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hinking About the Text, I. Answer these questions in a few words or a couple of, , sentences each., , 1. How old are Margie and Tommy?, , Ans. Margie is eleven and Tommy is thirteen years old., , 2. What did Margie write in her diary?, Ans. Margie wrote a diary entry dated 17 May, 2157,, titled "Today Tommy found a real book.', , 3. Had Margie ever seen a book before?, , Ans. No, Margie had never seen a book before., , 4. What things about the book did Margie find strange?, Ans. Margie found many things strange about the book., The pages were yellow and wrinkled. The words printed on, the book stood still instead of moving in the way they were, supposed to be on a computer. Moreover, the words on the, , previous page were still the same when one read it for the, , <x time. Everything was the same as earlier.

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3. What do you think a telebook is?, , Ans. A telebook is a virtual book that can be read on a, screen. All the lesson are displayed on the big screen, followed by questions. One doesn't have to turn pages, , because the words themselves move across the screen., , 6. Where was Margie's school? Did she have any, classmates?, Ans. Margie's school was next to her bedroom., , No, she didn't have any classmates., , 7. What subjects did Margie and Tommy learn?, Ans. Margie learnt geography and mathematics and, , Tommy learnt history and-mathematics.

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1. Answer the following with reference to the story., , 1. "I wouldn't throw it away"., i) Who says these words?, Ans. These words are said by Tommy., , (1) What does 'it' refer to?, Ans. Here, 'it' refers to a television screen with telebooks on, , It., , (1) What is 'it' being compared with by the speaker?, Ans. The speaker is comparing the television screen, , containing telebooks with real books., , 2. "Sure they had a teacher, but it wasn't a regular teacher., , It was a man.", , (1) Who does 'they' refer to?, , Ans. "They refer to the grandfather of Tommy's—, abe eileen from centuries ago who read the real book.

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(1) What does 'regular' mean here?, Ans. Here 'regular' refers to the usual (mechanical), , teachers that Tommy and Margie had., , (it) What is it contrasted with?, Ans. The human teacher 1.e., the man of earlier times 1s, , being contrasted with a mechanical teacher., , Ill. Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph, (about 30 words)., , 1. What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have?, Ans. Margie and Tommy had mechanical teachers in the, form of a computer. The mechanical teacher had a big, black screen on which all the preloaded lessons on different, subjects were flashed and the questions were asked. The, mechanical teacher also had a slot where students had to, put their homework and test papers. They had to write their, answers in a punch code and the mechanical teacher, , calculated the marks immediately.