CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE MAKING OF A SCIENTIST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
WHERE DID RICHARD GREW UP?
A
PENNSYLVANIA
B
CHICAGO
C
NEW YORK
D
LONDON
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -For Richard Ebright, it was the first in a long string of achievements in science and other fields. And it all started with butterflies. An only child, Ebright grew up north of Reading, Pennsylvania.

Detailed explanation-2: -The story is about Richard H. Ebright who grew up in the town of Reading in Pennsylvania, USA. As he did not have much to do there, collecting things was his hobby.

Detailed explanation-3: -Richard Ebright was the only child of his parents. He lived in Pennsylvania where he didn’t have any friends. He didn’t have any interest in playing. Instead, he would collect things and search for butterflies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Richard Ebright continued his journey farther. He grew cells from a monarch’s wing in a culture. He showed that cells could divide and develop into normal butterfly wing scales.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer. In the chapter, “The Making of a Scientist” Richard Ebright grew up with scientific curiosity right from his childhood. He constantly spent his time in observation of his surroundings. He was an intelligent youth with an interest in the compilation of fossils, rocks and other things.

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