Q7-Whi

chy
earhast
hest
orybeenseti
n?
VELAMMALVI DYALAYA,
ALAPAKKAM
CHENNAI A)2057
ENGLISHNOTES B)1957
Class :IX C)2157
Subject:Engl
ish D)2257
Topic: TheFunTheyHadByI saacAsi
mov
Q8-Whoi
stheaut
horoft
hisl
esson?

MCQs A)Charl
esDickens
B)I
saacAsimov
Q1-Towhichwor
lddoest
hest
oryt
aket
he C)Mil
ton
r
eaderst
o? D)None

A)futur
eworld Q9-Whoar
eMar
gieandTommy
?
B)pastworld
C)presentWorld A)cousins
D)futur
ewor l
dwher
ecomput
erswi
l
lpl
aya B)brothersi
ster
majorrol
e C)fr
iends
D)neighbors
Q2-Whati
sVi
rt
ual
Real
i
ty?
Q10-Howol
disTommy
?
A)heavenlyworld
B)i
magi naryworl
d A)10year
sol
d
C)real
i
tycr eat
edbycomput
ersof
twar
e B)13y
earsol
d
D)none C)15year
sol
d
D)12year
sol
d
Q3-Whati
saVi
rt
ual
Classr
oom?
Q11-Whatdi
dTommyf
ind?
A)cl
assout si
declassroom
B)cl
assinthegar den A)anoldbookwit
hyel
lowcr
inkypages
C)cl
assinthef iel
d B)ayell
owpagesbook
D)wherelearningdoneisthr
oughcomput
er C)abrandnewbook
sof
twar
eandi nter
net D)adiar
y

Q4-Whati
saDebat
e? Q12-Wher
edi
dTommyf
indt
hebook?

A)acontestt
oshowabi l
i
tyi
nar
guement A)i
napubli
cli
brar
y
bet
weent wopeople B)i
nali
brar
y
B)cont
esttofi
ght C)i
nhi
shouse
C)cont
esttoprovebet
ter D)ont
heroadsi
de
D)none
Q13-Whatwasst
rangeaboutt
hebookf
or
Q5-Whoi
sthemai
nchar
act
eroft
hest
ory
? Margi
e?

A)par
ents A)i
tsti
tl
e
B)chi
l
dren B)i
tspages
C)Margi
e C)i
tssti
llwor
dspr
int
edonpage
D)Tommy D)i
tscolor

Q6-Howol
disMar
gie? Q14-Whowast
eachi
ngt
hest
udent
sint
he
moderner
a?
A)10year
sol
d
B)11y
earsol
d A)ateacher
C)12year
sol
d B)parent
s
D)13year
sol
d C)computer
D)amechanical
robott
eacher
Q15-Whati
sat
elebook?
Q22-WhydidMar
gie'
smot
hercal
ltheCount
y
A)ane-book I
nspect
or?
B)anelect
ronicbook
C)bookstoredinacomput
er A)torepai
raleakage
D)al
l B)total
ktoMar gi
e
C)totalkt
oTommy
Q16-Wher
ewasMar
gie'
sschool
? D)tocheckthefaulti
nMar
gie'
steacheri
nthe
Geographysect
ion
A)inavil
lage
B)inacit
youtskir
t Q23-I
nwhichsubj
ectwasMar
gief
ail
i
ng
C)inherownhouse r
epeat
edl
y?
D)inaroom inherhousewher
eacomput
erwas
setup A)Science
B)History
Q17-Whatsubj
ect
sdi
dMar
gieandTommyl
ear
n? C)English
D)Geogr aphy
A)Mathemati
cs
B)Sci
ence Q24-Whatdi
dtheCount
yInspect
ordot
ohel
p
C)Geography Margi
e?
D)All
A)heresett
heteachertoMar
gie'
slev
el
Q18-Wher
edi
dTommyandMar
gier
eadv
ari
ous B)hechangedthemodul e
books? C)changedtheteacher
D)changedthesyll
abus
A)i
ntheli
brar
y
B)i
ntheschool Q25-Thesecti
onofwhichsubj
ectwas
C)onacomputerscr
een complet
elydel
etedf
rom Tommy'scomput
er?
D)none
A)Engl
ish
Q19-Whowentt
oschool
? B)Hist
ory
C)Soci
alStudi
es
A)Margie D)Geography
B)Tommy
C)Teachers Q26-Howmucht imewast
akent
orepai
r
D)MargieandTommy
'sancest
ors Tommy '
steacher
?

