The Fun They Had (comprehension questions)

who is the author of "The Fun They Had"?

• Ernest Hemingway

• Isaac Asimov
  

• Shirley Jackson

  
  

• O. Henry

  
  

On what date did Margie make an entry in her diary about the real book?

• She did so on 17 March 3157.

• She did so on 17 May 2257.

• She did so on 17 December 2157.

• She did so on 17 May 2157.

What did Tommy find?

• He found a real book.

• He found an e-book.

• He found a bookcase.

• He found a teacher's notebook.

How old was Margie? Tommy?

• Margie was eleven years old and Tommy ten years old.

• Margie was ten years old and Tommy thirteen years old.

• Margie was eleven years old and Tommy thirteen years old.

• Margie was thirteen years old and Tommy ten years old.

What was the real book, that Tommy found, about?

• It was about ‘grandfather’.

• It was about ‘math teacher’.

• It was about ‘Robots’.

• It was about ‘School’.

What did Margie hate?

• She hated school.

• She hated Robots.

• She hated regular teacher
  

• Se hated history tests

Why did Tommy find the book a “waste”?

• The words on the page were yellow and crinkly, and
  it was awfully funny to read.

• The words on the page were moving too quickly and was difficult to follow.

• The words on the page remained static, in contrast to their telebooks. He believed that after finishing a book, one would just discard it.

• The real book must have had a million books on it and it’s good for plenty more.
  

What do the book’s crinkly, yellow pages reveal about it?

• In the past books were printed on yellow paper

• It was a very ancient book, left unattended in the attic for a very long period,

• I was used a lot

• At school real books looked crinkly and yellow

What aspect of school surprises Margie the most in the old book?

• The use of pens and pencils

• The presence of human teachers

• The concept of homework

• The idea of students sitting together in a classroom

How does Margie feel about the idea of having a human teacher, as mentioned in the old book?

• a. Excited

• b. Indifferent

• c. Scared

• d. Confused