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Monday, December 27, 2021
Class IX - Beehive - Chapter 2 - The Sound Of Music - Part 1- Evelyn Glennie - Deborah Cowley.
Saturday, December 25, 2021
Class IX - Beehive - Poem - The Road Not Taken - by Robert Frost.
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
The Fun They Had by Isaac Asimov - Summary, Theme Q&A Class IX - Beehive - Chapter 1
About the Author
Isaac Asimov was born on January 2, 1920, in Russia. His family moved to the United States when he was a toddler. His family owned a series of Candy shops and called upon him to work in the store as a youngster.
The theme of the Story 'The Fun They Had'
Short Summary of 'The Fun They Had'
Introduction: This story deals with a boy and a girl, Tommy and Margie. They find out something about the school of the past. On 17th May 2157, Tommy, a thirteen-year-old boy, finds a 'real book' in the attic printed on paper. Tommy and Margie both take a look at it.
The Real Book: The book is old and has yellow and crinkly pages. In the year 2157, this kind of book will not exist any more. At that time, words will move on a TV screen. These TVs can contain over a million books. That is why Tommy thinks that they are much better than the old schools.
Margie's hatred for school: He says that the book is about school. But Margie hates school and she does not understand why someone would write about it. She is having problems with learning geography from her 'mechanical teacher'. It is black, large and has a screen on it. It teaches the students, gives them exercises and asks them questions. It works from in a special room in her own house. It can also calculate the marks in no time. Margie hates the slot where she has to insert her homework and the test papers. Once, the geography sector of the mechanical teacher was too quick, so she got worse marks than before. The County Inspector rebuilt it after one hour. He was nice to Margie. She hoped that her mechanical teacher would be taken away longer, like Tommy's. His history sector blanked out completely.
Tommy's opinion about the book: Tommy says that the book he has found is not about their type of school. Actually, it is about the school of centuries ago. He finds that students in the past had a real man as a teacher who taught boys and girls. He gave them homework and asked them questions. They had a special building, and all children went to school. All of them learned the same thing.
Margie's opinion about the old school: First, Margie could not understand how a real man could be a teacher nor could she understand how every student was taught the same thing. Her mother says that education must fit each child's mind. But in her opinion, those schools were funny, and she wants to read more about them. Now it is time for Margie and Tommy for their school. Margie goes into the schoolroom in her house, where the mechanical teacher stands. It is already waiting because the lessons are always at regular hours. She thinks about the old schools and the fun the students had in them.
Main Points of the Story
- Tommy finds a 'real book' from an attic that has been printed on paper.
- According to Margie's grandfather's grandfather, all old books were printed on paper.
- Tommy thinks it is a waste to have a book printed on paper.
- Tommy thinks TV screens are better.
- Margie hates school and does not understand why someone would write about school.
- Margie has problems learning geography from her mechanical teacher, so it is rebuilt by the County Inspector.
- Margie hates doing her homework.
- The County Inspector says that Margie's progress is 'Satisfactory'.
- Margie asks Tommy why anybody would write about a school. Tommy replies that it existed 'centuries ago'.
- Margie is surprised to know that back in the older days, a 'ream man' used to be the teacher.
- Tommy says that teachers did not live in the house, and the kids went to a 'special building' to learn.
- Mrs. Jones believes each teacher must fit each child's mind.
- Mrs Jones tells them that it is time to go to school.
- The 'schoolroom' is next to Margie's bedroom.
- The mechanical teacher asks for Margie's homework.
- Margie thinks about a time when teachers were people, and students had real fun in those schools.
Thinking About the Text
Friday, August 13, 2021
MCQs - The Lament by Anton Chekhov - Class 11 - Woven Words - Elective English
Multiple Choice Questions - The Lament by Anton Chekhov- Class 11 - Woven Words - Elective English CBSE Latest pattern for online test/examination
“It is twilight.” in the opening lines of the story. It indicates that:
It was morning time
It was evening time
It was a cloudy afternoon
It was winter forenoon
The main character in the story is:
Lona Topatov
Iona Potapov
Iona Povatov
Oina Potapov
The story is set in ______________ season.
