The Fun They Had

Short story "The fun they had" by Isaac Asimov

Read and listen to the short story. Then, answer the questions about it.

Multiple Choice

The short story is part of a genre known as?

• fantasy

• science fiction

• horror

• nonfiction

Multiple Choice

The story is set in which year in the future?

• 2100

• 2105

• 2255

• 2155

Multiple Choice

How old was Margie?

• 11
• 12
• 13
• 14

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the character that is 13 years old?

• Isaac

• Robby

• Tommy

• Eric

Multiple Choice

Where did Tommy find the old book?

• in the trash

• in the garage

• in the closet

• in the attic

Multiple Choice

What does 'real book' mean in the line,“Today

Tommy found a real book!”?

• Telebook

• Scripture

• Printed book

• Encyclopedia

Multiple Choice

What was the book about?

• televisions

• geography

• schools of the past

• It was her grandfather's diary

Multiple Choice

What was strange about the old book?

• It was a computer.

• It was very long.

• The words didn't move

• It was white.

Multiple Choice

How did Tommy and Margie read?

• on their cell phone

• on their laptop

• using a telebook

• using a telephone

Multiple Choice

Who did Margie's mother call to fix her mechanical teacher?

• County officer

• County technician

• County Inspector

• Country employee

Multiple Choice

How does Asimov describe the County Inspector?

• Round, little man, red face

• Strong, tall man, with a mustache

• Round, little woman, red hair

• Strong, tall woman, with purple clothes

Multiple Choice

What type of teacher did Margie have?

• Smart

• Ugly

• Mechanical

• Intimidating

Multiple Choice

Where did Margie attend school?

• school

• the library

• home

• at her neighbor's house

Multiple Choice

Did Margie like her current classroom, teacher, and education?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

How long ago were the old schools in the book around?

• Centuries ago

• Fifty years ago

• Thousands of years ago

• 10 years ago

Multiple Choice

What did the County Inspector do to help Margie?

• He took the teacher away for a month.

• He convinced her mother that she will work hard to improve her performance.

• He replaced the mechanical teacher with another one.

• He adjusted the level of the mechanical teacher to to an

  average ten-year level.

Multiple Choice

Why was Margie performing badly in Geography?

• because the mechanical teacher was giving her tests of higher mental level.

• because she did not like Geography.

• because she hated the teaching method of mechanical teacher.

• because Geography was a very tough subject for her.

Multiple Choice

Margie was very surprised that students of the past had a ________for a teacher.

• computer

• human

• robot

• television

Multiple Choice

'They' in the title 'The Fun They Had' refers to ____________.

• Margie & Tommy

• the students of the past

• the classmates of Margie