Q20-Whowasther
egul
art
eacherwhot
aught A)15days
t
helessons? B)25day
s
C)20days
A)humant eacher D)onemonth
B)computerteacher
C)whoteaches Q27-Whydi
dMar
giehat
eschool
?
D)mechanicalrobott
eacherwhot
eaches
Margi
eandTommy A)becauseofmachinewor
k
B)nofunwast her
e
Q21-Wit
hwhom i
sthemechani
cal
teacher C)nonewt hi
ngs
cont
rast
edwi
th? D)All

A)wi
thotherteacher
s Q28-Whatwast
hedif
frencebet
weenol
d
B)wi
thol
dt eachers school
sandmoder
nschools/
C)wi
thhumant eachers
D)wi
thotherrobots A)oldschool
shadmanyf r
iendsandmoder
n
schoolhadnof el
l
ows
B)oldschool
shadhumant eacher
sandmoder
n
school
shadr obots
C)oldschool
shadpl ay
groundsandmodern
schoolhadonlycomputer
s
D)All
 t
aughtbyhumant
eacher
s.

Q29-Di
dMar
giehav
efi
xedhour
sofst
udy
? Howev er,MargieandTommyl iv
edi nthefuture
world,
int he year2157 wher e educati
on was
A)No compl etelycomput eri
zed.Theydi d notgo t o
B)shest
udiedoffandon schools.I nst
ead,theyhadaspeci alstudyroom
C)Yesshehadfi
xedt i
meandhoursdai
l
yto whereacomput ertaughtt hem.Thecomput er
st
udyexceptSat
urdayandSunday teacher was pr ogrammed and adj usted
D)None accordingt otheneedsofeachchi ld.Now and
then the comput ert eacherdev eloped faul
ts
Q30-WhydidMar
gief
indt
heol
dschool
s whichwer efi
xedbyaCount yInspector.
i
nter
est
ing?
BothTommyandMar giewonder edatthebook
A)becauseofthef
un foundbyTommyi nhisat t
ic.Theywonder edatit
B)becauseofhumanteacher
s as they r ead books on t he screen oft heir
C)becauseofmanyfr
iends comput erteacher.Margief eltthatthecomput er
D)al
l teacherwasbor i
ng;shedi slikedthemechani cal
teachingandl earni
ng.Sheal sowonder edhow
ANSWERKEY much f un itwoul d be st udy i
ng in a school.
Studyinginaf unway ,wi thot herchil
drenand
1D 11A21C thattoofrom ahumant eacher .
2C 12C22D
3D 13C23D
4A 14D24A Quest
ionandAnswer
s
5C 15D25B
6B 16D26D 1.Howol dareMargi
eandTommy ?
7C 17D27D A.Mar gieandTommyl iveinthefutur
e,i
nthe
8B18C28D year2157.Theyarenei
ghboursandspendtime
9D19D29C together
.Margiei
sagirlofelevenyear
sofage
10B20D30D whileTommyi saboyofthi
rt
een.
I
ntr
oduct
ion 2.WhatdidMargi
ewri
teinherdiar
y ?
A.On17May2157,Mar gi
ewrotet hatthatday
Thisisav er
yl ightst ory.
Itisseti nthef ut ure.It Tommyhadf oundarealbookintheat t
icofhis
willmakeal lofy oul oveschool .Thi sst oryi s house.Itwasanoldbookwi thy ell
ow,crinkl
y
regardingschool l
i
feandhowt hosechi l
drenwho pages.
donotgott oschool , missschool .Theset tingof
thestor yisint hef uturewhenper haps, ther ewi l
l 3.HadMar gi
eev erseenabookbef ore?
be no school ,no books.Now how t hose A.No,Mar giehadnotseenabookbef or
et he
studentswi l
lmi ssgoi ngt oschoolandwi llfeel onefoundbyTommyi nhishouse.Shehadonl y
that t heir ancest ors t hat i s t he pr esent heardfr
om hergr andfat
herthathisgr andf
ather
generation-y ou al l
,had f un goi ng t o school , wenttoschool asaboyandt hatt
heyr eadbooks
meet i
ngandhel pi
ngeachot her.I nt heendwe thatwer
epr i
ntedonpaper .
comet oknow t hatt hisisani magi nationofa
younggi rlnamedMar giewhocomest oknow 4.Whatt hi
ngs aboutt he book did she f i
nd
thatthei rancest orsusedt ogot oschool ,al lthe strange?
chil
drenusedt ost udyt ogether.
Shef eel st hat A.As Mar gi
elived in an er
a wher e students
theyall hadal otoff unwhent heywentt oschool . studiedfrom amechani calteacherandal lthe
So,whenwer eadt hest orywef eelt hatschool books appeared on the screen,she f ound it
l
ifeisv erygood,andwear ef ortunat et hatwe strangethatthewor dsont hepr i
ntedbookdi d
haver ealschool swher ewego, meetf ri
endsand notmov e.Itwasstrangetoseet hesamewor ds
getachancet ost udyt ogether. appearont hepagesasshef li
ppedthem ov er.

