WorksheetsAlbert Einstein (Reading A-Z)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