Summer
Spring
Rainy
Winter
The profession of the main character in the story is:
Hack driver
Cabdriver
Taxidriver
Horse driver
The entire opening paragraph paints a __________ picture in the story.
Gloomy
Joyous
Colourful
Blank
The horse (used by the main character) earlier worked in:
The armed forces
The police
Horse racing
Farms
Fill in the blank:
“His little horse is also quite white, and remains motionless; its immobility, its angularity and its straight wooden-looking legs, even close by, give it the appearance of a gingerbread horse worth a_____________.”Penny
Rouble
Kopek
Pi
While waiting for a fare, Iona and his horse hear the first call:
‘Cabby for Viborg Way!’
‘Cabby, to the Police Bridge!’
‘Cabby, to Central Avenue!’
‘Cabby for Downtown Street!’
The first fare call that Iona receives is from___________.
An officer
A policeman
Three young men
A passerby
Who says, ‘What are you doing, werewolf!’?
The humpback
A coachman from a private carriage
A furious passerby
None of the above
What is the name of Iona’s son in the story?
Bernie
Barin
Burn
Bob
Who among the following is Iona’s daughter?
Anissia
Amelia
Adele
Maria
The three youngmen wanted Iona to take them to____________.
Viborg Way
Police Bridge
Central Avenue
Downtown Street
The three young men offered Iona a fare of two____________ for their destination.
Griveniks
Kopeks
Roubles
Cents
Iona agreed with the fare offered by the three young men because___________________.
It was a fair price for the destination.
The three young men were very abusive and he feared they might harm him if he refused them.
He was very sad and to him, it was all the same as long as they were fares.
He thought it better to earn some money instead of sitting idle.
Among the three youngmen there were__________.
One lanky, one fat and a humpback
Three lanky fellows and a humpback
Two short and lean fellows and a humpback
Two lanky fellows and a humpback
‘Last night at the Donkmasoves, Vaska and I drank the whole of four bottles of cognac.’ says one of the lanky ones. The other lanky man ____________.
Agreed with his statement
Got angry and said it was a lie
Said that he too enjoyed the drink
Became sad as he missed the drink
In response to Iona’s talk ‘‘My son… died this week.’ who said that ‘We must all die.’
Humpback
The officer
One of the lanky fellows
The hall porter
‘Friend, what sort of time is it?’ Iona asks ____________.
Humpback
The officer
One of the lanky fellows
a hall porter
Iona tries to share his grief with many people in the story. Which one has the correct order? A: The Officer, B: The Three Youngmen, C: A Hall Porter, D: A Young Cabdriver.
A B C D
D A B C
C A B D
D C B A
Match the columns
IONA’s Statement | Addressed to |
| 1. The Officer |
| 2. Three young men |
| 3. A hall porter |
| 4. A young cab driver |
a:1, b:2, c:3, d:4
a:4, b:3, c:2, d:1
a:2, b:3: c:4, d:1
a:3, b:4, c:1, d:2
How did Iona’s son die?
High fever
Road accident
Tuberculosis
Snakebite
Why does Iona think that it is better to talk to women?
they are patient listeners
They are more empathetic than men
They are more emotional
All of the above
Apart from being a cab-horse what other role does the horse play for Iona?
The horse also tills Iona’s farm
The horse acts as a good friend and companion to whom Iona finally shares his grief.
The horse has no other role
The gives him warmth on cold winter nights
What has been the most painful thing for Iona?
His son’s untimely death
The fact that he was not able to share his grief with anyone
The behaviour of people on the streets who constantly cursed him
The three young men who swore and made fun of him
KEY
| 6. D | 11. B | 16. D | 21. B |
| 7. C | 12. A | 17. B | 22. A |
| 8. A | 13. B | 18. A | 23. D |
| 9. A | 14. A | 19. D | 24. B |
| 10. D | 15. C | 20. A | 25. B |