Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) Who was the teacher of Margie and Tommy?

Ans1) Margie and Tommy had the mechanical teacher. He taught them many subjects. He had a
television screen to give instruction, test and homework. He asked questions. He also has a slot
where they had to submit assignments. He taught them at the fixed hours.

Q2) Why did Margie‘s mother, Mrs. Jones, call the country inspector?

Ans2) Margie was not well at geography. Margie’s mother sends for the country insp ector for
help. He observed the Margie’s performance. He informed that her overall progress was quite
satisfactory.

Q3) What does Tommy knows about old kind of school?

As3) Tommy knows that the old king of school was housed in a building. The girls and t he boys
sat there together. They studied together in classes. They laughed and played in the schoolyard.
At the end of the day they left for their houses .

Q5) What did county inspector suggest to improve margie’s performance in geography?

Ans5) County inspector had been called to check the performance of Margie in geography
section. The county inspector found that geography sector had been geared fast. He slowed it for
an average ten years level. He suggested that overall performance of Margie was quite
satisfactory.

Q6) What was the ‘slot’? Why does Margie hate it ?

Ans6) ‘Slot’ was a gap in the mechanical teacher where each student was to put his homework
and test assignments for marking. Margie hated it the most because she had to work hard to
punch code for answering homework.

Q7) What did Margie’s grandfather tell her about the books?

Ans7) Margie’s grandfather told her that he read real books in his childhood. Books had pages. It
was funny to read the words in the book. The words did not move li ke in telebooks.

Some More Questions for practice

Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words.

Q1) From where did Tommy find the book and why did it seem peculiar to him and Margie?
Q2) What would you like? - a mechanical teacher or a human teacher? Why?
Q3) Why was Margie doing badly at geography?
Answer following questions in about 100 words.

Q1) What are the main Features of the mechanical teachers and the schoolrooms that Margie
and Tommy have in the story?

Ans1) Margie and Tommy were getting their education at home by a mechanical teacher. The
mechanical teacher was very punctual. The lesson was taken up regularly at the same time.
They have to insert their homework in the slot. The teacher could evaluate the assignments in no
time. It could tell how a child was performing. Margie and Tommy were not aware of the old
system of education with building and human teachers. The mechanical teacher taught
everything. The schoolrooms of Margie and Tommy were next to their bedroom.

Q2) Why did Margie hate school? Why did she think old schools must have been fun?

Ans2) Margie was unaware of old-styled building school. She was receiving education at home by
a mechanical teacher. By the real book, Margie came to know about the school with special
building and human teachers. She imagined that in that school all the students were of the same
age. They all studied together. They shouted and laughed together. All the children from the
neighborhood went together. They learnt the same thing and could help the one another. She
wished to study in that kind of school. She thought that these schools must have been fun.

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) How is our present school system different from that of Margie?

Q2) Discuss “The school plays a significant role in the education of the students”?