The Fun They Had

AP 9th Class English Beehive 1st Lesson The Fun They Had Questions and Answers

Thinking About the Text : Activity :

Question.
Calculate how many years and months ahead from now Margies diary entry is?

Answer: Margies diary entry is 134 years and 11 months ahe?ad from now. [Clue : The answer is to be calculated by deducting the present date from the date of Margies diary entry. Clue : The date of Margies diary entry is 17 May 2157. Take the present date as 17 June 2013.]

I. Answer these

Questions in a few words or a couple of sentences each

Question 1.
How old are Margie and Tommy ?

Answer: Margie is a girl of eleven years old and Tommy is a boy of thirteen-years old

Question 2.
What did Margie write in her diary ?

Answer: In her diary, Margie wrote that day Tommy had found a real book!".

Question 3.
Had Margie ever seen a book before?

Answer: No, she had never seen a real book before

Question 4.
What things about the book did she find strange ?

Answer: Margie found the following things are strange about the book found by Tommy

1. The words printed on the book stood still instead of moving the way they did on a screen in their telebooks
2. The words on pages always remained the same as the first time they were read
3. The idea that someone would write a book about schools

Question 5.
What do you think a telebook is ?

Answer: A book which is read or displayed on a computer screen is called a telebook

Question 6.
Where was Margies school ? Did she have any classmates ?

Answer:

1. Margie had no separate school. Her home is her school. It was right next to her bedroom
2. No, she did not have any classmates

Question 7.
What subects did Margie and Tommy learn?

Answer: Margie and Tommy learned three subjects. They were geography, history and arithmetic

II. Answer the following

Questions with reference to the story

Question 1.
"I wouldnt throw it away."?

Questioni).
Who says these words ?

Answer: Tommy says these words. Or Tommy is the speaker of these words

Questionii).
What does it refer to ?

Answer: It refers to the television screen, on which learners could read over a million books

Questioniii).
What is it being compared with by the speaker?

Answer: Tommy compares the television screen with the real books

Question 2.
"Sure they had a teacher, but it wasnt a regular teacher. It was a man."?

Questioni).
Who does they refer to ?

Answer: They refer to the students who studied in schools

Questionii).
What does regular mean here?

Answer: Here, regular refers to the mechanical teachers like computers

Questioniii).
What is it contrasted with?

Answer: It refers to the mechanical teacher. It is contrasted with the human teacher of the earlier times

III. Answer each of these

Questions in a short paragraph (about 30 words)

Question 1.
What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have ?

Answer: Margie and Tommy had no human teachers. They had mechanical teachers. They were computers with preloaded lessons on different subjects. They lessons were according to the learners level. Whenever they got malfunctioned, they were opened and repaired

Question 2.
Why did Margies mother send for the County Inspector?

Answer: Due to a malfunction in the mechanical teacher, Margie was failing the geography tests repeatedly. So Margies mother called the County Inspector to check Margies teaching machine and fix the problem.

Question 3.
What did he (the County Inspector) do ?

Answer: The County Inspector repaired the computer teacher. He opened the machine and found that the Geography sector was set on a higher level. He fixed the problem and reset it to Margies level in the computer

Question 4.
Why was Margie doing badly in geography? What did the County Inspector do to help her?

Answer: Due to a malfunction in the mechanical teacher, Margie was failing the geography tests repeatedly. The County Inspector repaired the computer teacher. He opened the machine and found that the Geography sector was set on a higher level. He fixed the problem and reset it to Margies level in the computer. The County Inspector told Margies mother that Margie was not at fault. Her progress was good

Question 5.
What had once happened to Tommys teacher?

Answer: Once Tommys mechanical teacher had a fault and the entire section on history had been deleted. His teacher was taken for repairs and it took them a month to set it right

Question 6.
Did Margie have regular days and hours for school ? If so, why?

Answer: Margie had regular days and hours for her study except on Saturdays and Sundays. It was her mothers advice to study the lessons at the same time daily to learn them in a better way

Question 7.
How does Tommy describe the old kind of school?

Answer: Tommy thought that the old kind of school was located at a special place and it had human teachers. They used to teach the students a few thins and gave them home work. They used to ask them a few

Questions. The human teachers were as knowledgeable as the mechanical teachers

Question 8.
How does he describe the old kind of teachers?

