Class 9 English Chapter 1 Practice Question Answers - The Fun They Had

Q1: Tommy walked away with the ______ book beneath his arm
(a) Torn
(b) Dusty
(c) Imaginary
(d) Both (b) and (c)
Ans: (b)

Tommy walked away with a dusty book under his arm. The word "dusty" suggests that the book had accumulated dust and hadn't been touched or used for a while. This detail helps set the scene and gives us an idea that the book might not be a modern or up-to-date one.

Q2: Whose father knew as much as a teacher?
(a) Tommy
(b) Margie
(c) Blair
(d) Evelyn
Ans: (a)

Tommy's father knew as much as a teacher. This is mentioned to highlight the idea that in the older times, parents were involved in their children's education and could provide knowledge similar to that of a teacher.

Q3: “Why would anyone write about school” -Who said this?
(a) Tommy
(b) Margie
(c) Mrs. Jones
(d) Blair
Ans: (b)

Margie asked, "Why would anyone write about school?" This quote reflects Margie's surprise and confusion about why anyone would want to write about traditional schools, as she was accustomed to her modern form of education delivered by the mechanical teacher.

Q4: Margie had to write out her homework
(a) In Russian
(b) In Punch code
(c) In English
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b)

Margie had to write out her homework in Punch code. This is a way of programming where holes are punched in a card to represent information. In Margie's future, this was considered a way to input information for the mechanical teacher.

Q5: The County Inspector had a whole box of
(a) Tools and chocolates
(b) Tools with dials and wires
(c) Pins
(d) Both (a) and (c)
Ans: (b)

The County Inspector had a whole box of tools with dials and wires. This suggests that the County Inspector carried specialized tools to repair and maintain mechanical devices like Margie's teacher.

Q6: Margie was scornful-
(a) About her geography scores
(b) Knowing that the real book detailed about school
(c) About Tommy’s scores
(d) About festivals
Ans: (b)

Margie was scornful about the real book detailing traditional schools. She found it hard to believe that people in the past had to go to physical schools and have human teachers.

Q7: The kids in the old schooling pattern went home together
(a) In between classes
(b) During afternoon breaks
(c) During festivals
(d) At the end of the day
Ans: (d)

In the old schooling pattern, the kids went home together at the end of the day. This is a contrast to Margie's experience, where she studied individually with her mechanical teacher at home.

Q8: What did the teacher in the real book do?
(a) Teaches through computer
(b) Gives lessons online
(c) Taught and gave Questions in person
(d) Mailed them the lesson
Ans: (c)

The teacher in the real book taught and gave questions in person. Unlike Margie's mechanical teacher, the human teacher interacted directly with the students, conducting lessons and assessments face-to-face.

Q9: What was the diffrence between old schools and modern schools
(a) old schools had many friends and modern school had no fellows
(b) old schools had human teachers and modern schools had robots
(c) old schools had playgrounds and modern school had only computers
(d) All
Ans: (d)

The difference between old schools and modern schools included having friends to go home with, human teachers, and physical classrooms with playgrounds. Modern schools, as portrayed in the story, lacked these elements.

Q10: What did the County Inspector do to help Margie?
(a) he reset the teacher to Margie’s level
(b) he changed the module
(c) changed the teacher
(d) changed the syllabus
Ans: (a)

The County Inspector reset the teacher to Margie's level, making sure the lessons were appropriate and matched her learning needs.

Q11: According to Margie, in an older time, the schools were
(a) Big
(b) Brown
(c) Funny
(d) Stupid
Ans: (c)

Margie referred to the schools of an older time as "funny." She meant that the schools in the past were amusing or strange compared to the way schools were in her time. This reveals Margie's perspective on the differences between her automated, mechanical teacher and the traditional schools of the past.

Q12: How many subjects are mentioned in this chapter
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 1
Ans: (b)

Three subjects are mentioned in this chapter. These subjects are Geography, History, and Mathematics. This indicates the subjects that Margie and Tommy study with the help of their mechanical teacher.

Q13: Margie was disappointed because they
(a) They took away the mechanical teacher
(b) They didn’t take away the mechanical teacher
(c) Asked Margie to leave the house
(d) Asked Tommy to go and study
Ans: (b)

Margie was disappointed because they didn't take away the mechanical teacher. She had hoped that they would replace her old-fashioned mechanical teacher with a more advanced version, but her wish wasn't fulfilled.

Q14: After fixing the mechanical teacher, the big screen displayed
(a) Margie’s face
(b) All the lessons and Questions asked
(c) A real book
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b)

After fixing the mechanical teacher, the big screen displayed all the lessons and questions asked. This indicates that the mechanical teacher was back to its normal functioning, providing lessons and questions for Margie's education.

Q15: Why did Margie hate school now more than ever
(a) Because of her mother
(b) Because of her scores in Geography which gets worse and worse
(c) Because she never gets off
(d) Because she dislikes to sit near the mechanical teacher
Ans: (b)

Margie disliked school more than ever because her scores in Geography were continuously deteriorating. This made her feel frustrated and discouraged about her performance.

Q16: According to Tommy, the real book was
(a) Boring
(b) A waste
(c) Wrong
(d) Fiction
Ans: (b)

According to Tommy, the real book was a waste. Tommy didn't see the point of reading about old-style schools from a book when they had advanced technology for learning.

Q17: While inserting her homework in the proper slot,
Margie was thinking about
(a) Desserts
(b) Vacation in Turkey
(c) Old schools
(d) Tommy
Ans: (c) 

While inserting her homework in the proper slot, Margie was thinking about old schools. The process of submitting homework in the form of punch cards reminded her of the traditional schools described in the real book.

Q18: Why did Margie find the old schools interesting?
(a) because of the fun
(b) because of human teachers
(c) because of many friends
(d) all
Ans: (d)

Margie found the old schools interesting for various reasons. She was intrigued by the idea of human teachers, physical classrooms, and studying with friends, which were all absent in her automated learning setup.

Q19: How much time was taken to repair Tommy’s teacher?
(a) 15 days
(b) 25 days
(c) 20 days
(d) one month
Ans: (d)

It took one month to repair Tommy's teacher. The story mentions that Tommy's mechanical teacher was taken away for a month to be fixed.

Q20: Why did Margie’s mother call the County Inspector?
(a) to repair a leakage
(b) to talk to Margie
(c) to talk to Tommy
(d) to check the fault in Margie’s teacher in the Geography section
Ans: (d)

Margie's mother called the County Inspector to check the fault in Margie's teacher in the Geography section. Margie was struggling with her Geography scores, which prompted her mother to seek assistance.