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Beehive Chapter 1 The Fun They Had

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    NCERT Solution For Class 9 English Beehive

    The Fun They Had Here is the CBSE English Chapter 1 for Class 9 students. Summary and detailed explanation of the lesson, including the definitions of difficult words. All of the exercises and questions and answers from the lesson's back end have been completed. NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English The Fun They Had Chapter 1 NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English The Fun They Had Chapter 1 The following is a summary in Hindi and English for the academic year 2021-2022. You can save these solutions to your computer or use the Class 9 English.

    Question 1
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    How old are Margie and Tommy?
    Solution
    Margie is a little girl of eleven years and Tommy is thirteen-year-old.
    Question 2
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    What did Margie write in her diary?
    Solution
    Margie wrote in her diary, “Today, Tommy found a real book!”.
    Question 3
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    Had Margie ever seen a book before?
    Solution
     No, Margie had never seen a book before.
    Question 4
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    What things about the book did she find strange?
    Solution
    Margie was surprised when she heard that centuries ago the words printed on a book stood still instead of moving the way on a screen. She found it strange that the words on a page always remained the same as the first time they were read. Besides, the idea that someone would write a book about schools was itself strange for Margie.
    Question 5
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    What do you think a telebook is?
    Solution
    A telebook is a book that can be displayed on a screen for educating or entertaining people.
    Question 6
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    Where was Margie’s school? Did she have any classmates?
    Solution
    Margie’s school was a virtual school in her house. It was located right next to her bedroom. No, she didn't have classmates because the school was personalized for her.
    Question 7
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    What subjects did Margie and Tommy learn?
    Solution

    They must have learned all the basic subjects taught in a school. The chapter mentions the teaching of geography, arithmetic and history.

    Question 8
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    “I wouldn’t throw it away.”
    (i) Who says these words?
    (ii) What does ‘it’ refer to?
    (iii) What is it being compared with by the speaker?
    Solution

    (i) Tommy said these words.
    (ii) 'It' refers to the television screen, on which you could read over a million books.
    (iii) Tommy is comparing the television screen to the real books in earlier times in which words were printed on paper. He thought that after reading such books, one would have to throw them away. However, he would never have to throw away his telebooks.
    Question 9
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    “Sure they had a teacher, but it wasn’t a regular teacher. It was a man.”
    (i) Who does ‘they’ refer to?
    (ii) What does ‘regular’ mean here?
    (iii) What is it contrasted with?
    Solution
    (i) They refer to the students who studied in the old kind of schools centuries before the time the story is set in.
    (ii) Here, the 'regular' teacher refers to the mechanical teacher who teaches Tommy and Margie.
    (iii) The mechanical teacher is compared to the teacher , who was a human being and taught centuries ago.
    Question 10
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    What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have?
    Solution
    The teachers who taught Margie and Tommy were mechanical teachers. They had large black screens on which all the lessons were shown and questions were asked. These mechanical teachers had a slot in which the 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.
    Question 11
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    Why did Margie’s mother send for the County Inspector?
    Solution
    Margie's mother sent for the county inspector because she had appeared in many tests in geography but there was no improvement in her performance. It got worse. She wanted to find out the reason behind Margie's poor peformance.
    Question 12
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    What did he do?
    Solution
    The county inspector gave Margie an apple and started checking for the fault in the mechanical teacher. He found that the computer’s programme was not working properly and was giving lessons, which was of higher level than what Margie’s age required. He slowed down the geography sector of the mechanical teacher to the standards of teaching a ten-year-old.
    Question 13
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    Why was Margie doing badly in geography? What did the County Inspector do to help her?
    Solution
    Margie's performance was poor in geography because the geography sector of the mechanical teacher was teaching her the Geography programmed for higher age groups. The County Inspector  slowed down the geography sector of the mechanical teacher to an average ten-year level. He also told Mrs. Jones that Margie's overall progress pattern was satisfactory.
    Question 14
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    What had once happened to Tommy’s teacher?
    Solution
    Once, the history sector of Tommy’s teacher had once blanked out completely. So, the county inspector had taken it away almost for a month. Margie was thinking that he would take her mechanical teacher too with himself to repair it.
    Question 15
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    Did Margie have regular days and hours for school? If so, why?
    Solution
    Yes, Margie had regular days and hours for school. This was because her mother believed that learning at regular hours helped little girls learn better. Her mechanical teacher was also on at the same time everyday except Saturday and Sunday.
    Question 16
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    How does Tommy describe the old kind of school?
    Solution
    Tommy told Margie that in older times teacher didn't live in the house to teach a students. He described that the old kind of school used to be a special building where all kids studied together. There were hundreds of students studying and playing together. 
    Question 17
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    How does he describe the old kind of teachers?
    Solution
    Tommy told Margie that the old kind of teachers were not mechanical teachers. They were human beings, who taught the students inside a special building. The teachers taught the children in groups and gave them homework and asked them questions.

