SEBA Class 9 English lesson 1 Question Answer

I. Answer these questions in a few words or a couple of sentences each.
(बेफोर सोंथिफोरनि फिनखौ माखासे सोदोब एबा दोंनै-दोंनै सोदोबजों हो।)

1. How old are Margie and Tommy?
(मार्गी आरो टमीनि बैसोआ बेसेबां?)
Ans: Margie is eleven and Tommy is thirteen years old.
(मार्गि आ जिसे आरो टमीआ जिथाम बोसोर बैसोनि।)

2. What did Margie write in her diary?
(मार्गिया गावनि डायरीआव मा लिरदोंमोन?)
Ans: Margie wrote in her diary, “Today Tommy found a real book!”
( मार्गीआ गावनि डायेरियाव लिरदोंमोन, “दिनै टमीआ मोनसे नंगुबै बिजाब मोनदोंमोन!” )

3. Had Margie ever seen a book before?
( मार्गीआ सिगां माब्लाबा बिजाब नुफेरदोंमोन नामा? )
Ans: No, Margie had never seen a book before.
(नुवाखै, मार्गिया सिगां माब्लाबाबो बिजाब नुफेराखैमोन।)

4. What things about the book did she find strange?
(बिजाबनि मा मा बाथ्राफोरखौ बियो गोमोथाव मोन्दोंमोन?)
Ans: Margie found it strange that the pages were yellow and crinkly, the words did not move, and the same words were there when she turned back the pages.
(मार्गीआ बेखौ गोमोथाव मोनोदि बिलाइफोरा गोमो आरो टेढ़ा-मेढ़ा जानाय, सोदोबफोरा दोरोदाखैमोन, आरो जेब्ला बियो बिलाइफोरखौ बोलाफिनदोंमोन अब्ला एखे सोदोबफोरानो जेरैबो गोसारना दंमोन।)

5. What do you think a telebook is?
(नों टेलीबुकखौ मा होनना सानो?)
Ans: A telebook is an electronic book read on a screen, like on a television or computer.
(टेलीबुकआ मोनसे इलेक्ट्रनिक बिजाब जायखौ टेलीविजन एबा कंप्यूटर बायदि फैसालियाव फरायनाय जायो।)

6. Where was Margie’s school? Did she have any classmates?
(मार्गीनि फरायसालिआ बबेहायमोन? बिथांहा सोरबा थाखो लोगोफोर दंमोन नामा?)
Ans: Margie’s school was in her house, right next to her bedroom. No, she did not have any classmates.
(मार्गिनि फरायसालिया बिनि न’आवनो दंमोन, बिनि उन्दुग्रा खथानि खाथियाव। गैया, बिहा रावबो थाखो लोगोफोर गैयामोन।)

 
7. What subjects did Margie and Tommy learn?
(मार्गी आरो टमीआ मा मा आयदाफोर फरायदोंमोन?)
Ans: Margie and Tommy learned subjects like arithmetic, geography and history.
(मार्गीआरो टमीआ सानखान्थि, भुमखौरां, जारिमिन बायदि आयदाफोरखौ फरायदोंमोन।)

II. Answer the following with reference to the story.
(सल’खौ नोजोर होनानै गाहायाव होनाय सोंलुफोरनि फिनखौ हो।)
1. “I wouldn’t throw it away.”

(आं बेखौ गारहरनाय नङा।)

(i) Who says these words?

(बेफोर सोदोबफोरखौ सोर बुङा?)
Ans: Tommy says these words. (टमीआ बे सोदोबफोरखौ बुंदों।)

(ii) What does ‘it’ refer to?

(‘बेखौ’ आ मा फोरमायदों?)
Ans: ‘It’ refers to the television. (‘बेखौ’ आ टेलीविजनखौ फोरमायदों।)

(iii) What is it being compared with by the speaker?
(बुंथिगिरिजों बेखौ माजों रुजुजादों?)
Ans: Television screen is being compared with the book by the speaker.
(टेलिभिसन स्क्रिनआ बिजाबजों बुंथिगिरिजों रुजुजादों।)

2. “Sure they had a teacher, but it wasn’t a regular teacher. It was a man.”
(“थारैनो बिसोरहा सासे फोरोंगिरि दंमोन, नाथाय बियो सासे सरासनस्रा फोरोंगिरि नङामोन। बियो सासे हौवामोन। “)

(i) Who does ‘they’ refer to?

(‘बिसोर’ आ सोरखौ फोरमायदों?)
Ans: Here ‘they’ refers to the boys and girls of the old schools in the past.
(बेयाव ‘बिसोर’ आ गोदो गोदायनि फरायसालिनि हौवासाफोर आरो हिनजावसाफोरखौ फोरमायो।)

(ii) What does ‘regular’ mean here?

(बेयाव ‘रेगुलार’ नि ओंथिया मा?)
Ans: Here ‘regular’ means normal or of the usual kind.

Or

Here ‘regular’ means the mechanical teacher, not a human teacher.

(iii) What is it contrasted with?

(बेयो माजों फारागथि दं?)
Ans: It is contrasted with the mechanical teacher.

III. Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (about 30 words).
(बेफोर मोनफ्रोमबो सोंनायनि फिनखौ मोनसे गुसुं पेराग्राफआव हो (फ्राय 30 सोदोबफोर)।)

1. What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have?
(मार्गी आरो टमीहा मा रोखोमनि फोरोंगिरिफोर दंमोन?)
Ans: Margie and Tommy had mechanical teachers. These teachers taught lessons on a big screen. They displayed lessons, asked questions, and had a special slot where students had to insert homework and test papers written in punch code.

