This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > English > The Fun They Had > Class 9 English Chapter 1 The Fun They Had – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 English Chapter 1 The Fun They Had Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does Margie find strange about the old schools? A) They had human teachers. B) They had no exams. C) They used telebooks. D) They were in large buildings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They had human teachers. 2. The ..... man constantly chased the children out of his yard. A) Scornful. B) Input. C) Superior. D) Dispute. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scornful. 3. WHAT WAS THE DATE AND YEAR WHEN MARGIE WROTE ABOUT THE BOOK A) 27 MAY, 2157. B) 7 JULY, 2158. C) 17 MAY, 2157. D) 7 MAY, 2158. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 17 MAY, 2157. 4. '' A man isn't smart enough '' who said this? A) Tommy. B) Robotic teacher. C) Margie. D) Mrs Jones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Margie. 5. What was the age of Margie? A) 12. B) 13. C) 11. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 11. 6. What subjects did Tommy learn? A) History and Mathematics. B) Geography and Mathematics. C) History and Civics. D) Civics and Mathematics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) History and Mathematics. 7. Margie wanted to go back in time to be a student when they all learned the same things at the same age and sat in one room together with other students and one human teacher. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. What did Margie hate? A) Friends. B) Mother. C) Homework slot. D) Books. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homework slot. 9. '' My father knows as much as my teacher." Who said this? A) Margie. B) Tommy. C) County Inspector. D) Mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tommy. 10. At the beginning of "The Fun They Had, " what caused Margie to hate school even more than ever? A) Learning about real teachers instead of teaching machines. B) Doing poorly on test after test in geography. C) Reading an old book that Tommy has found in his attic. D) Having no friends in school anymore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doing poorly on test after test in geography. 11. "He was a round little man with a red face and a whole box of tools with dials and wires." Who was the man? A) The county inspector. B) The inspector. C) Tommy. D) The mechanical checking person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The county inspector. 12. What lesson does Margie learn by the end of the story? A) The efficiency of mechanical teachers. B) The importance of exams. C) The value of human interaction in learning. D) The fun of learning alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The value of human interaction in learning. 13. Where is Margie's school? A) In nearby area. B) Next to her bedroom. C) In the house. D) B and C both. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B and C both. 14. In Tommy's opinion, Are normal books good? A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO. 15. Which one of these is NOT true about the real book found by Tommy? A) Its pages were yellow. B) Some pages of the book were missing. C) Its pages were crinkly. D) The words of the book were still. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some pages of the book were missing. 16. Why did Margie hate school? A) Because the school was too far away. B) Because she didn't have many friends. C) Because the mechanical teacher gave her test after test. D) Because she didn't like waking up early morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because the mechanical teacher gave her test after test. 17. In "The Fun They Had, " Tommy finds a book. Why are the book's pages yellow and crinkly? A) No one has ever read the book before. B) Someone was trying to hide the book in the attic. C) The book was printed a long time ago. D) The book is very cheaply made. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The book was printed a long time ago. 18. The section of which subject was completely deleted from Tommy's computer? A) History. B) English. C) Social Studies. D) Geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) History. 19. How do readers first learn that the story is set in the future? A) TOMMY'S COMMENT ABOUT THE UTILITY OF TELEBOOKS AS COMPARED TO BOOKS PRINTED ON PAPER. B) BY MARGIE'S FIRST MENTION OF HER MECHANICAL TEACHER. C) BY MARGIE'S THOUGHT THAT HER GRANDFATHER'S GRANDFATHER WAS THE LAST TO USE BOOKS PRINTED ON PAPER. D) BY THE DATE OF MARGIE'S DIARY ENTRY. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) BY THE DATE OF MARGIE'S DIARY ENTRY. 20. Who was a round little man? A) The real teacher. B) Tommy. C) The county inspector. D) The mechanical teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The county inspector. 21. How much time did the County Inspector took to fix Margie's robot? A) 1 hour. B) 2 hour(s). C) 3 hour(s). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 hour. 22. Who are Margie and Tommy?A) cousinsB) brother sisterC) friendsD) neighbors A) A. B) C. C) Use. D) B. E) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) D. 23. The pages of the book were ..... A) Old and crumpled. B) Yellow and crinkly. C) Old and yellow. D) Yellow and crumpled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yellow and crinkly. 24. Which of the following sentences contains linking verb? A) Joel and Lena absolutely love summertime. B) Every summer, they go on interesting adventures. C) Amusement parks are fun places any time of year. D) The games and rides always delight young people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amusement parks are fun places any time of year. 25. Which word does 'awfully' not correspond to? A) Terribly. B) Dreadfully. C) Immensely. D) Magnificent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Magnificent. 26. What was the age difference between Margie and Tommy A) 1 year. B) 4 years. C) 6 months. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 27. Margie always hated school A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. Who comes to your mind when thinking these words, round, red, box of wires and tools? A) A mechanic. B) County Inspector. C) Robo teacher. D) Margie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) County Inspector. 29. Where did Tommy find the real book? A) In the garage. B) In the attic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the attic. 30. The book was about ..... A) Schools of the past. B) Future education system. C) Old textbooks. D) Robots. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Schools of the past. 31. Which sector had completely blanked out in Tommy's teacher once? A) Geography. B) History. C) Maths. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) History. 