MCQ The Fun They Had

Margie was scornful. “School? What’s there to write about school? I hate school. Margie always hated school, but now she hated it more than ever. The mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test and she had been doing worse after worse until her mother had shaken her head sorrowfully and sent for the County Inspector.

1. Why was Margie scornful?

• Because she loved school.

• Because she had to change her school.

• Because she hated her school.

• Because she hated her classmates.

Margie was scornful. “School? What’s there to write about school? I hate school. Margie always hated school, but now she hated it more than ever. The mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test and she had been doing worse after worse until her mother had shaken her head sorrowfully and sent for the County Inspector.

2. Margie had not been doing well in

• 1. Geography

• Science

• History

• English

Margie was scornful. “School? What’s there to write about school? I hate school. Margie always hated school, but now she hated it more than ever. The mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test and she had been doing worse after worse until her mother had shaken her head sorrowfully and sent for the County Inspector.

3. Pick the option that correctly classifies facts(F) and Opinions (O) of the students below:

Student 1: I think Margie always wanted a different type of school.

Student 2: I think Margie didn't like the mechanical teacher.

Student 3: I think Margie loves her school.

Student 4: I think no one understood the problems of Margie.

• F- 1,2 and O- 3,4

• F-2,3,4 and O- 1

• F- 2,4 and O-1,3

• F-2 and O-1,3,4

4. Margie was scornful. “School? What’s there to write about school? I hate school. Margie always hated school, but now she hated it more than ever. The mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test and she had been doing worse after worse until her mother had shaken her head sorrowfully and sent for the County Inspector.

4. 'Scornful' in the extract is the opposite of

• Appreciative

• Handy

• Contemptuous

• Probable

Margie was scornful. “School? What’s there to write about school? I hate school. Margie always hated school, but now she hated it more than ever. The mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test and she had been doing worse after worse until her mother had shaken her head sorrowfully and sent for the County Inspector.

1. The phrase 'sent for' in the extract means:

• went

• called

• approved

• showed

It was a very old book. Margie’s grandfather once said that when he was a little boy his grandfather told him that there was a time when all stories were printed on paper. 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.

1. Who found the real book?

• Margie

• Margie's mother

• Tommy

• Tommy's father

It was a very old book. Margie’s grandfather once said that when he was a little boy his grandfather told him that there was a time when all stories were printed on paper. 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. Margie was surprised to see the book because:

• she liked to read books.

• all the stories in it were printed on paper

• it was an old book.

• it had beautiful pictures in it.

It was a very old book. Margie’s grandfather once said that when he was a little boy his grandfather told him that there was a time when all stories were printed on paper. 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.

3. Pick the option that correctly classifies the fact and opinions of the students:

Student 1: I think Margie is not fond of books.

Student 2: I think Margie did not like the concept of books made from paper.

Student 3: I think Margie had never seen physical manifestation of books.

Student 4: I think Margie was fond of e books.

• F-1,2 and O- 3,4

• F-2,3,4 and O- 1

• F-2,4 and O- 1,3

• F-3 and O-1,2, 4

It was a very old book. Margie’s grandfather once said that when he was a little boy his grandfather told him that there was a time when all stories were printed on paper. 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.

4. Where was the book found?

• In the attic of Margie's house.

• In the drawing room of Tommy's house.

• In the basement of Tommy's house.

• In the attic of Tommy's house.

5. Which word does 'awfully' not correspond to?

• immensely

• terribly

• magnificent

• dreadfully