This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 10 > English > Supplementary > The Making Of A Scientist > Class 10 English Supplementary Chapter 6 The Making Of A Scientist – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 English Supplementary Chapter 6 The Making Of A Scientist Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the main point that Richard Feynman had when retelling the Encyclopedia Britannica story? A) His father taught him to translate. B) Dinosaurs had a lot of magnitude. C) Dinosaurs were as tall as a two story building. D) They liked to read. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His father taught him to translate. 2. How many students were there in his class in Harvard? A) 1500. B) 1520. C) 1510. D) 2520. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1510. 3. In "The Making of a Scientist", Richard Feynman describes several stories from his childhood. Why did he choose to write about these experiences? A) To show how his father taught him through observation and discussion. B) To show that his father liked to play games with him rather than teach him. C) To show how he did well in school so he could become a scientist. D) To show the readers what life was like back when he was a child. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To show how his father taught him through observation and discussion. 4. Entomology is the study of A) Insects. B) Cells. C) Only butterflies. D) Insects and birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insects. 5. Name Richard's roommate. A) Joe. B) Joesph. C) John. D) Eureka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John. 6. Which was Ebright's hometown? A) Liverpool. B) Reading. C) Oxford. D) London. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading. 7. At what grade did Richard get a hint of what real science is? A) Fifth grade. B) Sixth grade. C) Fourth grade. D) Seventh grade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seventh grade. 8. What did Ebright do in grade 7, as in the chapter 'The making of a Scientist'? A) A. He got busy with other scientific experiments. B) B. He entered a county science fair. C) C. He lacked interest in science. D) Both A & B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A & B. 9. What did Ebright work on, as in the chapter 'The making of a Scientist'? A) Monarch butterflies, the cell and its DNA. B) Viceroy butterflies. C) Life cycle of a frog. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monarch butterflies, the cell and its DNA. 10. What is the full name of Ebright's college room mate? A) James D. Wong. B) James M. Wong. C) James R. Wong. D) James P. Wong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) James R. Wong. 11. At what age did Richard H Ebright excited the world of science with a new theory on cells, as in the chapter 'The making of a Scientist'? A) 32. B) 52. C) 42. D) 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 22. 12. Monarch butterlies were not eaten by birds. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Which was Ebright's home town? A) Oxford. B) Liverpool. C) London. D) Reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reading. 14. When the author says that Richard Ebright had the 'will to win for the right reasons' he meant that Ebright A) Wished to prove himself better than others. B) Believed in unbridled competition. C) Wanted to be the best he could be. D) Always competed for the first prize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wanted to be the best he could be. 15. During his second attempt in science fair Ebright showed A) Monarch will copy viceroys. B) Viceroys will copy monarch. C) Dots on monarch are not ornamental. D) Cause of viral disease in monarch caterpillars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cause of viral disease in monarch caterpillars. 16. Who is the author of "The Making of a Scientist" ? A) Feynman's father. B) Dr. Richard Feynman. C) Steve Williamson. D) MRS.Girouard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dr. Richard Feynman. 17. The ..... tiny gold spots on monarch pupa are necessary hormone for development of butterfly from a pupa. A) 10. B) 12. C) 21. D) 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 18. Where did Ebright study? A) Cambridge. B) Harvard. C) Stanford. D) Oxford. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harvard. 19. According to Ebright ..... is the blueprint for the life A) Chromosomes. B) Nucleus. C) Heredity. D) DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DNA. 20. Ebright is an expert ..... A) Scientist. B) Debator Debator. C) Photographer. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 21. Ebright got the idea for his new theory about cell life from- A) X-ray photos of nucleus. B) X-ray photos of cells. C) X-ray photos of DNA. D) X-ray photos of hormones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) X-ray photos of hormones. 22. In which grade did Ebright try to find the cause of the viral disease? A) 9th grade. B) Shit. C) 7th grade. D) 8th grade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8th grade. 23. I ..... (work) in Italy for five years. I ..... (begin) work as soon as I arrived. A) Has worked-has began. B) Work-began. C) Have worked-began. D) Have worked-have began. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have worked-began. 24. Richard Ebright showed this in his first County Science fair. A) Butterfly wings. B) Onion peel tissues. C) Pupa gold spots. D) Frog tissues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frog tissues. 25. Ebright started collecting butterflies in ..... , as in the chapter 'The making of a Scientist'. A) Highschool. B) Grade 1. C) Grade 2. D) Kindergarten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kindergarten. 26. Name the physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity A) Marie Curie. B) Graham Bell. C) Galileo Galilei. D) Copernicus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marie Curie. 27. What does BWA stand for? A) A close reading strategy-Before Reading, While Reading, After Reading. B) Three great steps in creating something. C) The steps to make an effective paragraph-Before Writing, While Writing, After Writing,. D) Best Writer Award. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A close reading strategy-Before Reading, While Reading, After Reading. 28. Who encouraged Ebright in his interest in learning? A) His brother. B) His mother. C) His teacher. D) His father. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His mother. 29. What did Ebrights project on spots on monarch pupa give him entry to? A) International science n engineering fair. B) County science fair. C) School science fair. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) International science n engineering fair. 30. What did Ebright realise as in the chapter 'The making of a Scientist'? A) That chasing the butterflies one by one won't enable him to catch many. B) That this wasn't his foray. C) That it was a difficult task. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That chasing the butterflies one by one won't enable him to catch many. 31. Ebright grew up in ..... A) North of Reading, Pennsylvania. B) Urquhart. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North of Reading, Pennsylvania. 