32. Question 2.According to Margie, in an older time, the schools were(a) Big (b) Brown (c) Funny (d) Stupid A) D. B) B. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. 33. How did Margie submit her home work? A) In word form. B) In punch code. C) In PDF form. D) In voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In punch code. 34. People ..... the value of tv. Some people argue that shows can be educational. A) Progress. B) Average. C) Waste. D) Dispute. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dispute. 35. The term 'real book' refers to ..... A) Words printed on pages that are bonded together. B) Words written on a computer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Words printed on pages that are bonded together. 36. What was name of Tommy's mother? A) Mrs. Jones. B) Mrs. George. C) Mrs. Matthew. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mrs. Jones. 37. Which adverb best completes the sentence?She ..... laid the baby in the crib. A) Soon. B) Excitedly. C) Carefully. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carefully. 38. The ..... , or typical, reader might prefer printed books to electronic books A) Calculated. B) Insert. C) Waste. D) Average. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Average. 39. What word BEST describes the inspector's language in the sentence below?"Actually, the over-all pattern of her progress is quite satisfactory." A) Humorous. B) Formal. C) Informal. D) Mean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Formal. 40. What was the old book about? A) Stories. B) Great personalities. C) Monuments. D) School. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) School. 41. Why was the book dusty and old? A) Because it was in the attic. B) Because it was one of its kind. C) Because it was a rare piece. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 42. Where did they find the book? A) Cupboard. B) Under the bed. C) Attic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attic. 43. The word 'loftily' in the chapter means ..... A) In a superior way. B) In a boasting tone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a superior way. 44. What is the main theme of 'The Fun They Had'? A) The role of family in learning. B) The value of traditional schooling. C) The importance of friendship. D) The impact of technology on education. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The impact of technology on education. 45. What was the date of the diary entry that Margie wrote? A) 16 May, 2157. B) 14 May, 2157. C) 15 May, 2157. D) 20 May, 2157. E) 17 May, 2157. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) 17 May, 2157. 46. Figured out ..... A) Calculated. B) Average. C) Inspector. D) Mechanical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calculated. 47. At the end of "The Fun We Had, " what does Margie think of the schools she has learned about from Tommy's book? A) Those schools must have been very enjoyable. B) Those schools seem like a complete waste of time. C) Those schools seem very similar o her own schooling. D) Those schools must have been very unpleasant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Those schools must have been very enjoyable. 48. Why was Margie doing so poorly in school? A) The material was introduced too quickly. B) The teacher gave too many tests. C) The teacher was on vacation and absent for a month. D) The teacher was dumb and taught incorrect information. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The material was introduced too quickly. 49. TO WHICH LEVEL DID THE COUNTY INSPECTOR SET THE MACHINE A) AVERAGE 10 YEARS OLD. B) AVERAGE 2 YEARS OLD. C) AVERAGE 18 YEARS OLD. D) AVERAGE 11 YEARS OLD. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AVERAGE 10 YEARS OLD. 50. Why did Margie find the old schools interesting? A) Because old schools were fun. B) Because old schools had human teachers. C) Because of many friends. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 51. What was the difference between old schools and modern schools A) Old schools had many friends and modern school had none. B) Old schools had human teachers and modern schools had robots. C) Old schools had playgrounds and modern school had only computers. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 52. Where did Tommy find the book?A) in a public libraryB) in a libraryC) in his houseD) on the roadside A) D. B) B. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 53. Kezia's father could not play because A) He was too tired after work. B) He was a giant. C) He was old. D) He had no holidays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was too tired after work. 54. What prompts Margie's mother to send for the County Inspector? A) REPEATED GEOGRAPHY TESTS WERE TOO DIFFICULT FOR MARGIE'S LEVEL. B) THE MECHANICAL TEACHER COULDN'T TURN ON. C) MARGIE REFUSED TO INTERACT WITH THE MECHANICAL TEACHER. D) THE MECHANICAL TEACHER'S MATH TESTS WERE TOO DIFFICULT FOR MARGIE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) REPEATED GEOGRAPHY TESTS WERE TOO DIFFICULT FOR MARGIE'S LEVEL. 55. What did Kezia's father do on Sundays? A) Gossip. B) He went for movies. C) He used to have sound sleep to take rest. D) He used to visit his friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He used to have sound sleep to take rest. 56. Which sentence from the passage is the BEST example of informal speech? A) "How could a man be a teacher?". B) "He knows almost as much, I betcha.". C) "Today's arithmetic lesson is on the addition of proper fractions.". D) "Can I read the book with you some more after school?". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "He knows almost as much, I betcha.". 57. If a person behaves nonchalantly, how does he or she most likely feel? A) Angry. B) Worried. C) Carefree. D) Sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carefree. 58. What two things does the County Inspector do when he arrives at Margie's house? A) HE GIVES MARGIE AN APPLE, AND THEN GIVES HER ANOTHER GEOGRAPHY TEST. B) HE SMILES AT MARGIE, AND TAKES THE MECHANICAL TEACHER AWAY. C) HE GIVES MARGIE AN APPLE, AND HE TAKES THE MECHANICAL TEACHER AWAY. D) HE GIVES MARGIE AN APPLE, AND HE TAKES THE MECHANICAL TEACHER APART. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) HE GIVES MARGIE AN APPLE, AND HE TAKES THE MECHANICAL TEACHER APART. 59. '' "May be, " he said nonchalantly ". Who is he here? And what is the meaning of nonchalanty. A) Tommy, Happily. B) Grandfather, Happily. C) Grandfather, Casually. D) Tommy, Casually. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tommy, Casually. 60. Question 10What did the County Inspector do to help Margie? A) Changed the teacher. B) He changed the module. C) Changed the syllabus. D) He reset the teacher to Margie's level. 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