This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 10 > Class 10 English Supplementary Chapter 6 The Making Of A Scientist β Quiz 5 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books Class 10 English Supplementary Chapter 6 The Making Of A Scientist Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In paragraph 1, what does the word "seconds" mean in that context? A) Of poor quality, unwanted. B) Number 2. C) A very brief moment in time. D) To get more food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of poor quality, unwanted. 2. Considered in relation or in proportion to something else A) Friction. B) Relative. C) Bacteria. D) Pecking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relative. 3. What is the name of the scientist in the lesson? A) Albert Einstein. B) Richard Ebright. C) Mr. Griffin. D) Isac Newton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Richard Ebright. 4. How far was New Mullions from his place of employment? A) 40 kms. B) 45 kms. C) 42 kms. D) 48 kms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 40 kms. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. Ebright was in ..... grade when his father died. A) Kindergarten. B) 1st grade. C) 2nd grade. D) 3rd grade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3rd grade. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. Do you think Ebright was an eager astronomer as well, as in the chapter 'The making of a Scientist'? A) Yes. B) No. C) May be. D) May be not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 15. 'The Making of a Scientist' is the story of a scientist named Richard H Ebright brought to us by ..... A) Robert W Peterson. B) Robert Frost. C) Robert D'costa. D) Robert Whiteman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Robert W Peterson. 16. Which step of the process of scientific inquiry is shown in the following quote? "Why do you think birds peck at their feathers?" A) Asking questions. B) Engaging in a process to answer those questions. C) Drawing conclusions. D) Developing an explanation based on those conclusions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asking questions. 17. Richard Ebright is a well-renowned ..... A) Biochemist. B) Microbiologist. C) Humanitarian. D) Writer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Microbiologist. 18. Part AHow do paragraphs 1-3 of this passage help the reader understand the rest of the passage? RI.6.2 A) A by explaining why Feynman's father loved science. B) B by describing how Feynman's father preferred to play games with his son rather than teach him. C) C by introducing how Feynman's father taught him through observation. D) D by showing that Feynman's father disagreed with his mother on how to raise children. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C by introducing how Feynman's father taught him through observation. 19. 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. 20. How long ago ..... it? A) Have you bought. B) You have bought. C) Did you buy. D) You bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did you buy. 21. I'm afraid I'm not hungry. I ..... (eat/already). A) Didn't eat already. B) Haven't already eaten. C) Has already eaten. D) Have already eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have already eaten. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. Where did Ebright grow up? A) Pennsylvania. B) Texas. C) New york. D) None of the above. 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