Albert Einstein (Reading A-Z)

How did the job at the patent office help Einstein?

• He learned how to create new things.

• He saw new ideas of others and revised them.

• He met people who helped him solve problems.

• He had the freedom to work on his own ideas.

Why were scientists astounded by Einstein's writing in 1905?

• He was a twenty-six-year-old patent clerk.

• He changed the way they thought about the universe.

• He did not work in the physics department of a university.

• All of the above

Why did Einstein's boss tell him, "When you pick up an application, think that anything the inventor says is wrong"?

• He didn't think any of the applicants could invent anything.

• He knew that Einstein thought that inventors only ever had good ideas.

• He needed Einstein to test things to find flaws and mistakes.

• He wanted to tell Einstein a joke.

In order to protect and sell an invention, and individual must be granted ______________.

• a job

• a patent

• a Nobel Prize

• an award

Which of the following words best defines Einstein?

• curious

• patient

• careful

• friendly

Which of the following happened before Einstein changed how scientists thought about the universe?

• Einstein moved to the United States to avoid World War II.

• Einstein's writing was published in a leading German scientific journal.

• Einstein's professors helped him get a job at a good university.

• Einstein received patents for many things such as computers and CDs.

After Germany declared war, Einstein ____________________.

• graduated from a top German science university and easily found a job

• developed the Theory of Relativity while studying at Princeton

• proved the existence of atoms and molecules

• took a job at Princeton University in the United States

How did British scientists test Einstein's Theory of Relativity?

• by analyzing molecules and atoms

• by measuring the position of a star during a solar eclipse

• by observing the speed of moving objects

• by reworking his formulas

Which of the following is a fact about Einstein?

• Einstein was the smartest person who ever lived.

• Einstein only needed a table, a chair, a violin, and a bowl of fruit to be happy.

• Einstein's mother encouraged him to take up the violin.

• Einstein was a great violinist.

This book is a biography because ______________.

• it tells you about Einstein's Theory of Relativity

• it describes the life and talents of a person

• it persuades you to get a good education to have a better life

• it tells you how to apply for a patent