Beehive (Prose): The Fun They Had

Topics in this chapter

• Story Setting and Future World
• Margie's School Experience
• Tommy and the Old Book
• Mechanical Teachers and Digital Learning
• Ancient and Future Schooling
• Human Learning and Story Theme

Cheat sheet

Practice questions

1. Question 1Q-F3DA27

   In what year is the story 'The Fun They Had' set?

   1. A.2050
   2. B.2157
   3. C.2200
   4. D.3000
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2. Question 2Q-DE33DC

   What did Margie's grandfather once tell her about books?

   1. A.That books were made of glass and steel
   2. B.That his grandfather once told him about a time when all stories were printed on paper
   3. C.That books could only be read on a mechanical television
   4. D.That books were forbidden in the ancient past
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3. Question 3Q-2C8D9A

   Why did Margie find the real book she and Tommy discovered strange?

   1. A.Because the words stood still instead of moving the way they were supposed to on a screen
   2. B.Because it was written in a secret code
   3. C.Because it required electricity to turn the pages
   4. D.Because it emitted a loud alarm when opened
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4. Question 4Q-A7BE36

   What was wrong with Margie's geography sector that caused her to perform poorly in tests?

   1. A.It was completely missing from her hard drive
   2. B.It was geared a little too quick, set at too high a level for an average ten-year-old
   3. C.The mechanical teacher had been infected by a computer virus
   4. D.She was not permitted to access the geography sector
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5. Question 5Q-C5FBFF

   Who is the author of the story 'The Fun They Had'?

   1. A.Ruskin Bond
   2. B.Isaac Asimov
   3. C.A.K. Ramanujan
   4. D.Khushwant Singh
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