2. Why did Margie’s mother send for the County Inspector?
(मार्गीनि बिमाआ काउन्टी इनस्पेक्टरखौ मानो दैथाइदोंमोन?)
Ans: Margie had been performing poorly in her geography tests. Her mother was concerned because Margie’s scores were getting worse and worse, so she sent for the County Inspector to check if something was wrong.

3. What did he do?
(बियो मा खालामदोंमोन?)
Ans: The County Inspector took the mechanical teacher apart and found that the geography sector was geared too fast for an eleven-year-old. He slowed the geography level down to an average ten-year-old level and reassembled the teacher.

4. Why was Margie doing badly in geography? What did the County Inspector do to help her?
(मार्गीया मानो भुमखौरांआव गाज्रि खामानि मावदोंमोन? काउन्टी इन्सपेक्टरा बिखौ मदद खालामनो थाखाय मा खालामदोंमोन?)
Ans: Margie was doing badly because the geography sector of the mechanical teacher was adjusted to a level too advanced for her. The Inspector helped her by resetting the speed to match her mental age and potential.

5. What had once happened to Tommy’s teacher?
(खेबसे टमीनि फोरोंगिरिनाव मा जादोंमोन?)
Ans: Tommy’s teacher was once taken away for nearly a month because the history sector had blanked out completely. Tommy had hoped Margie’s teacher would be taken away for a long time too, but it was repaired quickly.

6. Did Margie have regular days and hours for school? If so, why?
( मार्गीहा फरायसालिनि थाखाय सानफ्रोमबो सानफोर आरो समफोर दंमोन नामा? जुदि दं, अब्ला मानो ? )
Ans: Yes, Margie studied at the same time every day except Saturday and Sunday. Her mother believed that “little girls learned better if they learned at regular hours.”

7. How does Tommy describe the old kind of school?
( टमीया गोजाम रोखोमनि फरायसालिखौ माबोरै बरनाया? )
Ans: Tommy describes the old school as a special building where all the kids from the whole neighborhood went. They sat together in a classroom, learned the same things, and laughed and shouted in the schoolyard.

8. How does he describe the old kind of teachers?
(बियो गोजाम रोखोमनि फोरोंगिरिफोरखौ माबोरै बरनाया?)
Ans: Tommy explains that the old teachers were human beings rather than machines. These teachers didn’t live in the student’s house; they told the children things, gave them homework, and asked them questions in the special school building.

IV. Answer each of these questions in two or three paragraphs (100-150 words).
( बेफोर मोनफ्रोमबो सोंनायनि फिनखौ मोननै एबा मोनथाम दफाआव हो (100-150 सोदोबफोर)।)

1. What are the main features of the mechanical teachers and the schoolrooms that Margie and Tommy have in the story?
( मार्गी आरो टमीनि सल ‘आव मेकानिकेल फोरोंगिरिफोर आरो फरायसालि खथानि गाहाय गुनफ्रा मा मा?)

Ans: Margie and Tommy’s education is entirely mechanized and solitary. Their mechanical teacher is a large, black, and “ugly” machine with a big screen where lessons are shown and questions are asked. A defining feature is the “slot” where students must insert their homework and test papers. These papers are written in punch code, a computer language they learn at age six, allowing the machine to calculate marks instantly without any human interaction.
             Their schoolroom is not a separate building but a room in their own home, usually right next to their bedroom. There are no classmates; learning is a one-on-one experience between the child and the machine. The school functions on a strict, automated schedule, with the mechanical teacher turning on at the same time every day (except weekends).

2. Why did Margie hate school? Why did she think the old kind of school must have been fun?
(मार्गीआ मानो फरायसालिखौ मोजां मोनामोन? बियो मानो सानदोंमोन गोजाम रोखोमनि फरायसालिया रंजाथाव जानांगौमोन?)

Ans: Margie hated school because of the mechanical nature of her education. She struggled with the geography sector, which was geared too fast for her, leading to a cycle of failure and disappointment. She also detested the “slot” where she had to submit her work. To Margie, school was a cold, lonely, and repetitive chore managed by a machine that lacked emotion or understanding.
         She believed the old kind of school must have been fun because of the human element and social interaction. She imagined children from the whole neighborhood running, laughing, and shouting in the schoolyard. The idea of sitting together in a classroom and learning the same things appealed to her because it meant students could help one another with homework and talk about what they learned. Most importantly, the thought of having a man as a teacher made the experience feel more personal and exciting compared to her lifeless machine.

3. Do you agree with Margie that schools today are more fun than the school in the story? Give reasons for your answer.
(नोंथाङा मार्गीजों गनायो नामा दि सल’आव थानाय फरायसालिनिख्रुइ दिनैनि फरायसालिफोरा बांसिन रंजाथाव ? नोंथांनि फिन्नायनि जाहोन हो।)

Ans: Yes, I agree with Margie that schools today are more fun than the futuristic school described in the story. While technology is a great tool for learning, the social environment of a modern school provides things a machine cannot. In today’s schools, students build friendships, learn teamwork through sports and group projects, and experience the collective energy of a classroom. These interactions make the learning process more vibrant and less isolating.

          Furthermore, human teachers provide empathy and adaptability. Unlike a mechanical teacher that is “geared” to a certain level, a human teacher can sense a student’s emotions, provide encouragement, and explain concepts in creative ways that a computer program might miss. The “fun” of school today lies in the shared human experience the laughter in the hallways and the ability to discuss ideas with peers which is exactly what Margie felt she was missing.

Thinking about Language (रावनि सोमोन्दै साननाय)

I. Adverbs ( थाइलालि)
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.

(सोदोबफोरखौ फरायाव नागिर जायहा गाहायनि बाक्सुआव होनाय बायदि थाइलालि गोनां ।)