on 17 May 2157.
Q2:- Had Margie ever seen a book before ?
Ans: No, Margie had never seen a book before. She used to study with computer screen only.
Q3:- What things about the book did she find strange?
Ans. She found that the words in the book stood still without movement. These words were not flashing on screen. They were printed on pages.
Q4: What do you think a tele-book is?
Ans:-A tele-book is just like a television screen. It is stored in a computer and can be read on a screen.
Q5 Where was Margie's school? Did she have any classmates?
Ans. Margie's school was in a room of her house, next to her bedroom.She didn't have any classmates,
Q6:- What subjects did Margie and Tommy learn?
Ans. They learnt - History Geography and Arithmetic.
Q7 What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have?
Ans. Margie and Tommy had mechanical teachers, not the real teachers like today. They used to teach them on T.V. screen on fixed time. Saturday and Sunday were holiday.
Q8 Why did Margie's mother send for the County Inspector?
Ans. Margie was not doing well in her tests given/ taken by her mechanical teacher. Her poor performance made the mother worried, so her mother sent for the county inspector.
Q9 What did he (county inspector) go?
Ans The county inspector opened the computer teacher and checked it. Its geography sector was set on a higher level .He reset its level up to an average ten years.
Q10 Why was Margie doing badly in Geography? What did the county inspector do to help her?
Ans. Margie was not doing well in her tests of geography. It was the fault of her mechanical teacher. Its geography sector was set on a higher level. The county inspector repaired it . He reset its level up to an average ten year.
Q11 What had once happened to Tommy’s teacher?
Ans. Once Tommy’s mechanical teacher had a serious fault. Its history section had been blanked out completely. So, his teacher was sent out for repair for a month.
Q12 Did Margie have regular days and hours for school? If so, why?
Ans. Yes, Margie had regular days and hours for school. This is so because her mother believed that girls learn better if there is a fixed time table.
Q13 How did Tommy describe the old kind of school?
Ans. Tommy came to know about the old kind of school from an old book that the school had a special kind of building in old time to teach the students . All the children used to go there and learn in groups. They had a teacher as human being not a mechanical one. There were hundreds of students studying and playing together.
Q14 How does Tommy describe the old kind of teachers ?
Ans. Tommy says that old kind of teachers were human beings instead of mechanical teacher. They used to teach students in a special building called school. They were smart and intelligent. They gave and check homework. They also used to ask questions from students.
Q15 Why did Margie hate school? Why did she think that old kind of school must have been fun?
Ans. Margie had a school room in her house, next to her bedroom. She hated school because it was not a fun. A mechanical teacher used to teach her. Also she was doing badly in geography. Her teacher had been giving test after test to her .The part that she hated the most was inserting the homework and test papers in a fixed slot. Her teacher was just like a machine and they had no emotions. She had no classmates to study and play with her. So she was thinking about old schools, which had their own special building. All the students used to go there for studies. They had a lot of fun in laughing, playing and shouting together. So she thinks that the old kind of schools must have been fun.
02- What is the time of the story ?
Ans. 17 May 2157
Q3 How old are Tommy and Margie?
Ans. Tommy is thirteen years old and Margie is eleven years old.
Q4 What did Tommy find and where?
Ans. Tommy found an old book in attic.
Q5. What was the book about of?
Ans. The book was about the schools of today.
Q6 Where was Margie's school?
Ans. Her school was near her bedroom.
Q7 What kind of teachers Tommy and Margie had?
Ans. They had mechanical (robotic) teachers.
Q8 - What had happened to Margie's teacher once?
Ans. Its geography sector was blanked completely.
Q9 - Who came to repair her teacher?
Ans. The County Inspector repaired her teacher.
Q10. Who called Margie?
Ans. Her mother.
Q11 - What did the robotic teacher teach that day ?
Ans. Proper fractions in Arithmetic.
Q12 What was Margie dreaming about?
Ans. She was dreaming about the old schools and the fun the old time children had.
Q13 Do you like your school ? Why?
Ans. Yes, we like our school very much because we learn here many things.
Short Ans. Type Que.
Q1:- What did Margie write in her diary?
Ans. She wrote in her diary, “Today Tommy found a real book." She wrote this on 17 May 2157.
Q2:- Had Margie ever seen a book before ?
Ans: No, Margie had never seen a book before. She used to study with computer screen only.
Q3:- What things about the book did she find strange?
Ans. She found that the words in the book stood still without movement. These words were not flashing on screen. They were printed on pages.
Q4: What do you think a tele-book is?
Ans:-A tele-book is just like a television screen. It is stored in a computer and can be read on a screen.
Q5 Where was Margie's school? Did she have any classmates?
Ans. Margie's school was in a room of her house, next to her bedroom.She didn't have any classmates,
Q6:- What subjects did Margie and Tommy learn?
Ans. They learnt - History Geography and Arithmetic.
Q7 What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have?
Ans. Margie and Tommy had mechanical teachers, not the real teachers like today. They used to teach them on T.V. screen on fixed time. Saturday and Sunday were holiday.
Q8 Why did Margie's mother send for the County Inspector?
Ans. Margie was not doing well in her tests given/ taken by her mechanical teacher. Her poor performance made the mother worried, so her mother sent for the county inspector.
Q9 What did he (county inspector) go?
Ans The county inspector opened the computer teacher and checked it. Its geography sector was set on a higher level .He reset its level up to an average ten years.
Q10 Why was Margie doing badly in Geography? What did the county inspector do to help her?
Ans. Margie was not doing well in her tests of geography. It was the fault of her mechanical teacher. Its geography sector was set on a higher level. The county inspector repaired it . He reset its level up to an average ten year.
Q11 What had once happened to Tommy’s teacher?
Ans. Once Tommy’s mechanical teacher had a serious fault. Its history section had been blanked out completely. So, his teacher was sent out for repair for a month.
Q12 Did Margie have regular days and hours for school? If so, why?
Ans. Yes, Margie had regular days and hours for school. This is so because her mother believed that girls learn better if there is a fixed time table.
Q13 How did Tommy describe the old kind of school?
Ans. Tommy came to know about the old kind of school from an old book that the school had a special kind of building in old time to teach the students . All the children used to go there and learn in groups. They had a teacher as human being not a mechanical one. There were hundreds of students studying and playing together.
Q14 How does Tommy describe the old kind of teachers ?
Ans. Tommy says that old kind of teachers were human beings instead of mechanical teacher. They used to teach students in a special building called school. They were smart and intelligent. They gave and check homework. They also used to ask questions from students.
Q15 Why did Margie hate school? Why did she think that old kind of school must have been fun?
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