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प्रश्न
What fault did the Inspector repair?
उत्तर
The machine's geography sector was geared toward speed, so the County Inspector fixed it. He reduced its speed to a ten-year average.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Listen carefully and write each word in the appropriate column/columns.
| ancient | modern | futuristic |
| bicycles | bullet trains | school |
| wheels | robots | flying cars |
| bullock carts | horse-drawn carriages | tonga |
| tar roads | spaceships | homework |
| ships | television | aeroplanes |
| computers | windmills | cameras |
| floppy disks | earthmovers | axes |
| audio/video cassettes | brushes | mortar and pestle |
| telephone | mobile phones | hot air balloons |
| books | notebooks | headphones |
| vacuum cleaners | ball pens | tests |
| umbrellas | water on tap | solar lamps |
| electric lamps | candles | earthen stoves |
| air conditioners | grammar | fans |
| microbiology | geography |
What is Margie like as a student - bright, average or below average?
Do you think the school described in the ‘book’ existed centuries ago?
Do you think Tommy likes the school in the olden days?
When does the story take place?
What does Margie mean by ‘a real book’?
Margie uses a diary. What would it be like?
What do we understand by the words, ‘took the teacher apart’?
Is Tommy Margie’s brother or friend?
Find the sentences that help you to decide that.
What changes would you like to see in your own school?
Do you agree with Margie’s thought that the kids must have had fun in the schools, in the old days?
Would you like your own mechanical teacher?
Do you have fun playing/studying with your friends?
Do you have fun playing video/mobile games? Which games do you play?
The following sentence have an unusual meaning in the context of the story. Write what this sentence would mean today, and what they mean in the context of the story.
They had taken Tommy’s teacher away for nearly a month.
The following sentence have an unusual meaning in the context of the story. Write what this sentence would mean today, and what they mean in the context of the story.
How could a man be a teacher?
The following sentences have an unusual meaning in the context of the story. Write what these sentences would mean today, and what they mean in the context of the story.
A teacher has to be adjusted to fit the mind of each boy and girl it teaches.
Write words related to the following word. (At least ten words each.)
(a) Read the following conversation between two cousins.
| Tejaswini | Hi, Santosh. What are you thinking about? |
| Santosh | Hi, Teju. Next week’s Didi’s birthday. We want to give her a surprise gift. |
| Tejaswini | Great idea! What is your surprise gift? |
| Santosh | Well, we don’t have any big shops here, there’s little to choose from. Nothing new or surprising. |
| Tejaswini | So why don’t you try online shopping? |
| Santosh | Is it safe? |
| Tejaswini | Yes, it is. If we take proper care, it is one of the most convenient ways of shopping. Plus, you will get so much variety. |
| Santosh | True. But I don’t know how to do it. |
| Tejaswini | It’s ok. I will show you. Do you have an internet connection? |
| Santosh | Yes. |
| Tejaswini | That’s good, then. We can do it in five easy steps. Let’s start. |
(b) Write in a step-by-step manner, how Tejaswini and Santosh bought a gift for Didi online.
Form pairs. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of online shopping and fill the following table.
| Advantages | Disadvantages | ||
| 1. | Time-saving | 1. | Delay in delivery |
| 2. | 2. | ||
| 3. | 3. | ||
| 4. | 4. | ||
| 5. | 5. | ||
Write in a step-by-step manner, how Tejaswini and Santosh bought a gift for Didi online.
