ENGLISH

Grade 9
The Fun They Had
I. Choose the right option for the following questions:

1. Who is the author of The fun they had ?

a) R.K. Narayan
b) William Shakespeare
c) James Joyce
d) Isaac Asimov

2. What did Tommy find in the attic ?

(a) an electronic book
(b) a real book
(c) a robot
(d) a gizmo
3. On which date did Margie make an entry in her diary about schools ?
(a) 17 May 2156
(b) 17 May 2157
(c) 17 May 2158
(d) 17 May 2159
4. How did Margie feed her homework in the mechanical teacher?
(a) in a punch code
(b) in written papers
(c) by speaking
(d) none of these
5. Why did Margie feel scornful at the thought of the school?
(a) She could not understand why anyone would write about school.
(b) She was having a bad day.
(c) She didn’t like the book.
(d) None of these.
II. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:

He was a round little man with a red face and a whole box of tools with dials and wires. He smiled
Margie and gave her an apple, then took the teacher apart.
1. Who is the man described here?
2.Why did the man have a box of tools with him?

III. Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words:

1. Had Margie ever seen a book before? What things about the book did she find strange?

2. Why did Margie’s mother send for the County Inspector?

IV. Answer the following questions in about 100-120 words:

1. What are the main features of the mechanical teachers and the schoolrooms that Margie and
Tommy have in the story?

2. Machines can’t replace human beings.’ Explain this statement with reference to the lesson ‘The Fun
They Had’.

Prepared by: Gayathri D Babu