A TRULY BEAUTIFUL MIND
CLASS-IX ENGLISH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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1. Here are some headings for paragraphs in the text. Write the
number(s) of the paragraph(s) for each title against the heading. The
first one is done for you.
(i) Einstein’s equation –
(ii) Einstein meets his future wife
(iii) The making of a violinist
(iv) Mileva and Einstein’s mother
(v) A letter that launched the arms race
(vi) A desk drawer full of ideas
(vii) Marriage and divorce
Answers:
(i) Einstein’s equation – 9
(ii) Einstein meets his future wife – 7
(iii) The making of a violinist – 3
(iv) Mileva and Einstein’s mother – 10
(v) A letter that launched the arms race – 15
(vi) A desk drawer full of ideas – 8
(vii) Marriage and divorce – 11
2. Who Had These Opinions About Einstein?
(i) He was Boring.
Answer: Einstein was considered boring by his playmates.
(ii) He was Stupid and Would Never Succeed in Life.
Answer: Einstein's headmaster thought that he was stupid and assumed he would never succeed in his life.
(iii) He was a Freak.
Answer: Einstein’s mother thought that he was a freak.
3. What are the Reasons for the Following:
I. Einstein Leaving the School in Munich for Good.
Answer: Einstein hated his school’s regimentation in Munich. Therefore he left it for good.
ii. Einstein Wanting To Study in Switzerland Rather Than in Munich.
Answer: Switzerland was a more liberal place, so he wanted to study there instead of Munich.
iii. Einstein Seeing in Mileva an Ally.
Answer: Mileva, like Einstein, didn’t like people who ignored art, books, or music, so he felt she was a good friend or ally who shared his thoughts.
iv. What Do These Tell You About Einstein?
Answer: These show that Einstein was open-minded, well-educated, and valued freedom.
4. Why Did Einstein Call His Desk Drawer at the Patent Office?
Answer: Einstein jokingly called his desk drawer at the patent office the “bureau of theoretical physics” because he used it to keep his secretly developed ideas.
5. Why Did Einstein Write a Letter to Franklin Roosevelt?
Answer: On 2nd August 1939, Einstein wrote a letter to Franklin Roosevelt to warn him that a very powerful bomb could be made, and if such a bomb was dropped on a port, it could destroy the whole port and the nearby areas. He wanted to alert the President about this danger.
6. How Did Einstein React to the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Answer: The Americans developed the atomic bomb in a secret project of their own, and dropped it on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Einstein was deeply disturbed by the massive destruction. This time, he wrote an open letter to the United Nations. In the letter, he suggested creating a world government. However, unlike his earlier letter to Roosevelt, this one had no effect. Still, over the next ten years, Einstein became more active in politics speaking out against the growing arms race and using his fame to promote peace and democracy.
7. Why Does the World Remember Einstein as a “World Citizen”?
Answer: Einstein is remembered around the world as a "world citizen" because of his efforts to promote global peace, support democracy, and his appeal to stop the use of weapons or arms.
8. Here are Some Facts From Einstein’s Life. Arrange Them in Chronological Order.
( ) Einstein publishes his special theory of relativity.
( ) He is awarded the Nobel prize in Physics.
( ) Einstein writes a letter to U.S. President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and
warns against Germany building an atomic bomb.
( ) Einstein attends a high school in Munich.
( ) Einstein’s family moves to Milan.
( ) Einstein is born in the German city of Ulm.
( ) Einstein joins a university in Zurich, where he meets Milega.
( ) Einstein dies.
( ) He provides a new interpretation of gravity.
( ) Tired of the school’s regimentation, Einstein withdraws from school.
( ) He works in a patent office as a technical expert.
( ) When Hitler comes to power, Einstein leaves Germany for the United States.
Answer:
(1) Einstein is born in the German city of Ulm.
(2) Einstein attends a high school in Munich.
(3) Einstein’s family moves to Milan.
(4) Tired of the school’s regimentation, Einstein withdraws from school.
(5) Einstein joins a university in Zurich, where he meets Mileva.
(6) He works in a patent office as a technical expert.
(7) Einstein publishes his special theory of relativity.
(8) He provides a new interpretation of gravity.
(9) He is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
(10) When Hitler comes to power, Einstein leaves Germany for the United States.
(11) Einstein writes a letter to U.S. President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and warns against Germany building an atomic bomb.
(12) Einstein dies.
EXTRA ANSWERS
1. What problem did Albert face when he started speaking?
Answer: He used to utter everything twice.
2. What kind of toys attracted Einstein when he was a child? Give reasons.
Answer: As a child, Einstein was mainly interested in mechanical toys. This showed his scientific nature, as these toys work based on certain scientific principles.
3. What did Einstein’s mother think him to be? Why?
Answer: Einstein’s mother believed he was a ‘freak,’ because she thought he had an unusual physical appearance or a strange behaviour. She felt this way because his head appeared larger than normal, which made him look different from other children of his age.
4. What were the peculiar facts about Einstein as a child that showed no genius in him?
Answer: As a child, Einstein had a large head and didn't start speaking until he was two and a half years old. When he finally began to speak, he would repeat everything twice. He also had difficulty interacting with his playmates, who called him "brother boring." These signs suggested that there was no indication he would become a genius in the future.
5. What did the headmaster think about Einstein? Why?
Answer: The headmaster once told Einstein's father that it wouldn't matter what profession Einstein chose because he would "never be successful at anything."
6. Who was Mileva Marie? Where did Einstein meet her?
Answer: Mileva Marić was a Serbian student who came to Zurich University to study, as it was one of the few universities in Europe where women could earn degrees. Einstein met her there and found her to be a smart and capable person. They discovered they shared common interests in art, literature, and music, which led him to develop a special interest in her. Eventually, they got married in January 1903.
7. What is the significance of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, and how does it relate to the famous equation ?
Answer: One of the most well-known papers of 1905 was Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity, which states that time and distance are not fixed. In fact, two perfectly synchronized clocks will no longer show the same time if they meet again after one has been moving at a very high speed compared to the other. This led to the famous equation that describes the relationship between mass and energy:
E = mc². In this equation, E represents energy, m represents mass, and c is the speed of light in a vacuum, about 300,000 km/s.
8. Why was Einstein's General Theory of Relativity “a scientific revolution.”?
Answer: In 1915, Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity, which offered a new understanding of gravity. In 1919, a solar eclipse provided evidence that his theory was correct. Einstein had predicted how much the light from distant stars would bend due to the sun's gravitational pull. The newspapers hailed his work as "a scientific revolution."
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