CBSE Class 9 English · Ch 1: The Fun They Had

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Difficulty: 3 easy · 9 medium · 18 hard

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The first 5 questions of this free test.

1. Q1. The title 'The Fun They Had' mainly refers to which idea in Margie's mind?

   • A. The fun Margie had using her modern mechanical teacher
   • B. The excitement of the County Inspector's visit to Margie's home
   • C. The fun Margie and Tommy had while fixing the mechanical teacher
   • D. The enjoyment old-time children had learning together in a common school
   Solution

   At the end Margie imagines the old schools and thinks about the fun the children of the past must have had studying together, which gives the story its title.

2. Q2. Three of the following are features of the old schools that pleased Margie, and one is not. Pick the ODD ONE OUT.

   • A. Children of the same age learning the same thing together
   • B. A human teacher who was a man
   • C. A mechanical teacher fitted in each child's home
   • D. Classmates who could laugh and shout together
   Solution

   The old schools had human teachers, children of the same age learning together, and classmates who could laugh and talk on the way home; a mechanical teacher in each home belonged to Margie's own time, not the old schools.

3. Q3. According to Tommy, how were the old schools different from the schools in his time? Choose the MOST correct statement.

   • A. Old schools had a special building where many children studied together with a human teacher
   • B. Old schools had a mechanical teacher placed in each child's home
   • C. Old schools had no teachers and children learnt only from screens
   • D. Old schools taught each child a completely different subject at home
   Solution

   Tommy explains that old schools had a special building where all the children went together and were taught by human teachers, unlike their individual home teaching.

4. Q4. Match the characters with the correct detail and choose the right option: (i) Margie (ii) Tommy (a) thirteen years old (b) eleven years old.

   • A. (i)-(b), (ii)-(b)
   • B. (i)-(a), (ii)-(a)
   • C. (i)-(a), (ii)-(b)
   • D. (i)-(b), (ii)-(a)
   Solution

   In the story Margie is eleven years old and Tommy is thirteen years old, so (i)-(b) and (ii)-(a) is correct.

5. Q5. Assertion (A): Margie was surprised that the old book she read was about school. Reason (R): In Margie's time, school was something very different from the old schools described in the book. Choose the correct option.

   • A. A is true, but R is false
   • B. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
   • C. A is false, but R is true
   • D. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
   Solution

   Margie was surprised because the book talked about school, which in old days meant a special building with human teachers, very unlike her home-based mechanical teacher, so both A and R are true and R explains A.

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