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 1. 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 2. Q2- Where did Richard grew up? A) Pennsylvania B) Chicago C) New York D) London None 3. 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 4. Q4. Name Richard’s college room mate (a) John (b) James (c) Jack (d) Jeff None 5. Q5- ____ is the blueprint of life A) Oxygen B) DNA C) Cell D) all of the above None 6. Q6- Which butterfiles copied monarchs to prevent being eaten by birds? A) vice president B) viceroy C) viceprincipal D) vices None 7. Q7. What did Richard’s dad do? (a) scientist (b) doctor (c) he was dead (d) teacher None 8. 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 9. Q9. Name Ebright’s social science teacher. (a) Mr Weiherer (b) Dr Urquhart (c) James R Wong (d) Taplow None 10. Q10- Where did Ebright study? A) Oxford B) Cambridge C) Harvard D) Stanford None 11. Q11. How many gold spots were there on a Monarch pupa? (a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 11 (d) 12 None 12. Q12- What qualities did Richard possess? A) inquisitive B) intelligent C) will to win D) all of them None 13. Q13. In which class was Ebright when he lost at the county science fair? (a) 5 (b) 8 (c) 7 (d) 4 None 14. 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 15. Q15. He was an excellent _____ (a) debator (b) scientist (c) photographer (d) all of the above None 16. 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 17. Q17. Which butterlies were not eaten by birds? (a) viceroy (b) monarch (c) all of the above (d) none of the above None 18. Q18.He tried to grow _____ in the presence of betties (a) butterflies (b) catterpillar (c) rats (d) snakes None 19. Q19. What did he collect during his childhood? (a) coins (b) rocks (c) butterflies (d) all of the above None 20. 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 21. Q21. How many species of butterflies had he collected till second grade? (a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 24 (d) 25 None 22. Q22. What was he fond of in his childhood? (a) basketball (b) collecting things (c) baseball (d) none of the above None 23. Q23. “It was his fascination for _____ that opened the world of science to him.” (a) cats (b) dogs (c) birds (d) butterflies None 24. 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 25. 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 26. Q26. Ebright is an expert…………. (a) scientist (b) debator (c) photographer (d) all of the above None 27. 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 28. 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 29. Q29. Ebright tried to grow caterpillars in the presence of : (a) betties (b) snakes (c) wasps (d) all of the above None 30. Q30. Who encouraged Ebright in his interest in learning? (a) his mother (b) his father (c) his brother (d) his teacher None 31. Q31. Richard H. Ebright was famous : (a) singer (b) scientist (c) doctor (d) engineer None 32. 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 33. 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 34. 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 35. 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 36. Q36- “_____is the blueprint for life” A) cells B) DNA C) both of these D) none of the above None 37. Q37- Where did he come from? A) Reading B) Oxford C) London D) none of the above None Please fill in the comment box below. Time's up