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    Question 18
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    What are the main features of the mechanical teachers and the schoolrooms that Margie and Tommy have in the story?
    Solution
    The children in the story were taught by mechanical teachers.The mechanical teachers were actually computer systems which had large black screens on which all the lessons were shown and questions were asked. They had a slot in which students had to put their homework and test papers.
    The students were taught to answer their questuions in a punch code and the mechanical teacher calculated the marks immediately. They had their personalized schools in their homes itself. They did not have any classmates. They learned geography, history and arithmetic. They had regular days and hours for school. 
    Question 19
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    Do you agree with Margie that schools today are more fun than the school in the story? Give reasons for your answer.
    Solution
    Yes, I agree schools today are more fun than the school in the story. In the story, there is no interaction among students regarding studies. Studying and answering questions seems to be a boring idea. Doing homework without anybody's help and writing them in a punch code would also be draining.  Moreover, children develop a better understanding about each other and of their surroundings when they go to a school and interact with each other. It is a healthier way of learning.
    Listening to teachers explaining lessons is always more interesting than reading the entire lesson on a mechanical computer. Also, if any student faces any problem with the subject or in homework, he can discuss it with the teacher and other kids. It is impossible to discuss problems and situations with a mechanical teacher that is only programmed to teach in a particular manner.
    The excitement of waiting to know the marks scored in exams is greater when one is sitting in a classroom with other students. It does not have the same effect when the marks are calculated immediately after a test has been taken.
    Finally, the friends that you make at school are most probably the best friends that you will ever make in your entire life. The various qualities that you learn in school like obedience, respect, kindness for others, sharing, taking part in school games, sports, and other activities are all a part of school education today. Therefore, schools today are more fun than the school in the story as they are more interactive. They promote a healthy environment for the students to study and learn.
    Question 20
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    Read this sentence taken from the story:
    They had once taken Tommy’s teacher away for nearly a month because the history sector had blanked out completely. The word complete is an adjective. When you add –ly to it, it becomes an adverb.
    1. Find the sentences in the lesson which have the adverbs given in the box below:

    awfully sorrowfully completely loftily carefully differently quickly nonchalantly


    Solution

    Answer: 
    1) 1. They turned the pages, which were yellow and crinkly, and it was awfully funny to read words that stood still instead of moving the way they were supposed to − on a screen, you know.
    The mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test in geography and she had been doing worse and worse until her mother had shaken her head sorrowfully and sent for the County Inspector.
    They had once taken Tommy’s teacher away for nearly a month because the history sector had blanked out completely.
    He added loftily, pronouncing the word carefully, “Centuries ago.”
    “But my mother says a teacher has to be adjusted to fit the mind of each boy and girl it teaches and that each kid has to be taught differently.”
    “I didn’t say I didn’t like it,” Margie said quickly.
    “May be,” he said nonchalantly.

    Question 21
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    awfully sorrowfully completely loftily carefully differently quickly nonchalantly

    2. Now use these adverbs to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.
    (i) The report must be read _____________ so that performance can be improved.
    (ii) At the interview, Sameer answered our questions _____________ , shrugging his shoulders.
    (iii) We all behave ________________  when we are tired or hungry.
    (iv) The teacher shook her head ____________ when Ravi lied to her.
    (v) I __________ forgot about it.
    (vi) When I complimented Revathi on her success, she just smiled ___________ and turned away.
    (vii) The President of the Company is _____________ busy and will not be able to meet you.
    (viii) I finished my work __________________ so that I could go out to play