Answer: Tommy says that the old kind of teachers were human beings. They were not mechanical. They do everything manually

IV. Answer each of these

Questions in two or three paragraphs (100-150 words)

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

Answer: Margie and Tommy were the students of future generation. They had no human teachers. They had mechanical teachers. They had large black screens in place of . blackboards. Their lessons were shown and

Questions were asked on the digital screens

They had a slot in which students had to put their homework and test papers. The lessons were arranged according to their levels. They had to write their answers in a punch code and the mechanical teacher would calculate the marks within no time

Their schools were not away from their homes. They did not sit among a large number of learners in special classrooms. Their schools were in their homes itself. They did not have any classmates. They learned geography, history and arithmetic

They had regular days and hours for school. Margies school was right next to her bedroom. The mechanical teacher always turned on at the same time every day except Saturdays and Sundays

Question 2.
Why did Margie hate school? Why did she think the old kind of school must have been fun?

Answer: Margie was a girl of 11 years old. She hated her school system because it was not fun. She had a mechanical teacher that used to teach her everyday at a fixed time. Due to some malfunction, she had been doing badly in the geography tests given by her mechanical teacher. Her mother was not happy with Margies performance

Margies mother sent for the County Inspector to check whether there was any problem with the mechanical teacher. She hoped that the inspector would take the mechanical teacher away

She was disappointed when the County Inspector managed to fix the problem in the machine. She hated the homework and test papers given by the mechanical teacher. She did not like to write her answers in a punch code

Margie,thought that the old kind of school must have been fun. She imagined all the children from the entire neighbourhood coming together, laughing and shouting in the schoolyard. She imagined that they would sit together in the classroom and go home together at the end of the day

They would learn the same things and could help one another with the homework and talk about it: The teachers were human beings. They were able to share their feelings with them. So she believed that the old kind of school must have been fun

Question 3.
Do you agree with Margie that schools today are more fun than the school in the story? Give reasons for your answer?

Answer: Yes, I agree with Margie. Schools nowadays are more fun than the school mentioned in the story. I think there should be an interaction between the learner and the teacher. In the story, there is no interaction between students and teachers. Learning subjects without human teachers would be a boring ide

Doing homework without anybodys help and writing them in a punch code would also be draining. Moreover, children develop a better understanding about each other and of their surroundings when they go to a school and interact with each other. They would develop social relationship among them

Listening to their lessons from their teachers is alwàys more interesting than reading and learning the entire lessons on a mechanical computer. Whenever a child faces any problem in learning, The child can take the help of classmates and teachers. It is impossible to discuss problems and situations with a mechanical teacher as it is only programmed to teach in a fixed manner

The students would miss the excitement of waiting to know the marks scored in exams. When the marks are calculated immediately after a test has been taken, They miss the natural excitement. They become mechanical. They will not know the learning levels of other children

There would be no chance of getting and making friends who can understand them. They cannot learn the qualities like obedience, respect, kindness for others. Learners would miss taking part in school games, sports, and other activities. So, schools nowadays are more fun than the school system mentioned in the story

Thinking About Language : I. Adverbs : Read this sentence taken from the story : They had once taken Tommys teacher away for nearly a month because the history sector had blanked out completely. The word complete is an adjective. When you add -ly to it, it becomes an adverb.

Question 1.
Find the sentences in the lesson which have the adverbs given in the box below?

Answer:

1. 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, you know
2. The mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test in geography and she had been doing worse and worse until her mother had shaken her head sorrowfully and sent for the County Inspector
3. They had once taken Tommys teacher away for nearly a month because the history sector had blanked out completely.
4. He added loftily, pronouncing the word carefully, "Centuries ago."
5. "But my mother says a teacher has to be adjusted to fit the mind of each boy and girl it teaches and that each kid has to be taught differently."
6. "I didnt say I didnt like it," Margie said quickly
7. "May be," he said nonchalantly

Meanings of the Adverbs:

• awfully : terribly; ????????
• sorrowfully : sadly; ?????????
• completely : fully; ????????
• loftily : in a superior way; ????????
• carefully : cautiously; ??????????
• differently : in a different way; ????????
• quickly : fast; ??????

Question 2.
Now use these adverbs to fill in the blanks in the sentences below?

1. The report must be read ______ so that performance can be improved
2. At the interview, Sameer answered our

   Questions ______ , shrugging his shoulders

3. We all behave ______ when we are tired or hungry
4. The teacher shook her head ______ when Rave lied to her.
5. I ______ forgot about it
6. When I complimented Revathi on her success, she just smiled ______ and turned away
7. The President of the Company is ______ busy and will not be able to meet you
8. I finished my work ______ so that I could go out to play

Answers :

1. carefully
2. loftily
3. differently
4. sorrowfully
5. completely
6. nonchalantly
7. awfully
8. Quickly

Remember :

An adverb describes action. You can form adverbs by adding -ly to adjectives. Spelling Note: When an adjective ends in -y, the y changes to i when you add -l y to form an adverb. For example : angl -y ? angr-i -ly

Question 3.
Make adverbs from these adjectives.?

