The Fun They Had Class 9 English Chapter 1

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The Fun They Had Class 9 

English 

Chapter 1 

The Fun They Had Class 9 English Chapter 1


NCERT and MH Board Solutions are provided here. The Fun They Had Class 9 English Chapter 1. 

Students can view these before exams for a better understanding of the chapter 'The Fun They Had ' written by Isaac Asimov 


Here, the questions are provided in the passage pattern form as they appear in the board exams. So, they are very helpful.


About the story:

     Two children named Margie and Tommy discover a real book in the future. They are fascinated by it because they are used to reading on screens. The book is about school in the old days when students went to a building and learnt together from human teachers but,  Margie and Tommy learn from mechanical teachers in their own homes. Margie thinks the old way of learning was more fun compared to her boring and strict robot teacher.


Explanation:

  • Setting: The story is set in the future where education is highly computerized.
  • Characters: 
  • Margie: A young girl who is curious about the old-fashioned way of schooling. 
  • Tommy: Margie's friend who finds an old book.
  • Plot: Tommy finds an old book, and he and Margie read about how children used to go to school together. Margie dislikes her mechanical teacher and finds the idea of the old-school system interesting and fun.
  • Theme: The story explores technology and education themes, suggesting that learning and socializing with others can be enjoyable and important.
  • Key Points: Old vs. New: The story contrasts old-fashioned schools with future computerized education. Curiosity: Margie is curious about the past and thinks it might have been more fun to go to school with other kids. Nostalgia: Even though the characters never experienced traditional schools, they feel nostalgic about it.

Now,

Read the following passage and answer the following questions.

A. 1. What did Tommy find on 17 May   2157?

     2. How old was Margie?

B. Why did Margie's grandfather say there was a time when all stories were printed on paper?

C. Vocabulary-

Find similar words for the following:

    1. Having many thin folds or lines

    2. Feeling or expressing contempt or derision.

D. Grammar-

     1. Identify the sentence tense: "They turned the pages, which were yellow and crinkly."

     2.  "What a waste!" (Rewrite the sentence as a statement without changing its meaning.)

E. Personal Response Question

Do you think reading stories on a screen is better than reading a printed book? Why or why not?

The Fun They Had Class 9 English Chapter 1 learning from screen


Passage 2:


The Inspector smiled after he was finished and patted Margie’s head. He said to her mother, “It’s not the little girl’s fault, Mrs Jones. I think the geography sector was geared a little too quick. Those things happen sometimes. I’ve slowed it up to an average ten-year level. Actually, the overall pattern of her progress is quite satisfactory.” And he patted Margie’s head again. Margie was disappointed. She had been hoping they would take the teacher away altogether. They had once taken Tommy’s teacher away for nearly a month because the history sector had blanked out completely. So she said to Tommy, “Why would anyone write about school?” Tommy looked at her with very superior eyes. “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, pronouncing the word carefully, “Centuries ago.” Margie was hurt. “Well, I don’t know what kind of school they had all that time ago.” She read the book over his shoulder for a while, then said, “Anyway, they had a teacher.”
“Sure they had a teacher, but it wasn’t a regular teacher. It was a man.” “A man? How could a man be a teacher?” “Well, he just told the boys and girls things and gave them homework and asked them questions.” “A man isn’t smart enough.” “Sure he is. My father knows as much as my teacher.” 

Questions:
  1.  1
    1. What did the Inspector say was wrong with Margie’s geography sector?
    2. How long was Tommy’s teacher taken away for repairs?
  2. Why was Margie disappointed after the Inspector checked her mechanical teacher?
  3. Find the words for the following explanation
    1. Adjusted or set to a specific level or standard.
    3. Feeling unhappy because something was not as good as expected.

    1. Margie was disappointed. ( Underline the noun.)
    2. My father knows as much as my teacher. (Identify the tense.)
  5. Do you think human teachers are better than mechanical teachers? Why or why not?
Passage 3:

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 neighborhood 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 they could help one another with the homework and talk about it.

And the teachers were people. The mechanical teacher was flashing on the screen: "When we add the fractions 1/2 and 1/4..." Margie was thinking about how the kids must have loved it in the old days. She was thinking about the fun they had.

A. Simple Factual Questions

1. Who did Margie think about when she was imagining the old schools?

2. What was Margie doing when the mechanical teacher was teaching?

 B. Complex Factual Question

3. How did Margie imagine the old schools to be different from her current school?

 C. Vocabulary-Based Questions

Find the words for 

4. An area or region around or near some place or thing - 

5. Operated by a machine or machinery -

 D. Grammar-Based Questions

6. Identify the verb in the sentence: "Margie did so with a sigh."



7. Rewrite the sentence "The teachers were people." as a question.

E. Personal Response Question
8. Would you prefer to learn from a human teacher or a mechanical teacher? Why?

Do as directed.

  1. Identify the noun in the sentence: "The cat is sleeping on the mat."
  2. Which word is the verb in this sentence: "She runs every morning."
  3. Which word is the adjective in the sentence: "My favourite colour is blue."
  4. Convert this sentence to the past tense: "I eat an apple every day."
  5. What is the tense of the sentence: "They will go to the park tomorrow."
  6. Add a question tag to this sentence: "You are coming to the party, _____?"
  7. Add a question tag to this sentence: "She didn't finish her homework, _____?"
  8. Change this statement into passive voice. " My grandfather wrote a poem."
  9. Change this statement into a yes/no question: "They will arrive at noon."
  10. Form a WH-question to get the underlined part as the answer: "The movie starts at 7 PM."

Other blogs:

Parts of speech: More about Noun 

Three forms of verbs

Assertive to Interrogative sentences

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