AMITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL,NOIDA

CLASS 9 (2022-23)
A TRULY BEAUTIFUL MIND (BEEHIVE)
LESSON AT A GLANCE

Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientists in the world. This lesson throws a light on his life
and his works in the field of science and world politics. Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, in the
German city of Ulm. He began to speak very late and when he spoke he repeated every word
twice. His playmates made fun of him. As a child, he had great interest in science. He was good at
studies. He always got good marks but he did not like the strict discipline of the school. So, he left
the school for good. He agreed to study in Switzerland which has a liberal atmosphere. There he
got interested in a fellow student Mileva Maric. He married her in 1903 but separated in 1919 and
married his cousin Elsa. He worked on different scientific theories. He was awarded the Nobel Prize
for Physics in 1921. He was showered with honours and invitations from all over the world. When
America dropped atom bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, he was deeply shaken. He proposed
the formation of the world government. He worked for the development of peace and democracy
in the world until he died in 1955. He is remembered even today as a ‘world’s citizen’.
ASSIGNMENT TO BE DONE IN THE REGISTER
RTC 1

A headmaster once told his father that what Einstein chose as a profession wouldn’t matter,
because “he’ll never make a success at anything.” Einstein began learning to play the violin at
the age of six, because his mother wanted him to; he later became a gifted amateur violinist,
maintaining this skill throughout his life.​
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1. What was told by headmaster about Albert?​
a. to work hard               b. he will be a success     
 c. he will be a failure at anything he undertakes    d. both a and b​
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2. Identify ‘he’ in these lines.​
a. the headmaster       b. Einstein            
c. Einstein's father          d. Einstein's mother​
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3. When did Einstein learn to play violin?​
a. at the age of six          b.at the age of seven       
c. did not have any training     d.at the age of eight​
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4.The word 'amateur' means​
a. expert                        b.professional            
 c. both a and b          d. inexpert​

RTC 2
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In 1900, at the age of 21, Albert Einstein was a university graduate and unemployed. He worked
as a teaching assistant, gave private lessons and finally secured a job in 1902 as a technical
expert in the patent office in Bern. While he was supposed to be assessing other people’s
inventions, Einstein was actually developing his own ideas in secret.​
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​1. When did he secure his job finally?​

a. at the university      b. as a teaching assistant    

c. giving private lessons    d. patent office​
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2. After finishing graduation, Albert worked as a​
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a. Mechanical engineer    b. As a space scientist     ​
 c. As a teaching assistant               d. As a technical expert​
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3. Where was his job location?​
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a. Bern                                                    b. Munich                            ​
c. Zurich                                                  d. Ulm​
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4. Pick out the word from the passage which means same as ‘evaluating’.​
a. assistant                                            b. invention                       ​
c. patent                                                  d. assessing​
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VERY SHORT QUESTIONS

1.When did Albert get a job in a patent office?​

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2.Why did Einstein see an ally in Mileva?​
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3.Where did the USA drop the atom bombs?​
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4.What did Albert call his desk drawer at the patent office?​

5.Einstein's friends and playmates called him_________​

6.General Theory of Relativity provided a new interpretation to____________________.

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7.His first job was as a______________​

8.Einstein wrote a letter to the American President ____________about the

consequences of the atomic bomb.​

9.Einstein saw in her an ally against the philistines. This word means

__________________________.​
10.When did he win the Nobel Prize?​
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