1. angry ______
2. happy ______
3. merry ______
4. sleepy ______
5. easy ______
6. noisy ______
7. tidy ______
8. gloomy ______

Answers

1. angrily
2. happily
3. merrily
4. sleepily
5. easily
6. noisily
7. tidily
8. gloomily

II. If Not and Uniless

Question1.
Imagine that Margies mother told her, "Youll feel awful if you dont finish your history lesson." She could also say: "Youll feel awful unless you finish your history lesson."?

Unless means if not. Sentences with unless or if not are negative conditional sentences. Notice that these sentences have two parts. The part that begins with if not or unless tells us the condition. This part has a verb in the present tense (look at the verbs dont finish, finish in the sentences above).

The other part of the sentence tells us about a possible result. It tells us what will happen (if something else doesnt happen). The verb in this part of the sentence is in the future tense (youll feel/you will feel). Notice these two tenses again in the following examples

Complete the following conditional sentences. Use the correct form of the verb

1. If I dont go to Anus party tonight, ______
2. If you dont telephone the hotel to order food, ______
3. Unless you promise to write back, I ______
4. If she doesnt play any games, ______
5. Unless that liftle bird flies away quickly, the cat ______

Answers:

If I dont go to Anus party tonight, she will feel unhappy

If you dont telephone the hotel to order food, you will have to starve this evening

Unless you promise to write back, I will never be in touch with you

If she doesnt play any games, she will not be healthy

Unless that little bird flies away quickly, the cat will attack it

Writing :

Question.
A new revised volume of Isaac Asimovs short stories has just been released. Order one set. Write a letter to the publisher, Mindfame Private Limited, 1632 Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi, requesting that a set be sent to you by Value Payable Post (VPP), and giving your address. Your letter will have the following parts?

• Addresses of the sender and receiver
• The salutation
• The body of the letter
• The closing phrases and signature

Your letter might look like this :

Answer: House No. 42-2 / 5 Amaravathi Road Guntur -3 12 December 20xx The Manager Mindfame Private Limited 1632, Asaf Ali Road New Delhi Sir, Subject : Order of Isaac Asimovs revised volume of short stories I came to know that Isaac Asimovs revised volume of short stories have been recently released. This is to place an order for one set of those books. The details of the required books have been given below:

Though the books are easily available in the market, I prefer buying the books from your prestigious publication house. Kindly send me the parcel by Value Payable Post (VPP) at the earliest. I shall be highly thankful if you kindly give me appropriate discount. Looking forward to receiving the parcel by next week. Yours sincerely, Sakshitha

Speaking :

Question.
In groups of four discuss the following topic. The Schools of the Future Will Have No Books and No Teachers! Your group can decide to speak for or against the motion. After this, each group will . select a speaker to present its views to the entire class. You may find the following phrases useful to present your argument in the debate. In my opinion . I/we fail to understand why . I wholeheartedly support/oppose the view that . At the outset let me say . Id/wed like to raise the issue of/argue against . I should like to draw attention to . My/Our worthy opponent has submitted that . On the contrary . I firmly reject .?

Answer: Answer for Reference : (In favour of the statement) Good morning all! I would like to take privilege to express my views on School of the future will have no books and no teacher. I would like to express my views in favour of the motion. I strongly believe that everywhere computers will take over. Similarly education will also be taken over by computers. The future world of education is going to be dominated by computers and artificial intelligence

Owing to their versatility, computers have become unavoidable in every sector in the modern world. Obviously the field of education has also been influenced positively by the use of computers. Computers can make teaching more convenient, easier, simpler, colourful, fun-filled and more effective. Interactive whiteboards and smart boards will be available in their classrooms. They will save a lot of time. They can replace the traditional blackboard

There will be no need of writing notebooks wasting time and money. The learning data can be stored and accessed by anyone when he/she wants it. Sharing of knowledge is possible. Aspiring learners can use internet to gather educational information required by them there and then

The use of computers in educatron is a modern renaissance in learning. We can imagine the revolutionary changes in the process of teaching and learning. At present the computers are operated by teachers, however, in future the computers will become so sophisticated that they wont require teachers

In our Andhra Pradesh, the Government has already provided the 8 th class students with Samsung Tabs loaded with Byjus (developer of educational content) content. It will be continued in the coming years. Students are able to use them for learning. They are able to access the content with the help of an app

In some schools, virtual classrooms are also available in Andhra Pradesh. In a virtual classroom, a student participates and interacts with the teacher like a real classroom. In future the learning and teaching programmes will be so advanced that learners wont require any help of a human teacher. The teaching will be fully digitalized and modified and adapted according to the needs and levels of the students

