1.2 The Fun they Had-Extract 1

Read the extract from line 1 to 45 on page 6 and 7 of your textbook and answer the following questions.

["Margie even wrote. .the marks in no time."]

Al. Simple Factual

1. State whether the following statements are True or False.

i. In the time of Margie's great-great-grandfather all stories were printed on paper

ii. Margie was eleven years old.

iii. Tommy was fifteen years old.

iv. The County Inspector was a round little man.

A2. Complex Factual

*1.When does the story "The Fun they Had" take place?

2. What does the Margie mean by 'a real book'?

3. Margie and Tommy use 'telebooks' what are they like?

4. Margie uses a diary. What would it be like?

5. What do we understand by the words, 'took the teacher apart'?

6. Which part of the machine did Margie hate most?

A3. Vocabulary

*1. Rewrite the following using complete words instead of contracted forms.

i....when you're through.

ii........and it's good for plenty more.

iii. I wouldn't throw it away.

iv. She hadn't seen as many telebooks.

A4. Grammar

*1. Use proper punctuation mark.

i. Where did you find it?

ii. What's it about?

2. Write the verb form of the following from the extract: 

i. Reader    ii. writer    iii. calculator

A5.  Open ended / personal response

1. How are you you ever read any book what was your experience