VELAMMALVI DYALAYA,

ALAPAKKAM Q5-Whatdi
dAl
ber
t’
smot
hert
hinkofhi
m?
CHENNAI
ENGLISHNOTES A)Hewasabor ngeni
us
Class :IX B)Heisint
ell
igent
Subject:Engl
ish C)Hewillr
uletheworld
Topic.:ATr ulyBeauti
fulMi
nd D)Al
bertwasaf reak
AboutAlbertEinstei
n
Q6-Whatdi
dAl
ber
t’
scl
assmat
escal
lhi
m?

Intr
oduct i
on A)Ageni us
Thischapt erisaboutAlber
tEinstein.Hewasa B)Dull
greatscienti
st.Thetitl
eofthechapt er‘
ATruly C)BrotherBor
ing
Beautif
ul Mind’ref
erstoAlbertEinstei
n.Thi
sisa D)Stupid
shortbiographyofhiswher esomeofhi s
quali
ti
eshav ebeenhighli
ghted–Al bert
’s Q7-Bywhatagedi
dEi
nst
einnotl
ear
ntospeak?
i
nterestinMat hematicsandPhy sicsandalsohis
humani t
arianattri
bute. A)Threeandhal
fyears
B)Fourandhal
fyears
Thet itl
e–‘ATr ulyBeaut i
f ul
Mi nd’makesone C)Fi
veandhalfyear
s
wonderhowcanasci entist’
smi ndbebeauti
ful. D)Twoandhalfyear
s
Itissobecausei nt hislessonwecomeacr oss
anot heraspectofEi nstei
n.Hewasa Q8-Howmanyt
imesdidEi
nst
einut
terawor
d
humani tari
an.Headv ocatedwor ldpeace,
non– whenhel
ear
ntt
ospeak?
violenceandt hatiswhyt hetit
lerefer
stohim as
at r
ulybeautifulmind. A)Thri
ce
B)Fourti
mes
MCQS C)Once
D)Twice
Q1-Whosegeni
usst
il
lrei
gnsaf
ter50y
ear
sof
hi
sdeath? Q9-Whatdi
dEi
nst
einl
ovet
opl
aywi
th?

A)M.K.Gandhi A)Pl
asticToys
B)Nehru B)Mechanical
toy
s
C)St
ephen C)Fr
iends
D)Ei
nstei
n D)None

Q2-Whosenamehasbecomesy
nony
mouswi
th Q10-Whatdi
dtheschool
headmast
ersayabout
geni
us? Ei
nstei
n?

A)Ei
nstein’sname A)Hewouldbeagenius
B)Gandhi’sname B)Heisgr
eat
C)WrightBr ot
her
s C)Hecan’
tbeasuccessatany
thi
ng
D)Al
l D)None

Q3-WhenwasEi
nst
einbor
n? Q11-Whendi
dEi
nst
einbegi
ntol
ear
npl
ayi
ngt
he
vi
oli
n?
A)on14Mar
ch,
1879
B)on10Mar
ch1878 A)Att
heageofseven
C)on14Mar
ch1877 B)Att
heageofei
ght
D)on14Mar
ch,
1875 C)Att
heageofnine
D)Att
heageofsi
x
Q4-Wher
ewasEi
nst
einbor
n?
Q12-Wheredi
dEi
nst
einscor
egoodmar
ksi
nal
l
A)Bul
gari
a t
hesubject
s?
B)Ul
m
C)Geor
gia A)atMunichinaschool
D)None B)AtSwitzer
land
C)AtIt
aly
D)None
Q13-Whydi
dEi
nst
einl
eav
etheschool
? Q20-WhydidMilevaMar
iccomet
othe
Uni
versi
tyatZur
ich?
A)Forgood
B)Hehadclashwi
ththeteacher
s A)I
twast heonl
yuniversi
tywhi
chgav
edegr
ees
C)Hedidn’
tli
kedi
sci
pli
neandorderi
nthe towomen
school B)I
twasagooduni v
ersit
y
D)All C)I
twasnearherci t
y
D)Shel
ikedtheplace
Q14-Whendi
dEi
nst
ein’
sfami
l
ymov
etoMuni
ch?
Q21-Wi
thwhom di
dEi
nst
einf
all
inl
ove?
A)Whenhewas15mont
hsol
d
B)Whenhewas12mont
hsol
d A)Agir
lfr
om Munich
C)Whenhewas14mont
hsol
d B)Mil
evaMari
c
D)Whenhewas16mont
hsol
d C)Agir
lfr
om Ger
many
D)None
Q15-Wher
edi
dEi
nst
einwi
sht
ocont
inuehi
s
st
udy? Q22-Whendi
dEi
nst
eincompl
etehi
sgr
aduat
ion?

