Reading Comprehension: "The Fun They Had"

The first two lines of the story suggest that Margie's reaction to finding the book was:

• She wanted nothing to do with the book.

• She was excited about Tommy finding the book.

• She was planning to steal the book.

• She was jealous that she had not been the first one to find the book.

The story focusses mostly on a juxtaposition using:

• Old televisions from 1955 and new televisions in 2155.

• Casual language from 1955 and modern language in 2155.

• The school systems of 1899 and the school systems in 2155.

• The writing done in schools in 1955 and the punch code used in 2155.

When he was done working on the mechanical teacher, the County Inspector patted Margie on the head. This suggests that:

• He was pleased with Margie.

• He thought Margie needed to be reprimanded.

• He was in a hurry to leave.

• He was upset with Margie's Mom.

Which line best describes the thoughts about the mechanical teachers in 2155?

• "All the kids from the whole neighborhood came..."

• "[My Dad] knows almost as much, I betcha."

• "It's not the girl's fault, Mrs. Jones."

• "He can't. A man can't know as much..."

The title suggests that:

• Kids in the past were overworked compared to kids in 2155.

• School in the past was much better than school in 2155.

• Teachers in the past were not as intelligent as mechanical teachers in 2155.

• The books in the past were not as good as the telebooks in 2155.

The theme of the story is made most clear by:

• The description of kids in the past who used to go to school together.

• The description of the mechanical teacher.

• The description of Margie's school room.

• Margie's reaction to finding the book.

Margie's confusion about schools in the past is shown through:

• the special building students used to go to instead of the teacher coming to the students' houses.

• the yellow and crinkling of the old pages of the book.

• the math question she is presented with at the end of the story.

• Tommy telling Margie that she didn't have to read the book if she didn't want to.

The description of Margie handing in her assignments suggests that:

• she hates the County Inspector

• she loves that her mechanical teacher is fixed.

• she likes doing her homework assignments.

• she is unsure of her abilities when it comes to her homework assignments.