Shankar Abaji Bhise's biography

Shankar Abaji Bhise's Biography

by Erika Gómez

​Who is Shankar Abaji Bhise?

​Shankar Abaji Bhise was an Indian inventor, innovator and scientist who was entirely self-trained. He spent his childhood reading the Scientific American Magazines which were his introduction to the field of mechanical engineering. His big break came in the late 1890s when he won a trip to London.

​self-trained: autodidacta

​childhood: infancia

​Field: campo/área

​big break: gran oportunidad

​come/came: llegar

​spend/spent: pasar

​win/won: ganar

​trip: viaje

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His big break

in the late 1890s

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which _

his introduction to the field of mechanical engineering

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​Shankar Abaji Bhise _____ an Indian inventor, innovator and scientist

• is

• was

• be

• being

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​He _______his childhood reading the Scientific American Magazines

• spends

• spent

• spend

• spending

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His big break ______in the late 1890s when he won a trip to London.

• comes

• came

• come

• coming

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Shankar Abaji Bhise

an Indian inventor, innovator and scientist

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who

entirely self-trained

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He _

his childhood reading the Scientific American Magazines

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which _

his introduction to the field of mechanical engineering

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when he _

a trip to London.

​Shankar Abaji Bhise’s famous inventions

​It was during the early 1900s he produced his most innovative inventions – varying from kitchen gadgets to an automatically flushing toilet. He did so with the backing of Dadabhai Naoroji; who also had a long commercial career in England. Bhise’s most significant creation involved the printing press.

​early: inicios

​gadget: artefactos

​flushing toilet: baño

​did/do: hacer

​backing: respaldo

​have/had: tener

​involve/involved: involucró

​printing press: imprenta

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he _______his most innovative inventions

• produced

• produces

• produce

• producing

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It _____during the early 1900s

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• is

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• being

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he _______his most innovative inventions

• produced

• produces

• produce

• producing

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He ______so with the backing of Dadabhai Naoroji

• did

• does

• do

• doing

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who also ______a long commercial career in England

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• has

• have

• having

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Bhise’s most significant creation _______the printing press.

• involved

• involves

• involving

• involve

Open Ended

Summarize Shankar Abaji Bhise’s biography

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