A)Ger
man A)1912
B)Munich B)1900
C)Swit
zerl
and C)1901
D)None D)1978

Q16-Whydi
dEinstei
ndeci
det
ocont
inuehi
s Q23-Atwhatagedi
dEi
nst
eindohi
sgr
aduat
ion?
st
udyinSwi
tzer
land?
A)at21year
sofage
A)I
twasgoodci
ty B)at22y
earsofage
B)I
twasmoreli
beralt
hanMuni
ch C)at23year
sofage
C)Heli
kedt
heplace D)at24year
sofage
D)Al
l
Q24-Whendi
dEi
nst
einsecur
eaj
ob?
Q17-I
nwhichsubj
ect
swasEi
nst
eingi
ft
edand
i
nter
ested? A)1901
B)1903
A)Engli
shandHistory C)1902
B)Mathemat i
csandPhysi
cs D)1904
C)Mathemat i
csandBiol
ogy
D)PhysicsandEngli
sh Q25-Befor
esecuri
ngajobwhatdidEi
nst
eindo
andwhichtheor
ydidhegi
vetotheworl
d?
Q18-Wher
edi
dEi
nst
eingoaf
terschool
?
A)Wor kedasamechani c,hegavethet
heoryof
A)Toauni
versit
yinZur
ich l
ight
B)Toauni
versit
yinMunich B)Wor kedasat eachi
ngassist
antandgave
C)Toauniversi
tyi
nGerman pri
vatelessons.Hegavethetheor
yofmassand
D)Toauni
versit
yinSwi
tzerl
and energy.
C)Playedv i
oli
n,heinv
entedthephone
Q19-Whatdi
dEi
nst
eincal
lMi
l
evaMar
ic? D)None

A)Cl
everCreat
ure Q26-Whatdoesthi
slesson“
ATr
ulyBeaut
if
ul
B)Si
l
ly Mind”speakabout
?
C)adumbo
D)agoodlady A)Beaut
yofthemind
B)Beaut
yoftheworl
d
C)Theli
feofEi
nst
ein
D)None
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ii
i)mot
her
Q27-WhenwasEi
nst
einawar
dedwi
tht
heNobel
pr
ize? 2.Explainwhatt her easonsforthefoll
owi ngar
e.
(i
)Einsteinleavi
ngt heschooli nMunichf or
A)1938 good.
B)1956 (i
i)Einstei
nwant ingt ostudyinSwitzerl
and
C)1945 ratherthaninMuni ch.
D)In1921f
orhi
scont
ri
but
ionst
oPhy
sics (i
ii
)EinsteinseeinginMi l
evaanally.
(i
v)Whatdot heset ellyouaboutEinstei
n?
Q28-Whati
sthemessageoft
hisl
esson?
A.
A)Abeauti
fulmindnotonl
ycreatesbeauti
ful (i
)stri
ctregimentati
onatschool.
i
deasbutal
sot ousethem f
orthewelfar
eofthe (i
i)Li
beralatmosphere
humani
ty (i
ii
)Likehim, Mil
evaalsodi
sapprovedofthe
B)Al
waysthinkbig ‘
phili
sti
nes’–t hosewhodisl
ikedart,
li
ter
atur
eor
C)Beli
keEinst
ein music.
D)WinaNobel Pri
ze (i
v)Hel ovedfreedom.Hewasal iber
aland
cult
uredperson
Q29-Whichdest
ruct
ioni
sref
err
edt
oint
he
l
esson? 3.Whatdi
dEi nst
eincal
lhi
sdeskdr
aweratt
he
pat
entoff
ice?Why ?
A)Dest
ruct
ionofinvent
ions
B)Dest
ruct
ionbyauthori
tari
ans A.Hecalledhi
sdeskdraweratthepat
entoff
ice
C)Dest
ruct
ioncausedbyt heat
om bombsat ‘
thebureauoftheor
eti
calphysi
cs’
becausehe
Hir
oshi
maandNagasaki stor
edhissecr
etpapersonideasonphysi
cs
D)None ther
e.

