The Fun They Had Review

What caused Margie to hate school even more than before?

• learning about real teachers instead of teaching machines

• reading an old book that Tommy has found in his attic

• doing poorly on test after test in geography

• having no friends in school anymore

How is Margie's teacher different from the teachers that most students who attend schools today have?

• Margie's teacher has been told very little about her

• Margie's teacher is a person at a remote location

• Margie's teacher is her mother

• Margie's teacher is a machine

Why does Margie's mother have the county inspector visit?

• to reprogram Margie's teacher

• to punish Margie for her poor grades

• to explain what Margie needs to learn

• to give Margie personal instruction in geography

Which of these things are unfamiliar to Margie until she learns about them from Tommy or his book? Choose 3 options.

• tests

• homework

• group learning

• human teachers

• school buildings

At which of these events would a person most likely speak sorrowfully?

• a funeral

• a concert

• a wedding

• a graduation

Which of these adjectives would best describe someone who is loftily answers a question?

• inspirational

• thoughtful

• snobby

• kind

If a person behaves nonchalantly, how does he or she most likely feel?

• sad

• angry

• worried

• carefree

Tommy finds a book. Why are the book's pages yellow and crinkly?

• the book is very cheaply made

• no one has ever read the book before

• the book was printed a long time ago

• someone was trying to hide the book in the attic

In what way is Margie's education more personal than the education of students her age in most schools today?

• her teacher is a caring human being who focuses on only one student

• her schoolwork is programmed to suit her own specific learning abilities

• she is able to decide when to take tests and how difficult those test should be

• she is able to connect with other students who are studying the same subjects at a similar pace

At the end what does Margie think of the schools she has learned about from Tommy's book?

• those schools must have been very enjoyable

• those schools must have been very unpleasant

• those schools seem like a complete waste of time

• those schools seem very similar to her own schooling