What
reason
did
Ravi
give
for
naming
th
Describe
the
music
-
master
and
his
music
session
in
your
What did
Why didn't Mridu have til
wa
Whitnramnted the children to give away the chappals to the beggar?
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Answers
Explanation:
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Isaac Newton, a name that may still be seen today cut into the wood of windowsill at King‟s
School, Grantham, where he studied Grammar and Latin. At first, Isaac Newton seemed to be rather
dull boy, and not very good at his lessons. But he liked to use his hands, and used to make little
machines, such as windmills. He caught mice and compelled them to drive some of his little
machines.
One day at school, Newton was kicked by a bigger boy, who was higher up in the class than
he was. The kicking made Newton very angry and he turned on the bigger boy and gave him a good
beating. He also decided to beat him at lessons, and this made him start to work harder. After that, he
improved at his studies, and so perhaps, the big boy who kicked Newton did a service to the world.
Newton went to Cambridge University, where he studied Mathematics and Science. He
started to make discoveries in Mathematics, while still at college. However Newton did not confine
his studies to Mathematics. He became interested in the behaviour of light and he showed that
sunlight, which appears to us as white light, can be split up into the colours of the rainbow.
One day, it is said, Newton watched an apple as it fell from a tree to the ground. He began to
wonder why it moved towards the earth and not upwards towards the sky. After a great deal of
thought on this subject, he produced his theory of gravitation and published it in his great book,
„Principia.‟ He showed that everybody attracts every other body. The sun and the earth attract each
other and so we do not fly away from the sun into the darkness and coldness of outer space; the
moon and the earth also attract each other, which is why the moon stays near to us and does not rush
away, leaving us in darkness every night.
Newton‟s head was usually so full of ideas and problems that he was often quite lost in
thought. Many stories are told of his absent-mindedness. Once, when he was entertaining guests at
dinner, he went out of the room to fetch some more wine. For a long time his friends awaited his
return, but neither host nor wine appeared. At last, they went to look for him, and found him hard at
work in his study. The wine, the dinner, and his guests were all forgotten.
On another occasion, he invited one of his friends to dinner, but when the man arrived, the
great philosopher was not there. The guest sat down to wait and repeatedly looked hungrily at the
dinner table, not far away. Two plates were laid and everything seemed ready for an excellent meal.
After having waited a long time, the guest could wait no longer. He sat down at the table and
enjoyed a splendid dinner alone after which he returned to his other chair and sat down once more to
wait for his missing host.
At last, Newton came in. He looked at this friend in puzzled manner and realized that he had
entirely forgotten him. After shaking his hand and apologizing, he turned to the dinner table and
noticed that someone has already dined.
“I am sorry,” he said apologizing once again.
“I see that I have eaten my dinner. I certainly ought to have waited for you.”
a) Give the meaning of the following words as used in the passage. One word answers or
short phrases will be accepted. [3]
1. confine
2. to fetch
3. Apologize
b) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words: [9]
1. How did Newton spend his early days at school?
2. What was Newton‟s immediate reaction when he was kicked by a bigger boy?
3. Why it is said that the boy, who kicked Newton did a service to the world?
4. What discovery did Newton make beside the theory of gravitation?
5. Why didn‟t Newton confine to the study of maths?
c) In not more than 50 words, show how Newton was absent -minded.
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Answer:
What
reason
did
Ravi
give
for
naming
th
Describe
the
music
-
master
and
his
music
session
in
your
What did
Why didn't Mridu have til
wa
Whitnramnted the children to give away the chappals to the beggar?
J
2
3.
4.What
reason
did
Ravi
give
for
naming
th
Describe
the
music
-
master
and
his
music
session
in
your
What did
Why didn't Mridu have til
wa
Whitnramnted the children to give away the chappals to the beggar?
J
2
3.
4.
Explanation: