WorksheetsThe Making of A Scientist Part 1
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the writer of the story "The Making of a Scientist"?
a)
HG Wells
b)
Robert W. Peterson
c)
Ruskin Bond
d)
Guy De Maupassant
2.
"_____is the blueprint for life"
a)
cells
b)
DNA
c)
both of these
d)
none of the above
3.
"It was his fascination for _____ that opened the world of science to him."
a)
cats
b)
dogs
c)
birds
d)
butterflies
4.
’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
5.
According to Ebright what was required for winning a prize in the science fair?
a)
real experiment
b)
mere display of things
c)
Both real expirementsand display of things
d)
all of the above
6.
Apart from being a scientist, what other qualities did Ebright possess, as in the chapter ‘The making of a Scientist’?
a)
a champion debater
b)
a good canoeist
c)
an expert photographer
d)
All of the above
7.
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
8.
At what age did he invent the theory on how cells work?
a)
twenty
b)
twenty one
c)
twenty two
d)
twenty four
9.
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)
22
b)
32
c)
42
d)
52
10.
Do you think Ebright was a bright student in his younger years, as in the chapter, ‘The making of a Scientist’?
a)
Yes, he was a top grader
b)
No, he was average
c)
May be
d)
Maybe not
11.
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
12.
Do you think Ebright’s mother supported his hobbies & interests, as in the chapter ‘The making of a Scientist’?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
May be
d)
Maybe not
13.
Do you think Ebright’s success has a major contribution of his mother, as in the chapter ‘The making of a Scientist’?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
May be
d)
May be not
14.
Ebright began to lose interest in tagging butterflies (as in the chapter ‘The making of a Scientist’) because _______ .
a)
there was no feedback
b)
he got bored
c)
butterflies didn’t catch his interest
d)
butterflies did not grow
15.
Ebright graduated from which university, as in the chapter ‘The making of a Scientist’?
a)
Harvard
b)
London
c)
Oxford
d)
China
16.
Ebright started collecting butterflies in _______, as in the chapter ‘The making of a Scientist’.
a)
grade 1
b)
grade 2
c)
highschool
d)
kindergarten
17.
Ebright tried to grow caterpillars in the presence of :
a)
bettles
b)
snakes
c)
wasps
d)
all of the above
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