CBSE Class 10 English The Making of a Scientist MCQs

Question : "It was his fascination for _____ that opened the world of science to him."
(a) cats
(b) dogs
(c) birds
(d) butterflies

Answer :  D

Question : What qualities did Richard possess?
(a) inquisitive
(b) intelligent
(c) will to win
(d) all of them

Answer :  D

Question : In Class (b) Ebright had collected all the ——- species of butterflies.
(a) 50
(b) 25
(c) 10
(d) 24

Answer :  B

Question : When did he get a hint of real science?
(a) in the 7th grade
(b) when he entered a county science fair
(c) when he lost
(d) all of the above

Answer :  D

Question : How many gold spots were there on a Monarch pupa?
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 11
(d) 12

Answer :  D

Question : Who did Richard write for an idea of a real science experiment?
(a) his mother
(b) Dr Frederick A. Urquhart
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of the above

Answer :  B

Question : At the age of —— Richard H Ebright surprised the world by explaining the theory on how cells work.
(a) 22
(b) 15
(c) 32
(d) 20

Answer : A

Question : What did he collect during his childhood?
(a) coins
(b) rocks
(c) butterflies
(d) all of the above

Answer :  D

Question : Which butterlies were not eaten by birds?
(a) viceroy
(b) monarch
(c) all of the above
(d) none of the above

Answer :  B

Question : Ebright was in class —–, when he tried to find out the cause of a viral disease that killed nearly all monarch caterpillars.
(a) (IX)
(b) (VI)
(c) (VIII)
(d) (X)

Answer :  C

Question : Which book did his mother give him?
(a) Travels of Monarch 
(b) Travels of Viceroy 
(c) Travels of Viceroy 
(d) Travels of Monarch 

Answer :  A

Question : ____ is the blueprint of life
(a) Oxygen
(b) DNA
(c) Cell
(d) all of the above

Answer :  B

Question : Who did he write to get an idea for a real science experiment?
(a) his mother
(b) his friend
(c) Dr Frederick A. Urquhart
(d) none of the above

Answer :  C

Question : According to Ebright what was required for winning a prize in the science fair?
(a) real experiment
(b) mere display of things
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of the above

Answer :  A

Question : Which butterfiles copied monarchs to prevent being eaten by birds?
(a) vice president
(b) viceroy
(c) viceprincipal
(d) vices

Answer :  B

Question : The most important discovery of Ebright was –
(a) Cell life
(b) Atomic structure
(c) Chemical structure of Hormone
(d) Viceroy butterfly copies Monarch butterfly

Answer :  A

Question : What did Richard’s dad do?
(a) scientist
(b) doctor
(c) he was dead
(d) teacher

Answer :  C

Question : Name Richard’s college room mate
(a) John
(b) James
(c) Jack
(d) Jeff

Answer :  A

Question : Where did Richard grew up?
(a) Pennsylvania
(b) Chicago
(c) New York
(d) London

Answer :  A

Question : Apart from scientist research Ebright had a keen interest in –
(a) SST
(b) Drawing
(c) Debate
(d) Travelling

Answer :  C

Question : According to the dictionary, ‘fair’ as a noun, shows the following meanings. Choose the option that lists the meaning similar to the usage to that in the extract.
(a) A gathering of stalls and amusements for public entertainment.
(b) A competitive exhibition showcasing products or ideas.
(c) A periodic gathering for the sale of goods.
(d) An annual exhibition of livestock, agricultural products, etc., held by a town, county, or state.

Answer :  B

Question : Where did he come from?
(a) Reading
(b) Oxford
(c) London
(d) none of the above

Answer :  A

Question :  Ebright wanted to become –
(a) A scientist
(b) A Journalist
(c) An astronomer
(d) A writer

Answer :  C

Question : What groundbreaking research did Ebright do?
(a) working of body
(b) working of DNA
(c) Working of heart
(d) none of the above

