DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, GREATER NOIDA
WORK STATEMENT -CYCLE 1
CLASS –IX ENGLISH
Literature
Prose-The Fun They Had
RTC
1.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.
(a) The pages of the book were yellow because ____________
(i) they were coloured yellow.
(ii) they were old.
(iii) they were crinkly.
(iv) they were scripted in yellow colour.
(b) From the above lines, it is inferred that Margie and Tommy would read _____
(i) physical books.
(ii) interesting books.
(iii) e books
(iv) boring books
(c) They were looking at the book because ______________
(i) they had never before seen a physical (real) book.
(ii) they were looking for something interesting in the book.
(iii) they wanted to discuss something important about the book.
(iv) they were amazed to see the content of the book.
(d) Seeing the book Tommy thought that such books were __________
(i) captivating.
(ii) engrossing and a good use of time.
(iii) useful to gather lot of knowledge.
(iv) funny and rather a waste after being read once.
2. Tommy screamed with laughter. “You don’t know much, Margie. The teachers
didn’t live in the house. They had a special building and all the kids went there. ”
(a) Why did Tommy scream with laughter?
(b)What did Margie not know? Why?
(c)What ‘special building’ does the speaker refer to?
(d)How is the special building a unique place for Margie and Tommy?
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (40-50 words)
1.What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have?
2.Did Margie have regular days and hours for school? If so, why?
3. What had once happened to Tommy’s teacher?
4. How were Margie and Tommy assessed in their subjects?
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS (80-100 words)
Q1.Machines can’t replace human beings.’ Explain with reference to the Lesson ‘The
Fun They Had’.
Q2 .What are the main features of the mechanical teachers and the schoolrooms that
Margie and Tommy have in the story?
Writing skill -Diary Entry
Q1: You dislike the behaviour of some of your friends. Record your feelings in a diary
in about 100-120 words.
Q 2: Your sister and you decided to give your mother a day off from the kitchen on her
birthday. Write a diary entry in 120 words on how you managed to run the kitchen
without your mother’s assistance.
Q 3: Last night there was a wind storm in your area. You felt scared for a while but
soon forgot about it all as you were comfortable and safe inside your home. However,
this morning you saw many trees uprooted and many slum structures destroyed. Write
a diary entry to express your feelings about wind and how to protect ourselves from
such forces.
