1. How old are Margie and Tommy?
A. Margie and Tommy live in the future, in the year 2157. They are neighbours
and spend time together. Margie is a girl of eleven years of age while Tommy
is a boy of thirteen.
2. What did Margie write in her diary?
A. On 17 May 2157, Margie wrote that that day Tommy had found a real book
in the attic of his house. It was an old book with yellow, crinkly pages.
3. Had Margie ever seen a book before?
A. No, Margie had not seen a book before the one found by Tommy in his
house. She had only heard from her grandfather that his grandfather went to
school as a boy and that they read books that were printed on paper.
4.What things about the book did she find strange?
A. As Margie lived in an era where students studied from a mechanical
teacher and all the books appeared on the screen, she found it strange that
the words on the printed book did not move. It was strange to see the same
words appear on the pages as she flipped them over.
5.What do you think a telebook is?
A. A telebook is an electronic book also known as an e-book. It is stored in a
computer and can be read by scrolling up or down the screen.
6. Where was Margie’s school? Did she have any classmates?
A.Margie’s school was in her house. It was a room next to her bedroom. It was
a personal classroom where the computer was adjusted to her level of
learning. She studied by herself and had no classmates.
7.What subjects did Margie and Tommy learn?
A.Margie and Tommy learnt a lot of subjects like Geography, History and
Mathematics.
Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (about 30 words).
1. What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have?
A. Margie and Tommy had mechanical teachers. They were computers which
had preloaded lessons on different subjects according to the learner’s level.
Whenever they malfunctioned, they were opened and repaired.
2. Why did Margie’s mother send for the County Inspector?
A. Margie’s mother called the County Inspector to check Margie’s teacher.
She thought that probably, Margie’s teacher had a malfunction. Margie was
failing the Geography tests repeatedly which could be due to a fault in the
teacher.
A. Margie and Tommy live in the future, in the year 2157. They are neighbours
and spend time together. Margie is a girl of eleven years of age while Tommy
is a boy of thirteen.
2. What did Margie write in her diary?
A. On 17 May 2157, Margie wrote that that day Tommy had found a real book
in the attic of his house. It was an old book with yellow, crinkly pages.
3. Had Margie ever seen a book before?
A. No, Margie had not seen a book before the one found by Tommy in his
house. She had only heard from her grandfather that his grandfather went to
school as a boy and that they read books that were printed on paper.
4.What things about the book did she find strange?
A. As Margie lived in an era where students studied from a mechanical
teacher and all the books appeared on the screen, she found it strange that
the words on the printed book did not move. It was strange to see the same
words appear on the pages as she flipped them over.
5.What do you think a telebook is?
A. A telebook is an electronic book also known as an e-book. It is stored in a
computer and can be read by scrolling up or down the screen.
6. Where was Margie’s school? Did she have any classmates?
A.Margie’s school was in her house. It was a room next to her bedroom. It was
a personal classroom where the computer was adjusted to her level of
learning. She studied by herself and had no classmates.
7.What subjects did Margie and Tommy learn?
A.Margie and Tommy learnt a lot of subjects like Geography, History and
Mathematics.
Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (about 30 words).
1. What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have?
A. Margie and Tommy had mechanical teachers. They were computers which
had preloaded lessons on different subjects according to the learner’s level.
Whenever they malfunctioned, they were opened and repaired.
2. Why did Margie’s mother send for the County Inspector?
A. Margie’s mother called the County Inspector to check Margie’s teacher.
She thought that probably, Margie’s teacher had a malfunction. Margie was
failing the Geography tests repeatedly which could be due to a fault in the
teacher.
