Class 9 English| The Fun They Had – Important MCQs

 

The Fun They Had – Important MCQs

1. Who wrote the story "The Fun They Had"?

   A) Robert Frost
   B) H.G. Wells
   C) Isaac Asimov
   D) Ruskin Bond
   

   Answer: C) Isaac Asimov

2. On what date did Margie write in her diary?

   A) 17 May 2057
   B) 17 May 2157
   C) 15 May 2157
   D) 17 June 2157
   

   Answer: B) 17 May 2157

3. How old was Margie?

   A) 10 years
   B) 11 years
   C) 12 years
   D) 13 years
   

   Answer: B) 11 years

4. How old was Tommy?

   A) 11 years
   B) 12 years
   C) 13 years
   D) 14 years
   

   Answer: C) 13 years

5. What did Tommy find?

   A) A computer
   B) A robot
   C) A real book
   D) A telebook
   

   Answer: C) A real book

6. Where did Tommy find the book?

   A) Library
   B) School
   C) Basement
   D) Attic
   

   Answer: D) Attic

7. What was the book about?

   A) Science
   B) History
   C) School
   D) Geography
   

   Answer: C) School

8. What was strange about the book?

   A) It was very small
   B) The words stood still
   C) It had no pictures
   D) It was colourful
   

   Answer: B) The words stood still

9. What were the pages of the book like?

   A) White and smooth
   B) Blue and shiny
   C) Yellow and crinkly
   D) Thick and black
   

   Answer: C) Yellow and crinkly

10. What kind of teacher did Margie have?

    A) Human teacher
    B) Robotic teacher
    C) Old teacher
    D) Village teacher
    

    Answer: B) Robotic teacher

11. Which subject troubled Margie the most?

    A) History
    B) Science
    C) English
    D) Geography
    

    Answer: D) Geography

12. Who was called to check Margie's teacher?

    A) Principal
    B) Engineer
    C) County Inspector
    D) Scientist
    

    Answer: C) County Inspector

13. What did the County Inspector give Margie?

    A) Chocolate
    B) Apple
    C) Book
    D) Pen
    

    Answer: B) Apple

14. Why was Margie doing badly in Geography?

    A) She didn't study
    B) The teacher was too strict
    C) Geography sector was geared too fast
    D) She disliked books
    

    Answer: C) Geography sector was geared too fast

15. What did the Inspector do?

    A) Replaced the teacher
    B) Removed the teacher
    C) Slowed the Geography sector
    D) Changed the school
    

    Answer: C) Slowed the Geography sector

16. What was the slot used for?

    A) Playing games
    B) Homework and test papers
    C) Storing books
    D) Watching videos
    

    Answer: B) Homework and test papers

17. In what code did Margie write her homework?

    A) Morse Code
    B) Binary Code
    C) Punch Code
    D) Secret Code
    

    Answer: C) Punch Code

18. At what age did Margie learn punch code?

    A) 5 years
    B) 6 years
    C) 7 years
    D) 8 years
    

    Answer: B) 6 years

19. Which sector of Tommy's teacher had blanked out?

    A) Geography
    B) Science
    C) Mathematics
    D) History
    

    Answer: D) History

20. According to Tommy, old teachers were?

    A) Robots
    B) Machines
    C) Men
    D) Computers
    

    Answer: C) Men

21. Where did children study in old schools?

    A) At home
    B) In special school buildings
    C) In libraries
    D) Online
    

    Answer: B) In special school buildings

22. Where was Margie's school?

    A) Separate building
    B) Near her house
    C) Next to her bedroom
    D) Underground
    

    Answer: C) Next to her bedroom

23. Why did Margie have school at regular hours?

    A) School rule
    B) Teacher's choice
    C) Her mother believed children learn better that way
    D) Government rule
    

    Answer: C) Her mother believed children learn better that way

24. Which lesson appeared on the screen?

    A) Multiplication of Fractions
    B) Division of Fractions
    C) Addition of Proper Fractions
    D) Decimals
    

    Answer: C) Addition of Proper Fractions

25. Why did Margie think old schools were fun?

    A) No homework
    B) Human teachers and classmates
    C) No tests
    D) No subjects
    

    Answer: B) Human teachers and classmates

26. What did Margie imagine about the old schools?

    A) Students studied alone
    B) Students learned through robots
    C) Students learned together in classrooms
    D) There were no teachers
    

    Answer: C) Students learned together in classrooms

27. What did children do together in old schools?

    A) Played only
    B) Learned the same things and helped each other
    C) Watched television
    D) Used robots
    

    Answer: B) Learned the same things and helped each other

28. What was Tommy carrying when he left?

    A) A computer
    B) A notebook
    C) A dusty old book
    D) A robot
    

    Answer: C) A dusty old book

29. Who called Margie to attend school?

    A) Tommy
    B) County Inspector
    C) Her mother Mrs. Jones
    D) Her teacher
    

    Answer: C) Her mother Mrs. Jones

30. What is the main theme of "The Fun They Had"?

    A) Space travel
    B) Adventure and mystery
    C) Comparison of future and traditional education
    D) Scientific inventions
    

    Answer: C) Comparison of future and traditional education