CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE MAKING OF A SCIENTIST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The author compares the 23 year old Ebright’s accomplishment to a fifteen year old’s entry into the big league and a home run in the first game because
A
it was a stupendous achievement at such a young age
B
Ebright loved the game and had gained entry to the big league
C
the young Scientist was a doyen of the game over and above being a scientist
D
he was a master of the game at the tender age of fifteen years
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The author considers it to be as special and compares it with making the big leagues at the age of fifteen or hitting a home run in the game of baseball, while batting for the first time.

Detailed explanation-2: -The narrator then says that a college student’s article was published in the journal was the first time. Usually, scientists, researchers, and important personalities’ work will be published in scientific journals. The narrator then compares Richard’s achievement with baseball.

Detailed explanation-3: -This was the first case at the time of 22 years when research of a university student has been written. This has been his achievement which was compared with making the big leagues and hitting, that is, This was compared to a home run.

Detailed explanation-4: -His project got the first price in zoology division and third in country science fair. In his second year of high school, Richard Ebright research led to his discovery of an unknown insect hormone which led to his new theory on the lives of cells.

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