STD-IX Ch-1 Fund they had Practice sheet (summer vacation H.W.)
PRACTICE SHEET Subject: English Topic: The Fun They Had
Grade: IX
Q1. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.
(a) Today Tommy found a real book!” It was a very old book. Margie’s grandfather once said that when he was a little boy his grandfather told him that there was a time when all stories were printed on paper.
i. Who found the real book?
ii. Where did Tommy find the book?
iii. Why was Margie surprised?
iv. Give the synonym of the word ‘old’.
(b) They turned the pages, which were yellow and crinkly, and it was awfully funny to read words that stood still instead of moving the way they were supposed to-on a screen.
i. Why were the pages of the book yellow?
ii. Did Margie see the book for the first time?
iii. What did she find strange about the book?
iv. Find the synonym of the word ‘wrinkled’.
(c) Margie went into the schoolroom. It was right next to her bedroom and the mechanical teacher was on and waiting for her. It was always on at the same time every day except Saturday and Sunday because her mother said little girls learned better if they learned at regular hours.
i. Where was Margie’s schoolroom?
ii. Why was the mechanical teacher on at the same time everyday?
iii. What was that day’s lesson? What did the mechanical teacher ask Maggie to do?
iv. Write the antonym of ‘regular’.
(d) “Because it’s not our kind of school, stupid. This is the old kind of school that they had hundreds and hundreds of years ago.” He added loftily.
i. Who does ‘he’ in the above lines refer to?
ii. What kind of school do they have?
iii. Who does ‘they’ refer to?
iv. Find the antonym of the word ‘humbly’.
(e) Margie did so with a sigh. She was thinking about the old schools they had when her grandfather’s grandfather was a little boy. All the kids from the whole neighbourhoods came, laughing and shouting in the schoolyard, sitting together in the schoolroom going home together at the end of the day. They learned the same things, so that they could help one another with the home work and talk about it.
i. Which school is Margie thinking about in the above lines?
ii. What is the advantage of those old schools?
iii. What kind of school did Margie and other children go to?
iv. Which word in the passage means “breathing out deeply”?
Q2.
Answer the following in 30 - 40 words.
(a) How was the book that Tommy found different from his own books?
(b) Tommy thought the old books were funny and a big waste. Why?
(c) Why did Margie hope that the County Inspector would take away her mechanical teacher?
(d) What did County Inspector do to improve Margie’s performance?
(e) What gives you an idea that Margie was not happy with the mechanical teacher?
(f) What thoughts might have crossed Margie’s mind when she came to learn about the past?
Q3.Answer the following in 100 - 120 words.
(a) What are the main features of the mechanical teachers and the schoolrooms that Margie and Tommy have in the story?
(b) Why did Margie hate school? Why did she think the old kind of school must have been fun?
(c) How was Margie’s school different from the schools that existed hundreds of years ago?
Q4 Personal Response Questions
(a) Do you think Mechanical teachers or computers instructors cannot replace human as teachers. Explain.
(b) What would have been your response if you were in place of Margie?
(c) Would you like to be taught by a mechanical teacher? Why?
(d) What is your opinion about the education pattern in this futuristic story?
Grade: IX
Q1. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.
(a) Today Tommy found a real book!” It was a very old book. Margie’s grandfather once said that when he was a little boy his grandfather told him that there was a time when all stories were printed on paper.
i. Who found the real book?
ii. Where did Tommy find the book?
iii. Why was Margie surprised?
iv. Give the synonym of the word ‘old’.
(b) They turned the pages, which were yellow and crinkly, and it was awfully funny to read words that stood still instead of moving the way they were supposed to-on a screen.
i. Why were the pages of the book yellow?
ii. Did Margie see the book for the first time?
iii. What did she find strange about the book?
iv. Find the synonym of the word ‘wrinkled’.
(c) Margie went into the schoolroom. It was right next to her bedroom and the mechanical teacher was on and waiting for her. It was always on at the same time every day except Saturday and Sunday because her mother said little girls learned better if they learned at regular hours.
i. Where was Margie’s schoolroom?
ii. Why was the mechanical teacher on at the same time everyday?
iii. What was that day’s lesson? What did the mechanical teacher ask Maggie to do?
iv. Write the antonym of ‘regular’.
(d) “Because it’s not our kind of school, stupid. This is the old kind of school that they had hundreds and hundreds of years ago.” He added loftily.
i. Who does ‘he’ in the above lines refer to?
ii. What kind of school do they have?
iii. Who does ‘they’ refer to?
iv. Find the antonym of the word ‘humbly’.
(e) Margie did so with a sigh. She was thinking about the old schools they had when her grandfather’s grandfather was a little boy. All the kids from the whole neighbourhoods came, laughing and shouting in the schoolyard, sitting together in the schoolroom going home together at the end of the day. They learned the same things, so that they could help one another with the home work and talk about it.
i. Which school is Margie thinking about in the above lines?
ii. What is the advantage of those old schools?
iii. What kind of school did Margie and other children go to?
iv. Which word in the passage means “breathing out deeply”?
Q2.
Answer the following in 30 - 40 words.
(a) How was the book that Tommy found different from his own books?
(b) Tommy thought the old books were funny and a big waste. Why?
(c) Why did Margie hope that the County Inspector would take away her mechanical teacher?
(d) What did County Inspector do to improve Margie’s performance?
(e) What gives you an idea that Margie was not happy with the mechanical teacher?
(f) What thoughts might have crossed Margie’s mind when she came to learn about the past?
Q3.Answer the following in 100 - 120 words.
(a) What are the main features of the mechanical teachers and the schoolrooms that Margie and Tommy have in the story?
(b) Why did Margie hate school? Why did she think the old kind of school must have been fun?
(c) How was Margie’s school different from the schools that existed hundreds of years ago?
Q4 Personal Response Questions
(a) Do you think Mechanical teachers or computers instructors cannot replace human as teachers. Explain.
(b) What would have been your response if you were in place of Margie?
(c) Would you like to be taught by a mechanical teacher? Why?
(d) What is your opinion about the education pattern in this futuristic story?