Summar y 5.
Whatdoy out hinkatel
ebooki
s?
Thest or
yopenswi thMar gi
ewr i
ti
ngi nherdiary A.At el
ebookisanel ect
roni
cbookalsoknown
aboutan ol d book thatTommy had f ound. asane-book.Itisstor
edinacomputerandcan
Mar gi
ewasr eminded ofhergr andfat
herwho bereadbyscroll
ingupordownthescr
een.
hadoncet alkedabouthi sgrandf
atherwhowent
to an actualschoolwher ethest udent
swer e
 process l acked l ife.I twas l ike a machi ne
6.Wher ewasMar gi
e’sschool
?Didshehave carryi
ngoutt heusual worki ng, t
her ewasnot hi
ng
anyclassmat es? new,nof unorl aught er
. Mar gie’smechani cal
A.Margie’
sschoolwasi nherhouse.I
twasa teacherwasgi v
inghert est si nGeogr aphyand
room nextt oherbedr oom.Itwasapersonal shewasper formi ngbadatt hem.Lat eritwas
classr
oom wher ethecomputerwasadj
ust
edto discovered thatt he teacherhad dev eloped a
herleveloflearni
ng.Shestudi
edbyher
sel
fand faultduet owhi chi twasgi vi
nghert estsofa
hadnocl assmates. higherlevel.Mar gi e’smot hercal ledt heCount y
Inspector.Heopenedt het eacher , foundt hefault
7.
WhatsubjectsdidMargi
eandTommyl earn? andr ecti
fiedit.Mar giedi slikedt het eacherand
A.
MargieandTommyl earntal
otofsubj
ectsli
ke hopedt hathewoul dnotbeabl et orepai ri
t.She
Geogr
aphy,Hist
oryandMathemat
ics. hatedi nserti
ngt hehomewor kandt estpaper s
i
nt otheslotpr ovided.

Answert
hef
oll
owi
ngwi
thr
efer
encet
othest
ory
. Shet houghtthatthechi l
drenint hepastmust
havehadal otoffunwhent heywentt oschool
1.“
Iwoul
dn’
tthr
owi
taway
.” wit
hf el
lowchildr
en.Shef ounditamaz i
ngt hatall
thechildrenstudi
edt ogether,thesamet hings
(
i)Whosay
sthesewor
ds? andcoul ddiscussst udiesandhel peachot her
wit
ht hehomewor kt oo.Ast het eacherswer e
A.Tommysay
sthesewor
ds. people,theywoul d notbehav elikemachi nes.
Thehumanaspectofeducat ioninthepastmade
(
ii
)Whatdoes‘
i
t’r
efert
o? herfeelthatt
heschool ofthepastwer efun.

A.‘
It
’ref
erstotheComput erscr
eenonwhi
ch
Tommyreadsvar
iousbooks.

(i
ii
)Whatisi
tbei
ng compar
ed wi
th by t
he
speaker
?

A.‘
It
’isbei
ngcomparedtot
hepaperbookt
hat
Tommyfoundi
nhishouse

2.“ Suretheyhad a t
eacher
,buti
twasn’
ta
regulart
eacher
.Itwasaman.”

(
i)Whodoes‘
they
’ref
ert
o?

A.‘They’r
efer
stotheancestorsofthechi
l
dren
whowentt oschoolandstudiedfr
om ahuman
teacher
.

(
ii
)Whatdoes‘
regul
ar’
meanher
e?

A.‘
Regular
’meansthemechani
calt
eacherwhi
ch
teachesMargi
eandTommy .

(
ii
i)Whati
sitcont
rast
edwi
th?

A.Themechanicalt
eacheri
scont
rast
edwi
tha
humanteacher
.

Det
ail
edAnswer

1.WhydidMargi
ehateschool?Whydidshe
thi
nkt
heol
dki
ndofschoolmusthav
ebeenf
un

A.Margi
ehat
edschoolbecauseitwasnotfun.
Ther
ewasamechani
calteacherandt
hel
earni
ng