REVISION TEST

THE MAKING OF A SCIENTIST

1.Name Richard’s college roommate

(a) John
(b) James
(c) Jack
(d) Jeff

2.What did Richard’s dad do?

(a) scientist
(b) doctor
(c) he was dead
(d) teacher

3.Name Ebright’s Social Science teacher.

(a) Mr Weiherer
(b) Dr Urquhart
(c) James R Wong
(d) Taplow

4.How many gold spots were there on a Monarch pupa?

(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 11
(d) 12

5.In which class was Ebright when he lost at the county science fair?
(a) 5
(b) 8
(c) 7
(d) 4

6.What ground breaking research did Ebright do?

(a) working of body
(b) working of DNA
(c) Working of heart
(d) none of the above

7.He was an excellent _____

(a) debater
(b) scientist
(c) photographer
(d) all of the above

8.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

9.Which butterflies were not eaten by birds?

(a) viceroy
(b) monarch
(c) all of the above
(d) none of the above

10.He tried to grow _____ in the presence of beetles

(a) butterflies
(b) caterpillar
(c) rats
(d) snakes

11.What did he collect during his childhood?

(a) coins
(b) rocks
(c) butterflies
(d) all of the above

12.When did he find the cause of a viral disease common among

caterpillars?
(a) in the 7th grade
(b) in the 8th grade
(c) in college
(d) none of the above

13.How many species of butterflies had he collected till second grade?

(a) 20
(b) 21
(c) 24
(d) 25
14.What was he fond of in his childhood?
(a) basketball
(b) collecting things
(c) baseball
(d) none of the above

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

16.Which of the following is a part of the life cycle of butterflies?

(a) egg
(b) caterpillar
(c) pupa
(d) all of the above

17.At what grade did Richard get a hint of what real science is?
(a) fourth grade
(b) fifth grade
(c) sixth grade
(d) seventh grade

18.Ebright is an expert………….
(a) scientist
(b) debater
(c) photographer
(d) all of the above

19.Which book did Ebright’s mother give him to?

(a) Travels of Monarch X
(b) Travels of Ebright
(c) Travels of Dr Urquhart
(d) Travels of Viceroy X

20.Which of the following is a type of butterflies?

(a) viceroy
(b) monarch
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of the above

21Ebright tried to grow caterpillars in the presence of:

(a) beetles
(b) snakes
(c) wasps
(d) all of the above

Q 22.
Who encouraged Ebright in his interest in learning?
(a) his mother
(b) his father
(c) his brother
(d) his teacher

Q 23.
Richard H. Ebright was famous:
(a) singer
(b) scientist
(c) doctor
(d) engineer

Q 24.
What qualities did Richard possess?
(a) inquisitive
(b) intelligent
(c) will to win
(d) all of them

Q 25
Where did Ebright study?
(a) Oxford
(b) Cambridge
(c) Harvard
(d) Stanford

Q 26
What was the purpose of the gold spots on the monarch pupa?
(a) ornamental
(b) secreted hormones
(c) they were the breathing points
(d) none of these

Q 27
Which butterflies copied monarchs to prevent being eaten by birds?
(a) vice president
(b) viceroy
(c) vice principal
(d) vices

Q 28
Where did Richard grew up?
(a) Pennsylvania
(b) Chicago
(c) New York
(d) London

Q 29
____ is the blueprint of life
(a) Oxygen
(b) DNA
(c) Cell
(d) all of the above

Q 30
Which book did his mother give him?
(a) Travels of Monarch X
(b) Travels of Viceroy X
(c) Travels of Viceroy Y
(d) Travels of Monarch X

Q 31
Where did he graduate from?
(a) Oxford
(b) Yale
(c) Harvard
(d) none of the above

Q 32
What did he realise was necessary for winning a prize at the fair?
(a) display
(b) experiment
(c) all of the above
(d) none of the above

Q 33
Where did he come from?
(a) Reading
(b) Oxford
(c) London
(d) none of the above

Q 34
“_____is the blueprint for life”
(a) cells
(b) DNA
(c) both of these
(d) none of the above

Q 35.
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

Q 36
How did his mother help him?
(a) took him on trips
(b) bought him telescopes and microscopes
(c) encouraged him to learn
(d) all of the above
Q 37
At what age did he invent the theory on how cells work?
(a) twenty
(b) twenty one
(c) twenty two
(d) twenty four

Q 38
Who is the writer of the story “The Making of a Scientist”?
(a) HG Wells
(b) Robert W. Peterson
(c) Ruskin Bond
(d) Guy De Maupassant

Q 39
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

Q 40
Ebright graduated from:
(a) Harvard
(b) London
(c) Toronto
(d) Oxford

Q 41
Ebright took part in county…………… fair.
(a) handicraft
(b) science
(c) cattle
(d) insects
Q 42
Which butterflies were not eaten by birds?
(a) viceroy
(b) monarch
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of the above

Q 43
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

Q 44.
Which was Ebright’s home town?
(a) London
(b) Liverpool
(c) Reading
(d) Oxford

Q 45.
What did Ebright start collecting in childhood?
(a) butterflies
(b) rocks
(c) coins
(d) all of the above

Q 46.
Which theory is discovered by Ebright?
(a) how cells work
(b) how motion works
(c) how the digestion system works
(d) all of the above
Q 47
Who is the writer of the story "The Making of a Scientist"?
A) HG Wells
B) Robert W. Peterson
C) Ruskin Bond
D) Guy De Maupassan

Q 48
"It was his fascination for _____ that opened the world of science to him."
A) cats
B) dogs
C) birds
D) butterflies

Q 49
At what age did he invent the theory on how cells work?
A) twenty
B) twenty one
C) twenty two
D) twenty four

Q 50
What was he fond of in his childhood?
A) basketball
B) collecting things
C) baseball
D) none of the above