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the day. Th ey learnt the same things, so they could help one another with the homework and talk
about it.
And the teachers were people . . .
Th e mechanical teacher was fl ashing on the screen: ‘When we add the fractions 1/2 and 1/4 . . .’
Margie was thinking about how the kids must have loved it in the old days. She was thinking
about the fun they had.

Isaac Asimov (1920–92) was an American author best known for his science
fi ction novels and stories. Born in Russia, he was brought to America when he
was just three years old. He wrote over four hundred science fi ction stories
and essays. I, Robot, a collection of his robot stories, is one of his most popular
works.

Comprehension

A. Write whether the following statements are true or false.
1. Tommy found a book about the children of yesteryears.

2. The book was brand new with crispy white pages.
3. Margie’s grandfather’s grandfather used to attend the kind of school that was described in
the book.
4. Tommy was willing to throw the book away.

5. The mechanical teacher was a sympathetic man.
6. Margie hated school and thought about the fun the children of yesteryears had.

B. Answer the questions with reference to the context.

1. ‘When you’re through with the book, you just throw it away, I guess.’
a. Who says this to whom?
b. What is meant by being through with the book?

c. What does the use of ‘I guess’ imply?
2. ‘School? What’s there to write about school? I hate school.’

a. Who speaks these lines?
b. In what tone does the speaker say so?
c. Why does the speaker hate school?

3. He was a round little man with a red face and a whole box of tools with dials and wires.
a. Who is being referred to as ‘he’ in this line?
b. What was the box of tools for?

c. Why was he there?
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