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Checking Understanding
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
A. Write True or False.
1. Margie hated school more when the mechanical teacher gave her

test over test.
2. The book Tommy found was about future schools.
3. The teacher described in the book was a real man.
4. A man is not as smart as a machine.

5. Margie wanted to read about those funny schools in the past.

B. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
1. Margie was _________ years old.

2. Tommy was _________ years old.
3. Tommy had seen more _________ than Margie had seen them.
4. The book Tommy found was about _________ .
5. Margie did not think that real people could be _________ .

C. Answer the following questions.
1. What did Margie write on her diary?
2. Where was Margie’s school? Did she have any classroom?

3. What kind of teacher did Margie and Tommy have?
4. Why did Margie hate school? Why did she think the old kind of
school must have been fun?
5. Compare Tommy and Margie’s “regular teacher” with a teacher

from the past.

Going the Extra Mile

1. Do you believe that 22 century schooling will be the same
nd
as it is described in this story?

2. Would you rather have a "mechanical teacher" like the one in
the story or keep your regular teachers? Justify your answer
with examples.

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