32. What were Ebright's' entries in the county science fair, as in the chapter 'The making of a Scientist'? A) Slides of frog tissues. B) Slides of cockroach tissues. C) Slides of lizard tissues. D) Slides of butterflies tissues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slides of frog tissues. 33. In paragraph 1, what does the word "seconds" mean in that context? A) Number 2. B) To get more food. C) Of poor quality, unwanted. D) A very brief moment in time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of poor quality, unwanted. 34. Considered in relation or in proportion to something else A) Relative. B) Pecking. C) Friction. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relative. 35. What is the name of the scientist in the lesson? A) Richard Ebright. B) Mr. Griffin. C) Isac Newton. D) Albert Einstein. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Richard Ebright. 36. What did Ebright do eagerly as a little child, as in the chapter 'The making of a Scientist'? A) Stargazing. B) Simple experiments. C) Collecting weird things. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stargazing. 37. Ebright was perhaps expected to shout 'Eureka!' because he had: A) Realised that he needed a partner to work with to finalise his findings. B) Discovered something new and Eureka was a cry to announce it. C) Worked hard and was relieved at nearing the end of his project. D) Given shape to the teachings of his Teachers by choosing this Field of Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discovered something new and Eureka was a cry to announce it. 38. What did 'The Travels of Monarch X' do to Ebright, as in the chapter 'The making of a Scientist'? A) It opened the world of science. B) It gave him a lot of ideas. C) It helped him in his studies. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It opened the world of science. 39. As per Ebright in the chapter 'The making of a Scientist', why is DNA the blueprint for life? A) A. DNA is the substance in the nucleus of a cell that controls heredity. B) B. the cell can 'read' the blueprint of its DNA. C) C. DNA can be copied. D) Both A & B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A & B. 40. What place did Ebright 's project won for zoology at the International Fair? A) Second place. B) First Place. C) Third place. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First Place. 41. What did everyone assume as the purpose of the gold spots on the monarch pupa? A) Ornamental. B) Secreted hormones. C) They were the breathing points. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ornamental. 42. Ebright was in ..... grade when his father died. A) 3rd grade. B) Kindergarten. C) 1st grade. D) 2nd grade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3rd grade. 43. What did elbright used to collect during his childhood A) Coins. B) Rocks. C) Butterflies. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 44. On leaving harvard what did he become? A) Student. B) Researcher. C) Graduate student researcher. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Graduate student researcher. 45. Do you think Ebright was an eager astronomer as well, as in the chapter 'The making of a Scientist'? A) May be. B) Yes. C) No. D) May be not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 46. 'The Making of a Scientist' is the story of a scientist named Richard H Ebright brought to us by ..... A) Robert D'costa. B) Robert Frost. C) Robert Whiteman. D) Robert W Peterson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Robert W Peterson. 47. Which step of the process of scientific inquiry is shown in the following quote? "Why do you think birds peck at their feathers?" A) Developing an explanation based on those conclusions. B) Asking questions. C) Engaging in a process to answer those questions. D) Drawing conclusions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asking questions. 48. Richard Ebright is a well-renowned ..... A) Microbiologist. B) Writer. C) Biochemist. D) Humanitarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Microbiologist. 49. Part AHow do paragraphs 1-3 of this passage help the reader understand the rest of the passage? RI.6.2 A) D by showing that Feynman's father disagreed with his mother on how to raise children. B) C by introducing how Feynman's father taught him through observation. C) B by describing how Feynman's father preferred to play games with his son rather than teach him. D) A by explaining why Feynman's father loved science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C by introducing how Feynman's father taught him through observation. 50. Ebright lost interest in tagging butterflies because A) The basement of his house was home to a thousand monarch butterflies. B) It was a tedious job and there wasn't much feedback. C) It required the perseverance that intimidated him. D) He turned his attention to other fields of interest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was a tedious job and there wasn't much feedback. 51. How long ago ..... it? A) Did you buy. B) You bought. C) Have you bought. D) You have bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did you buy. 52. I'm afraid I'm not hungry. I ..... (eat/already). A) Didn't eat already. B) Haven't already eaten. C) Have already eaten. D) Has already eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have already eaten. 53. Who did Richard write for an idea of a real science experiment? A) His mother. B) Dr Frederick A. Urquhart. C) Both (A) and (B). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dr Frederick A. Urquhart. 54. Who was Richard A Weiherer, as in the chapter 'The making of a Scientist'? A) Ebrights' Social Studies teacher. B) Respected and admired by Ebright. C) Turned Ebright's energy towards the Debating and Model United Nations clubs. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 55. What did Ebright realize after losing at the county science fair, as in the chapter 'The making of a Scientist'? A) The winners had tried to do real experiments. B) The slides were wrong. C) The fair was unfair to him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The winners had tried to do real experiments. 56. Where did Ebright grow up? A) Pennsylvania. B) Texas. C) New york. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pennsylvania. 57. When ..... school? A) Have you finished. B) Did you finished. C) You finished. D) Did you finish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did you finish. 58. Which of the following is NOT a quality of a good scientist? A) Curiosity. B) Open-mindedness. C) Ethical. D) Monotonous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monotonous. 59. Which book did Elbright's mother give to him? A) Travels to victory X. B) Travel to monarch X. C) Travel's to dr Urquhart. D) Travels to elbright. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Travel to monarch X. 60. What had Ebright collected when he was in the second grade, as in the chapter 'The making of a Scientist'? A) 25 species of butterflies. B) 25 species of rocks. C) 25 species of plants. D) 25 species of fossils. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 25 species of butterflies. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesSupplementary QuizzesEnglish QuizzesClass 10 English Supplementary Chapter 6 The Making Of A Scientist Quiz 1Class 10 English Supplementary Chapter 6 The Making Of A Scientist Quiz 3Class 10 English Supplementary Chapter 6 The Making Of A Scientist Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books