Q30-Whyhastheaut
horref
err
edt
othel
ate 4.WhydidEi
nst
einwr
it
eal
ett
ert
oFr
ankl
in
speaki
ngageofEi
nst
ein? Roosev
elt
?

A)Toshowthatapparent
lyhi
sgrowthr
atewas A.Einstei
nfear
edthatt
heGer mansunderthe
sl
owerthant
hechildr
enofhisage rul
eoft heNazi
shaddevelopedtheatomic
B)Toshowthathewasasl owlear
ner bombandcoul dmisuseit
.Hewr otetothe
C)Toshowhisdisabi
li
ty presi
dentoftheUSAtowar nhim oft
his
D)None development.

ANSWERKEY 5.HowdidEi
nst
einr
eactt
othebombi
ngof
Hir
oshi
maandNagasaki
?
1D 11D21B
2A 12A22B A.Einsteinwasdeepl yshakenbyt hedisast
er
3A 13D23A causedi nHiroshi
maandNagasaki .Hewr ot
ea
4B 14A24C publi
cmi ssivetotheUnitedNationsdemandi ng
5D 15C25B theformat i
onofawor l
dgov er
nmentt ostopthe
6C 16B26C developmentofnucl earweapons.
7D 17B27D
8D 18A28A 6.Whydoesthewor
ldr
ememberEi
nst
einasa
9B 19A29C “wor
ldci
ti
zen”?
10C20A30A
A.Ei
nst
einwasa‘worl
dcit
izen’
becauseofhis
Quest
ionandAnswer
s ef
for
tsforwor
ldpeaceandnon–v i
olence.

1.Whohadtheseopi ni
onsaboutEi
nstei
n? 7.Her
earesomefact
sfrom Ei
nstei
n’sl
i
fe.
(i
)Hewasbor i
ng. Arr
anget
hem i
nchronol
ogi
calorder
.
(i
i)Hewasstupidandwouldneversucceedi
n
l
ife. []Einstei
npubl i
sheshi sspecialt
heoryof
(i
ii
)Hewasaf reak. rel
ativi
ty.
[]Hei sawar dedtheNobelPr izeinPhysics.
A. []Einstei
nwr it
esal et
tertoU.S.Pr esi
dent,
(i
)pl
aymat
es Frankli
nD.Roosev el
t,and
(i
i
)headmast
er warnsagai nstGermany ’sbuil
dingofanat omic
bomb.
[]Einstei
nat t
endsahi ghschooli nMuni ch.
[]Einstei
n’sf amil
ymov estoMi lan.
[]Einstei
ni sbornint heGer manci tyofUl m.
[]Einstei
nj oinsauniv ersi
tyinZurich,wher ehe
meet sMilev a.
[]Einstei
ndi es.
[]Hepr ovidesanewi nterpretat
ionofgr avit
y.
[]Tiredoft heschool’sr egi
ment ati
on, Ei
nstein
withdrawsf rom school .
[]Hewor ksi napatentof fi
ceasat echni
cal
expert.
[]WhenHi tl
ercomest opower ,
Einsteinleaves
Germanyf ort heUnited
States.

A.
[1]Einstei
ni sbor nintheGer manci tyofUl m.
[2]Einstei
nat tendsahi ghschool i
nMuni ch.
[3]Einstei
n’sf ami lymov estoMi l
an.
[4]Tiredoft heschool ’
sr egiment ati
on, Einstein
withdrawsf r
om school .
[5]Einstei
nj oi
nsauni versityinZur i
ch,wher ehe
meet sMi leva.
[6]Hewor ksinapat entof ficeasat echni cal
exper t
.
[7]Einstei
npubl isheshi sspeci altheoryof
relati
vit
y.
[8]Hepr ov i
desanewi nterpretati
onofgr avity
.
[9]Hei sawar dedt heNobel Pri
zeinPhy sics.
[10]WhenHi tlercomest opower ,Ei
nstei nleaves
Ger manyf ortheUni ted
States.
[11]Einsteinwr i
tesal ettertoU. S.President ,
FranklinD.Roosev el
t,and
war nsagai nstGer many ’sbui l
dingofanat omi c
bomb.
[12]Einsteindi es.