    Solution
    (i) The report must be read carefully so that performance can be improved. , (ii)  At the interview, Sameer answered our questions loftily, shrugging his shoulders. , (iii) We all behave differently when we are tired or hungry. , (iv) The teacher shook her head sorrowfully when Ravi lied to her. , (v) I completely forgot about it. , (vi) When I complimented Revathi on her success, she just smiled nonchalantly and turned away. , (vii) The President of the Company is awfully busy and will not be able to meet you. , (viii) I finished my work quickly so that I could go out to play.
    Question 22
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    3. Make adverbs from these adjectives.
    (i) angry ___________
    (ii) happy __________
    (iii) merry___________
    (iv) sleepy __________
    (v) easy ____________
    (vi) noisy ___________
    (vii) tidy ___________
    (viii) gloomy ________

    Solution
    (i) Angrily , (ii) Happily , (iii) Merrily , (iv) Sleepily , (v) Easily , (vi) Noisily , (vii) Tidily , (viii) Gloomily
    Question 23
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    II. If Not and Unless

    Complete the following conditional sentences. Use the correct form of the verb.
    1. If I don’t go to Anu’s party tonight, _______________
    2. If you don’t telephone the hotel to order food,____________
    3. Unless you promise to write back, I ____________
    4. If she doesn’t play any games,____________
    5. Unless that little bird flies away quickly, the cat____________
    Solution
    1. If I don’t go to Anu’s party tonight, she will be angry.
    2. If you don’t telephone the hotel to order food, you will miss your evening meal.
    3. Unless you promise to write back, I will not write to you.
    4. If she doesn’t play any games, she will become dull and lazy.
    5. Unless that little bird flies away quickly, the cat will pounce on it.
    Question 24
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    1. Where does the traveller find himself? What problem does he face?
    Solution
    The traveller finds himself in the yellow woods at a point where the road forks into two. 
    The problem that he faces is that he cannot decide which road to take to continue his journey since it is not possible for him to travel both roads at the same time.
    Question 25
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    2. Discuss what these phrases mean to you.
    (i) a yellow wood
    (ii) it was grassy and wanted wear
    (iii) the passing there
    (iv) leaves no step had trodden black
    (v) how way leads on to way
    Solution
    i) Yellow wood represents the autumn season. In the poem, the author has used 'autumn' to symbolise the old age. The poet , here, talks about the later stages of life.
    ii) The phrase says that one of the roads was full of grass and seemed to be untrodden because nobody has used that road. 
     iii) The treading of the people on that path.
     iv) The leaves turned black and didn't change their colour because of few people stepping on them. It could represent a path one may have never/seldom taken in life for the fear of uncertainty.
     v) This phrase means how certain decisions one makes in life could pave the way for many other decisions.
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    Is there any difference between the two roads as the poet describes them
    (i) in stanzas two and three?
    (ii) in the last two lines of the poem?
    Solution
    i) In stanza two the poet explains that the only difference between the two roads was that the road he took had the right to be chosen (the better claim) because it was covered with grass and looked as if it had not been used too much. Besides this difference, both roads had been equally worn down by passersby travelling on them.
    In stanza three the poet says that both the roads were equally covered with leaves and that no person had stepped on.
     ii) In the last two lines of the poem the poet says that there is a difference between the two roads because he took the road that was less travelled by other people and that made all the difference to his journey.
    Question 27
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    What do you think the last two lines of the poem mean? (Looking back, does the poet regret his choice or accept it?)
    Solution
    The last two lines of the poem mean the acceptance of reality. The poet made a choice and accepted the challenging path. He took and unexplored path in his life. He wanted to do something different in his life so he chooses the less travelled road. No he does not regret his choice.
    Question 28
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    Have you ever had to make a difficult choice (or do you think you will have difficult choices to make)? How will you make the choice (for what reasons)?
    Solution
    No, I have never been in a situation in which I had to make a difficult choice. But I think the time will come when I will have to choose a stream, among science, commerce and humanities, after tenth grade. This decision will be a crucial one as it will determine my career prospects in future. I will make this decision on the basis of my interests as well as my aspirations and future goals in life.
    Question 29
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    After you have made a choice do you always think about what might have been, or do you accept the reality?
    Solution
    Having made a choice, I accept the reality. Reconsidering a decision or contemplating over it is not a positive approach towards life. Such thoughts never allow us to be happy with what we have gained from our decision. Therefore, I believe in sticking to my decisions.

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