FUN THEY HAD : QUIZ : QUESTIONS

- April 19, 2020

20^th April 2020

Chapter : FUN THEY HAD –Issac Assimov

Good Morning Dear Students!!

Hope you have read the story and enjoyed it!!

Now let’s get ready for a QUIZ

Learning Outcomes:

revise the key points in the story through a quiz

answer the questions based on the lesson

CLICK ON THIS LINK THAT WILL DIRECT YOU TO A QUIZ BASED ON THE STORY. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CHECK YOUR RESPONSES TOO:

http://www.quiz-maker.com/QTWOLOG

POST YOUR SCORE IN THE COMMENT BOX

Let us continue the Question answers of the lesson.

Kindly take out your Literature notebooks and start the work.

Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (about 30 words).{ You may use the cues provided }

1. Why was Margie doing badly in geography? What did the County Inspector do to help her?

A.Margie was failing in the Geography tests as the teacher had developed a fault. The County Inspector told Margie’s mother that Margie was not at fault. Her progress was good. He reset the teacher to Margie’s level.

2. What had once happened to Tommy’s teacher?

A. Once Tommy’s teacher had developed a fault as the entire section on History had been deleted. His teacher had been taken for repairs and it took them a month to set it right.

3.Did Margie have regular days and hours for school? If so, why?

A. Margie studied at the same time everyday, except Saturdays and Sunday. Her mother was very particular and had told Margie that she would learn better if she studied at the same time every day.

4. How does Tommy describe the old kind of school?

A. Tommy said that in the old kind of schools, there was a man teacher who told a few things to the students, gave them home work and then asked them questions. The man teacher was as knowledgeable as the machine teacher.

Answer each of these questions in two or three paragraphs (100 –150 words).

1.Why did Margie hate school? Why did she think the old kind of school must have been fun

A. Margie hated school because it was not fun. There was a mechanical teacher and the learning process lacked life. It was like a machine carrying out the usual working, there was nothing new, no fun or laughter. Margie’s mechanical teacher was giving her tests in Geography and she was performing bad at them. Later it was discovered that the teacher had developed a fault due to which it was giving her tests of a higher level. Margie’s mother called the County Inspector. He opened the teacher, found the fault and rectified it. Margie disliked the teacher and hoped that he would not be able to repair it. She hated inserting the homework and test papers into the slot provided.

She thought that the children in the past must have had a lot of fun when they went to school with fellow children. She found it amazing that all the children studied together, the same things and could discuss studies and help each other with the homework too. As the teachers were people, they would not behave like machines. The human aspect of education in the past made her feel that the school of the past were fun.

Do this extrapolative question that has a weightage of 8 marks:

2. Technology has revived the education system but teachers and a school environment are irreplaceable. Discuss with reference to the lesson 'The Fun They Had'. (100 words)
Watch this video which has interviews and presents contrasting opinion on this topic(This can help you build up your argument)