Q. Who is the author of The Fun They Had?
Ans. The author of The Fun They Had is Isaac Asimov.
Q. Who are the main characters in the story?
Ans. The main characters are Margie and Tommy.
Q. How old are Margie and Tommy?
Ans. Margie is eleven years old and Tommy is thirteen years old.
Q. When is the story set?
Ans. The story is set in the future, on 17 May 2157.
Q. What did Tommy find in his attic?
Ans. Tommy found a real printed book in his attic.
Q. Why was Margie surprised by the book?
Ans. Margie was surprised because the words in the book remained still instead of moving like words on a screen.
Q. What was unusual about the printed book?
Ans. It was an old-fashioned book made of paper, with pages that could be turned.
Q. What kind of teacher did Margie have?
Ans. Margie had a mechanical teacher with a screen that displayed lessons and questions.
Q. Why did Margie hate school?
Ans. Margie disliked school because she had to study alone and found her mechanical teacher difficult to deal with.
Q. Why was Margie doing badly in geography?
Ans. Her mechanical teacher had been giving her geography tests that were too difficult for her level.
Q. Who repaired Margie’s mechanical teacher?
Ans. The County Inspector examined and adjusted Margie’s mechanical teacher.
Q. What did the County Inspector change in the mechanical teacher?
Ans. He slowed the geography sector because it had been set at a level that was too advanced for Margie.
Q. Where was Margie’s schoolroom?
Ans. Margie’s schoolroom was next to her bedroom.
Q. How did children in the old schools learn?
Ans. Children in the old schools studied together in a common school building and were taught by human teachers.
Q. Why did Tommy think old books were strange?
Ans. He found it strange that printed words stayed on paper and that the same book could be read repeatedly.
Q. What did Margie think about the old schools?
Ans. Margie imagined that children in old schools learned together, helped one another and enjoyed their time at school.
Q. What was the main difference between old and future schools?
Ans. Old schools had human teachers and groups of children, while Margie’s future school used an individual mechanical teacher at home.
Q. Why did Margie’s mother send her to the schoolroom?
Ans. Margie’s mother sent her to the schoolroom because it was time for her daily lessons.
Q. What does the story suggest about technology in education?
Ans. The story suggests that technology can support learning, but human interaction and shared learning are also valuable.
Q. Why is the title The Fun They Had appropriate?
Ans. The title refers to Margie’s imagination of how much fun children in old schools had while learning together.