The Fun They Had

Why does Margie think school "from a long time ago" must have been fun?

• The students never had to take tests.

• The teachers were human.

• The grading system was easier.

• There was no floccinaucinihilipilification going on.

Which of the following is Margie's mother most likely to say?

• Children learn best if they choose when to go to school.

• All students should be taught the exact same thing.

• Teachers should never adjust their lessons to fit the students' needs.

• Each child learns differently, so teach them differently.

Where does Tommy find the real book and how is it different than the books they are used to?

• in his car and it plays music

• in his basement and the words don't move

• in his backpack and it plays music

• in his attic and the words don't move

Based on details in the text, it can be inferred that Tommy and Margie are

• brother and sister

• neighborhood friends

• cousins

• friends who live far apart from each other

What did Tommy find?

• An old book with yellow and crinkly pages

• A magazine

• A diary

• None of the above

Why did Margie hate school?

• Because she didn't like waking up early morning.

• Because the mechanical teacher gave her test after test.

• Because the school was too far away.

• Because she didn't have many friends.

Why did Margie's mother call the County Inspector?

• to repair a technical shutdown

• to talk to Margie

• to talk to Tommy

• to check the fault in the Geography sector

What did the County Inspector do to help Margie?

• he reset the teacher to Margie's level

• he changed the module

• changed the teacher

• changed the syllabus

What was the difference between old schools and modern schools?

• students of old schools had many friends and modern school had none

• old schools had human teachers and modern schools had robots

• old schools had playgrounds and modern school had only computers

• all of the these

Why did Margie find the old schools interesting?

• because old schools were fun

• because old schools had human teachers

• because of many friends

• all of the above