The Making of a Scientist
By– Robert W. Peterson
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. What did Ebright do in grade 7, as in the chapter ‘The making of a Scientist’?
(A)He got busy with other scientific experiments
(B)He entered a county science fair
(C)He lacked interest in science
(D)both (A) & (B)
2. What were Ebright’s’ entries in the county science fair, as in the chapter ‘The making of a Scientist’?
(A)slides of frog tissues
(B)slides of butterflies tissues
(C)slides of cockroach tissues
(D)slides of lizard tissues
3. What did Ebright realize after losing at the county science fair, as in the chapter ‘The making of a Scientist’?
(A)the winners had tried to do real experiments
(B)the slides were wrong
(C)the fair was unfair to him
(D)none of the above
4. What did Ebright decide to do after the science fair, as in the chapter, ‘The making of a Scientist’?
(A)further research in his favourite field
(B)give up on science
(C)contact a scientist
(D)change his field
5. Whose suggestions & ideas gave encouragement & victories to Ebright, as in the chapter ‘The making of a Scientist’?
(A)Dr Urquhart
(B)Dr Robert
(C)Dr Peterson
(D)Dr Ebright
6. For his eighth grade project, Ebright tried to find the cause of a viral disease that killed all monarch _______ (with reference to the chapter ‘The making of a Scientist’).
(A)caterpillars
(B)butterflies
(C) grasshoppers
(D)locusts
7. At what age did Richard H Ebright excited the world of science with a new theory on cells, as in the chapter ‘The making of a Scientist’?
(A)22
(B)32
(C)42
(D)52
8. Which theory was discovered by Ebright, as in the chapter ‘The making of a Scientist’?
(A)How cells work
(B)How cells regenerate
(C)How new cells are born
(D)How cells degenerate
9. Which butterflies do not taste good to birds, as per Ebright in the chapter ‘The making of a Scientist’?
(A)monarch butterflies
(B)viceroy butterflies
(C)colourful butterflies
(D)all of the above
10. As per Ebright in the chapter ‘The making of a Scientist’, why is DNA the blueprint for life?
(A)DNA is the substance in the nucleus of a cell that controls heredity
(B)the cell can ‘read’ the blueprint of its DNA
(C)DNA can be copied
(D)both (A) & (B)
ANSWERS:-
| 1.(D) Both (A) & (B) |
| 2. (A) slides of frog tissues |
| 3. (A) the winners had tried to do real experiments |
| 4. (A) further research in his favourite field |
| 5. (A) Dr Urquhart |
| 6. (A) caterpillars |
| 7. (A) 22 |
| 8. (A) How cells work |
| 9. (A) monarch butterflies |
| 10. (D) both (A) & (B) |
