The Making of a Scientist MCQs Mock Test of 10th Class Footprints Welcome to your The Making of a Scientist MCQs Mock Test of 10th Class Footprints Q1- 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 None Q2- Where did Richard grew up? A) Pennsylvania B) Chicago C) New York D) London None Q3- 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 None Q4. Name Richard’s college room mate (a) John (b) James (c) Jack (d) Jeff None Q5- ____ is the blueprint of life A) Oxygen B) DNA C) Cell D) all of the above None Q6- Which butterfiles copied monarchs to prevent being eaten by birds? A) vice president B) viceroy C) viceprincipal D) vices None Q7. What did Richard’s dad do? (a) scientist (b) doctor (c) he was dead (d) teacher None Q8- 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 None Q9. Name Ebright’s social science teacher. (a) Mr Weiherer (b) Dr Urquhart (c) James R Wong (d) Taplow None Q10- Where did Ebright study? A) Oxford B) Cambridge C) Harvard D) Stanford None Q11. How many gold spots were there on a Monarch pupa? (a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 11 (d) 12 None Q12- What qualities did Richard possess? A) inquisitive B) intelligent C) will to win D) all of them None Q13. In which class was Ebright when he lost at the county science fair? (a) 5 (b) 8 (c) 7 (d) 4 None Q14. What groundbreaking research did Ebright do? (a) working of body (b) working of DNA (c) Working of heart (d) none of the above None Q15. He was an excellent _____ (a) debator (b) scientist (c) photographer (d) all of the above None Q16. 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 None Q17. Which butterlies were not eaten by birds? (a) viceroy (b) monarch (c) all of the above (d) none of the above None Q18.He tried to grow _____ in the presence of betties (a) butterflies (b) catterpillar (c) rats (d) snakes None Q19. What did he collect during his childhood? (a) coins (b) rocks (c) butterflies (d) all of the above None Q20. 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 None Q21. How many species of butterflies had he collected till second grade? (a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 24 (d) 25 None Q22. What was he fond of in his childhood? (a) basketball (b) collecting things (c) baseball (d) none of the above None Q23. “It was his fascination for _____ that opened the world of science to him.” (a) cats (b) dogs (c) birds (d) butterflies None Q24. Which of the following is a part of the life cycle of butterflies? (a) egg (b) caterpillar (c) pupa (d) all of the above None Q25. 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 None Q26. Ebright is an expert…………. (a) scientist (b) debator (c) photographer (d) all of the above None Q27. 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 None Q28. Which of the following is a type of butterflies? (a) viceroy (b) monarch (c) both (a) and (b) (d) none of the above None Q29. Ebright tried to grow caterpillars in the presence of : (a) betties (b) snakes (c) wasps (d) all of the above None Q30. Who encouraged Ebright in his interest in learning? (a) his mother (b) his father (c) his brother (d) his teacher None Q31. Richard H. Ebright was famous : (a) singer (b) scientist (c) doctor (d) engineer None Q32- 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 None Q33- At what age did he invent the theory on how cells work? A) twenty B) twenty one C) twenty two D) twenty four None Q34- 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 None Q35- 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 None Q36- “_____is the blueprint for life” A) cells B) DNA C) both of these D) none of the above None Q37- Where did he come from? A) Reading B) Oxford C) London D) none of the above None Time's up
