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WorksheetsThe Fun they had
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
In what year is the story set?
2700
2157
1955
2020
How do readers first learn that the story is set in the future?
TOMMY'S COMMENT ABOUT THE UTILITY OF TELEBOOKS AS COMPARED TO BOOKS PRINTED ON PAPER
BY MARGIE'S FIRST MENTION OF HER MECHANICAL TEACHER
BY MARGIE'S THOUGHT THAT HER GRANDFATHER'S GRANDFATHER WAS THE LAST TO USE BOOKS PRINTED ON PAPER
BY THE DATE OF MARGIE'S DIARY ENTRY
How Old Is Margie?
11
15
24
4
What caused Margie to hate school even more than before?
learning about real teachers instead of teaching machines
doing poorly on test after test in geography
reading an old book that Tommy has found in his attic
having no friends in school anymore
What prompts Margie's mother to send for the County Inspector?
REPEATED GEOGRAPHY TESTS WERE TOO DIFFICULT FOR MARGIE'S LEVEL.
THE MECHANICAL TEACHER'S MATH TESTS WERE TOO DIFFICULT FOR MARGIE.
THE MECHANICAL TEACHER COULDN'T TURN ON.
MARGIE REFUSED TO INTERACT WITH THE MECHANICAL TEACHER.
What description best matches the County Inspector's appearance?
What two things does the County Inspector do when he arrives at Margie's house?
HE GIVES MARGIE AN APPLE, AND THEN GIVES HER ANOTHER GEOGRAPHY TEST.
HE SMILES AT MARGIE, AND TAKES THE MECHANICAL TEACHER AWAY.
HE GIVES MARGIE AN APPLE, AND HE TAKES THE MECHANICAL TEACHER AWAY.
HE GIVES MARGIE AN APPLE, AND HE TAKES THE MECHANICAL TEACHER APART.
[Margie was scornful. "School? What's there to write about school?"]
Choose the emoji the would best describe Margie's scornful face
Which image is the closest match to Margie's mechanical teacher?
What part of the mechanical teacher does Margie hate the most?
THE ROBOTIC TEACHER'S SIZE
HOW QUICKLY THE TEACHER GRADES MARGIE'S HOMEWORK
THE HOMEWORK THAT THE TEACHER ASSIGNS
THE TEACHER'S SLOT FOR HOMEWORK AND TEST PAPERS
What is the theme of the story?
Schools of the future have teachers that teach to a child's ability
Learning about the past is important, because it shows changes of the future.
Education is transformative and compelling with technology
Digitalized education with no social interactions is unappealing
If a person behaves
nonchalantly, how does he or she most likely feel?
sad
curious
carefree
worried
Why does Margie think human teachers can't teach as well as mechanical teachers?
They aren't as smart as machines
They make their students take too many tests
They can't understand their students
They can't teach all the subjects
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 of today?
her teacher is a caring person who focuses on only her
her schoolwork is programmed to her own specific abilities
she is able to decide when to take tests and how difficult
she is able to connect with other students
Which quote shows her education suited her own specific abilities?
mechanical teacher gave her test after test
sure they had a teacher but it wasn't a regular teacher
my mother says teacher has to be adjusted to fit each child
it was always on at the same time every day
Which of these technological advances is most clearly featured in the science-fiction
the internet
satellite tv
on-screen readers
GPS (Global Positioning System)
In what way is the setting typical of science fiction?
the story takes place in the distant past
the story takes place on another world
the story takes place in outer space
the story takes place in the future
Margie and Tommy are realistic characters in an imagined world. Which words describe them?
lazy and complacent
timid and shy
heroic and courageous
curious and opinionated
How is Margie's teacher different from the teachers at the school that most students attend today?
Margie's teacher has been told very little about her
Margie's teacher is a person at a remote location
Margie's teacher is a machine
Margie's teacher is caring and focuses only on her