Answer :  B

Extract-Based Questions

Q. 1. “I didn’t get any real results,” he said. “But I went ahead and showed that I had tried the experiment. This time I won.” The next year his science fair project was testing the theory that viceroy butterflies copy monarchs. The theory was that viceroys look like monarchs because monarchs don’t taste good to birds. Viceroys, on the other hand, do taste good to birds. So, the more they look like monarchs, the less likely they are to become a bird’s dinner. Ebright’s project was to see whether, in fact, birds would eat monarchs. He found that a starling would not eat ordinary bird food. It would eat all the monarchs it could get. (5 × 1 = 5)

Question : According to the dictionary, ‘fair’ as a noun, shows the following meanings.
Choose the option that lists the meaning similar to the usage to that in the extract.
(a) A gathering of stalls and amusements for public entertainment.
(b) A competitive exhibition showcasing products or ideas.
(c) A periodic gathering for the sale of goods.
(d) An annual exhibition of livestock, agricultural products, etc., held by a town, county, or state.
Answer : B

Question : Four friends bring their pets to a pet show. Choose the option that mentions the friend with a starling as a pet.
Friend 1 has a turtle named Missy.
Friend 2 has a dragonfly named Majesty.
Friend 3 has a rabbit named Molly.
Friend 4 has a bird named Mitch.
(a) Friend 1
(b) Friend 2
(c) Friend 3
(d) Friend 4
Answer : D

Question : Choose the option that is true for the two statements given about the information in the extract.
Statement 1- Starling feeds on viceroys.
Statement 2- Starling does not eat seeds and insects.
(a) Both statements are clearly mentioned in the extract.
(b) Statement 1 cannot be clearly inferred from the text and statement 2 is true.
(c) Statement 1 is false and statement 2 cannot be clearly inferred from the extract.
(d) Bothe statements need to be inferred from the given extract.
Answer : C

Question : Choose the option listing Ebright’s qualities as depicted by the above extract.
1. persevering 2. visionary
3. determined 4. liberal
5. conceited
(a) 1, 2
(b) 3, 5
(c) 1, 3
(d) 4, 5
Answer : C

Question : Choose the statements that are TRUE for the given extract contextually.
1. Ebright didn’t get any results for the experiment he conducted on butterflies.
2. Monarchs tasted awfully to the birds.
3. Ebright wanted to explore the possibility of monarchs getting eaten by birds.
4. He wanted to prove that viceroys are look alikes of monarchs.
(a) 1, 2
(b) 2, 3
(c) 1, 3
(d) 2, 4
Answer : B

Q. 2. When he saw those photos, Ebright didn’t shout, ‘Eureka!’ or even, ‘I’ve got it!’ But he believed that, along with his findings about insect hormones, the photos gave him the answer to one of biology’s puzzles: how the cell can ‘read’ the blueprint of its DNA. DNA is the substance in the nucleus of a cell that controls heredity. It determines the form and function of the cell. Thus, DNA is the blueprint for life. Ebright and his college room-mate, James R. Wong, worked all that night drawing pictures and constructing plastic models of molecules to show how it could happen. Together they later wrote the paper that explained the theory. (5 × 1 = 5)

Question : Ebright was perhaps expected to shout ‘Eureka!’ because he had
(a) realised that he needed a partner to work with to finalise his findings.
(b) discovered something new and ‘Eureka!’ was a cry to announce it.
(c) worked hard and was relieved at nearing the end of his project.
(d) given shape to the teachings of his teachers by choosing this field of science.
Answer : B

Question : Compound words are those words which are formed by joining two separate words to create a new word with an entirely different meaning.
Choose the option that lists the compound words from the above extract.
1. determines 2. blueprint
3. nucleus 4. heredity
5. room-mate
(a) 1, 3
(b) 2, 4
(c) 1, 4
(d) 2, 5
Answer : D

Question : “Thus, DNA is the blueprint for life”, is another way of saying that the DNA contains a genetic __________.
(a) experiment
(b) ultimatum
(c) takeaway
(d) plan
Answer : D

Question : Choose the option that shows the picture of the type of task Ebright and Wong were engaged in, as per the extract.

(a) Option (1)
(b) Option (2)
(c) Option (3)
(d) Option (4)
Answer : C

Question : Four newspapers published a headline about Ebright and Wong. Choose the option that published a factually correct headline, as per the extract.

(a) Newspaper 1
(b) Newspaper 2
(c) Newspaper 3
(d) Newspaper 4
Answer : B