Q1. Read the passage and answer the following by choosing the correct options.

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Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with her husband, Pierre, she
discovered radium, an element widely used for treating cancer and studied uranium and other radioactive
substances. Pierre and Marie's amicable collaboration later helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.
Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of Physics. At an early age, she
displayed a brilliant mind and blithe personality. Her great exuberance for learning prompted her to continue with
her studies after high school. She became disgruntled, however, when she learned that the university in Warsaw was
closed to women, determined to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891 entered the
Sorbonne, a French university, where she earned her master's degree and the doctorate in Physics
Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the greatest scientists of her day, one of whom
was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were married in 1895 and spent many productive years working together in the
physics laboratory. A short time after they discovered radium, Pierre was killed by horse-drawn wagon in 1906.
Marie was stunned by this horrible misfortune and endured heartbreaking anguish. Despondently she recalled their
close relationship and joy that they had shared in scientific research. The fact that she had two young daughters to
raise by herself greatly increased her distress.
Curie's feeling of desolation finally began to fade when she was asked to succeed her husband as a Physics professor
at the Sorbonne. She was the first woman to be given Professorship at the world-famous university. In 1911 she
received the Noble prize in chemistry for isolating radium. Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness
from her long exposure to radium, she never becomes disillusioned about her work, regardless of the consequence,
she had dedicated herself to science and to reveling the mysteries of the physical world.
a) The Curies _____ collaboration helped to unlock the secrets of the atoms.
i) Friendly
ii) Competitive
iii) Courteous
iv) Industrious

b) Marie had a bright mind and a _____ personality.

i) Strong
ii) Lighthearted
iii) Humorous
iv) Strange

c) When she learned that she could not attend the university in Warsaw, she felt _____
i) Hopeless
ii) Annoyed
iii) Depressed
iv) Worried

d) Marie _____ by leaving Poland and traveling to France to enter the Sorbonne.
i) Challenged authority
ii) Showed intelligence
iii) Behaved
iv) Was distressed

e) ____ she remembered their joy together.

i) Dejectedly
ii) Worried
iii) Tearfully
iv) Happily

f) Her ___ began to fade when she returned to the Sorbonne to succeed her husband.
i) Misfortune
ii) Anger
iii) Wretchedness
iv) Disappointment

g) Even though she became fatally ill from working with radium, Marie Curie was never _______.

i) Troubled
ii) Worried
iii) Disappointed
iv) Disturbed

h) Marie’s field of doctorate ___

i)Physics
ii) chemistry
iii) Biology
iv)Mathematics

i) Pierre was killed by __

i)Radium
ii)Cancer
iii) horse drawn wagon
iv)Marie

j) Marie received Noble prize in _____

i)Physics
ii)Social Work
iii) Chemistry
iv)Literature

k) She was asked to succeed her husband as ___

i) Researcher
ii) Scientist
iii) Environmentalist
iv) Professor

Answers
1. The lady had been standing outside the undertaker’s shop opposite the Regnier’s for about 15 to
20 minutes but she entered at the crucial moment when the ring had disappeared. Everyone
was searching for the ring. That’s why the narrator felt it strange and could accept her entry as
purely co-incidental.
2. Mr. Hill was the manager of the bank. He wanted his wife to meet and socialize with people who
came to his house for parties. He believed it would be good to make healthy relations with
customers as it benefitted the bank.
3. The narrator had acquaintance with the district officer and it was easy for him to convince
people that through him they could get favour from the district officer. But he considered taking
advantage of his friendship with the district officer as mean and dishonest.
4. The narrator feels sorry that his countrymen gave a lot of importance to the government
officials. They try to flatter by inviting them to preside over public functions or naming the school
or a hospital after them. This mentality of Indians makes the narrator feel sorry for them.
5. When Annie came to know that Mr. Hill had lost his job, she told him that it didn’t matter if he
couldn’t pay her. She’d continue working as she had a feeling of belongingness towards the
house where she had worked for twenty years. She was understanding, sympathetic and
considerate.
6. The narrator found the ring from the left side pocket of the woman’s coat. He knew it would be
there as he had noticed that the lady had put her left hand exactly where the American had put
 his hand just before the ring disappeared. The narrator, being a vigilant and keen observer,
found out that the lady had picked up the ring from the chewing gum very neatly and put it in
her coat’s pocket.
7. William Morris is a highly observant assistant in a reputed jewellery shop. He makes full use of
his common sense. Nothing escapes his sharp eyes. He considers himself a very ordinary person
which reflects his honesty, humility and modesty. He has got an unusual hobby of studying crime
and criminals. He is impressed by ordinary and alert detectives. He loves to watch people. With
his presence of mind and observant nature, he was able to solve the case of the disappearance
of the expensive flower ring.