Question

A headmaster once told his father that what Einstein chose as a profession would
not matter, because “he will 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.

1.What was the headmaster’s opinion about Einstein ?

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2.Why did Einstein learn to play violin ?

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3.Find a word from the passage that means “having great natural ability”.

4.‘Expert’ is the antonym of which word in given passage ?

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Question 2:
Einstein was deeply shaken by the extent of the destruction. This time he wrote a
public missive to the United Nations. In it he proposed the formation of a world
government. Unlike the letter to Roosevelt, this one made no impact.

1. What did Einstein write and to whom ?

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2. Why was Einstein deeply shaken ?

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3. Why did he write a letter to Roosevelt earlier ?

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4. Find the word from the extract that means – “a long and official letter”.:

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Write short answers (3marks each)
Q3 .Why does the world remember Einstein as a world citizen ?

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Q 5.What did Einstein call his desk drawer at the patent office and why ?

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Q6. Why does grandfather take Toto to Saharanpur and how? Why does the ticket
collector insist on calling Toto a dog?

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Q7. Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of pet we could keep for long”?
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Answer 1

1 he is not good at any thing