WorksheetsQueen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secr
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Baba named his and Mama's daughter Chien Shiung, which means...
"courageous hero"
"wise spirit"
"precious treasure"
"intelligent beauty"
What had Baba done even before Wu Chien Shiung was born?
He moved to Shanghai and became a teacher.
He wrote letters to the government, asking why girls couldn't attend school.
He quit his job as an engineer and opened a school for girls.
He began saving money to pay for his son's or daughter's schooling.
To attend the girls' school in Suzhou, Chien Shiung had to...
live far from her family
work on a farm to help pay for classes
write an essay to receive a scholarship
walk seven miles every day
What program did Chien Shiung pick at the girls' school in Suzhou?
natural sciences
teacher training
mathematics
engineering and design
At the school in Suzhou, classmates asked Chien Shiung to...
be the leader of the underground group to fight the government
help design a new and better system for farmers to water their dry fields
teach a secret night class for girls interested in mathematics and science
run for president of the school and argue to protect student rights
While attending the National Central University, what did Chien Shiung do?
She organized a soup kitchen to help feed homeless people in Nanjing.
She led a march to General Chiang Kai Shek's headquarters.
She chained herself to the Presidential Palace to protest the government.
She started writing for the radical magazine Xiang River Review.
In Berkeley, California, Chien Shiung focused her studies on...
binding energy
stable atoms
elasticity
beta decay
Chien Shiung did not win a Nobel Prize after helping two physicists to...
discover the presence of neutrinos
record the first image of a positron
investigate a concept called parity
found a new area of study called particle physics
What had Baba always said that encouraged Chien Shiung to do what she loved?
"It doesn't matter how slow you go as long as you don't stop."
"Ignore the obstacles. Just put your head down and keep walking forward."
"I will be proud of you no matter how large or small your accomplishments."
"Be patient. In the middle of difficulties lie more opportunities."
Chien Shiung wrote to a friend that "My heart is breaking" when...
Princeton University refused to publish her book
she could not attend Baba's funeral
her husband died fighting in World War II
her child became ill with polio