There are the ideas that make me believe that the school of the future will have no books and no teacher. Thank you one and all. Answer for Reference : (Against the statement) Good morning all of you! I am glad to use this opportunity to express my views on School of the future will have no books and no teacher

I would like to speak against the motion. I strongly feel as long as there is education, there will be human teachers and books. Even though artificial intelligence is available, teachers will always remain indispensable:

I say computers can never make the lesson plans themselves. They can only process the man-made dat

Answer: They dont have any creativity that a dedicated teacher has. They cannot express feelings or emotions

Computers cannot write new books on any subject. They always depend on human beings. I strongly differ from opponents who think school of future wont have books and teachers

I finish my speech by saying that as long as there will be schools, there will be teachers and books

Thank you one and all

Do a Project :

Question.
Nowadays use of digital devices has increased and digital services have made our cash transactions easier and smoother. Government of India has taken initiatives to digitalise cash transactions to buy things and pay bills. Following are some of the digital initiatives to make people use digital services?

Take up a project in groups of four to collect opinions of people on the use of digital services in their daily life. Develop an opionnaire to collect opinions of about forty people in your neighbourhood

Divide the work among four to collect the opinions, tabulate the ideas and write a report about the use of digital devices. Once the project is completed, each group may present it to the whole class. Charts may be created and displayed on the notice board

Answer: Title of the Project : Digital and Cashless Transactions in Indian Economy Objective: To comprehend the broader impact of digital and cash transactions and the users experience in our country Report with Findings : The Government of India has been actively promoting the use of digital services and cashless transactions to make the economy more transparent and reduce corruption. With the introduction of various digital payment platforms and mobile applications, the country has witnessed a significant shift in the way people conduct their financial transactions. This project aims to collect opinions and analyze the experiences of users in India regarding the use of digital services for cash transactions

1. The majority of respondents have adopted digital payment platforms for their daily transactions, such as paying bills, shopping, and transferring money
2. Popular digital payment platforms among the respondents include Paytm, Google Pay, PhonePe, and UPI-based applications
3. Most respondents find digital transactions to be convenient, time-saving, and secure compared to traditional cash transactions
4. Some respondents expressed concerns about the security of their personal information and the risk of online frauds while using digital payment platforms
5. A few respondents, particularly senior citizens, find it challenging to adapt to digital services due to a lack of familiarity with technology and the absence of proper guidance

Conclusion:

The use of digital services for cash transactions has significantly increased in India, with a majority of people finding it convenient and efficient. However, concerns about security and the digital divide among different age groups need to be addressed to ensure a smooth transition to a cashless economy

The government and private sector should continue to invest in improving digital infrastructure, promoting financial literacy, and ensuring the security of digital transactions to further encourage the adoption of digital services in India

The Fun They Had Summary in English

"The Fun They Had" is a lesson about the future where students read their lessons from books and computers. It suggests that books will be available only on computers, and students will study their lessons by looking at them on screens instead of reading physical books. The robots will teach the lessons

This future is very different from the present where students go to school and learn from human teachers. The story raises curiosity about what it would be like to attend a real school with classmates and enjoy the fun and friendship that comes with it

One day, on May 17th, 2157, Margie writes in her diary about an interesting discovery. Tommy finds an actual book, an ancient artifact that contains stories. Margies grandfather had told her that in the past, stories were printed on paper

Margie and Tommy find it amusing to read from a book because the words on the pages remain fixed, unlike the dynamic screens they are accustomed to. They realize that in their time, books have been replaced by telebooks, and the idea of physical copies seems strange

Tommy believes it is wasteful to read a book and then throw it away when they have a television screen that can store countless books without discarding them. Margie and Tommy begin reading about schools from the past, where humans were the teachers

This surprises Margie, as she has only experienced robotic teachers in her virtual classroom. Margie is not particularly fond of her isolated virtual school, where she lacks classmates and receives an excessive amount of homework from the mechanical teacher

Margie and Tommy attend virtual classes using electronic devices and robots. Their daily lessons are displayed on computer screens and cover various subjects like math and science

When Margies mother calls for a repair of the mechanical device used for Margies classes, the County Inspector fixes the screen. However, Margie feels disappointed that the device was repaired so quickly because it means she will have to continue feeding homework and test papers into it using a punch code

As Margie returns to her virtual class, the mechanical teacher starts teaching fractions. However, Margies mind wanders, imagining the joy her grandparents must have experienced attending a real school in the past

She envisions children of the same age gathering from different neighborhoods, enjoying their time together in a physical school bullding. Margie becomes fascinated by the fun and friendship that children centuries ago had when they attended traditional schools