MCQ Questions for Class 10 English Chapter 6

The Making of a Scientist Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers English Chapter 6

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I. “I didn’t get any real results,” he said. “But I went ahead and showed that I had tried the Experiment. This time I won.” The next year his Science Fair Project was testing the Theory that Viceroy Butterflies copy Monarchs. The Theory was that Viceroys look like Monarchs because Monarchs don’t taste good to Birds. Viceroys, on the other hand, do taste good to Birds. So, the more they look like Monarchs, the less likely they are to become a Bird’s Dinner. Ebright’s Project was to see whether, in fact, Birds would eat Monarchs. He found that a starling would not eat ordinary Bird food. It would eat all the Monarchs it could get.

Question 1.

Choose the option listing Ebright’s Qualities as depicted by the above extract.

1. Persevering
2. Visionary
3. Determined
4. Liberal
5. Conceited

(A) Options 1 & 2
(B) Options 3 & 5
(C) Options 1 & 3
(D) Options 4 & 5
Answer:
(C) Options 1 & 3

Explanation:
The extract depicts Ebright as resolute (persevering and determined).

Question 2.

According to the Dictionary, ‘fair’ as a noun, shows the following meanings.

Choose the option that lists the meaning similar to the usage to that in the extract.
(A) A gathering of Stalls and Amusements for Public Entertainment.
(B) A Competitive Exhibition showcasing Products or Ideas. ’
(C) A Periodic Gathering for the Sale of Goods.
(D) An Annual Exhibition of Livestock, Agricultural products, etc., held by a Town, County or State.
Answer:
(B) A Competitive Exhibition showcasing Products or Ideas. ’

Explanation:
Ebright was performing an Experiment at a Science ‘Fair’ where young minds were showcasing their ideas.

Question 3.

Choose the option that is true for the two statements given about the information in the extract:

Statement 1- Starling feeds on Viceroys.
Statement 2- Starling does not eat Seeds and Insects.
(A) Both statements are clearly mentioned in the extract.
(B) Statement 1 cannot be clearly inferred from the Text and statement 2 is true.
(C) Statement 1 is false and statement 2 cannot be clearly inferred from the Extract.
(D) Both statements need to be inferred from the given Extract.
Answer:
(C) Statement 1 is false and statement 2 cannot be clearly inferred from the Extract.

Explanation:
Starling likes to eat Monarchs and not Viceroys. What the author means by ordinary Bird food is not clarified in the passage, so Statement 2 cannot be inferred from the extract.

Question 4.

Choose the statements that are TRUE for the given extract contextually:

1. Ebright didn’t get any Results for the Experiment he conducted on Butterflies.
2. Monarchs tasted awfully to the Birds.
3. Ebright wanted to explore the possibility of Monarchs getting eaten by Birds.
4. He wanted to prove that Viceroys are look alikes of Monarchs.

(A) 1,2
(B) 2,3
(C) 1,3
(D) 2,4
Answer:
(B) 2,3

Explanation:
Ebright did get the wanted results from his Experiment. Everyone knew that Monarchs are look alikes of Viceroys, so he did not want to prove this.

Question 5.

Four Friends bring their Pets to a pet show. Choose the option that mentions the Friend with a starling as a pet. Friend has a Turtle named Missy.

Friend 2 has a Dragonfly named Majesty.
Friend 3 has a Rabbit named Molly.
Friend 4 has a Bird named Mitch.

(A) Friend 1
(B) Friend 2
(C) Friend 3
(D) Friend 4
Answer:
(D) Friend 4

II. When he saw those photos, Ebright didn’t shout, ‘Eureka!’ or even, ‘I’ve got it!’ But he believed that, along with his findings about Insect hormones, the photos gave him the answer to one of biology’s puzzles: how the cell can ‘read’ the blueprint of its DNA. DNA is the substance in the Nucleus of a Cell that controls heredity. It determines the form and function of the cell. Thus, DNA is the Blueprint for life. Ebright and his College Room-mate, James R. Wong, worked all that night Drawing Pictures and Constructing Plastic Models of Molecules to show how it could happen. Together they later wrote the paper that explained the Theory.

Question 1.

Choose the option that shows the picture of the type of task Ebright and Wong were engaged in, as per the extract.

(A) Option (1)
(B) Option (2)
(C) Option (3)
(D) Option (4)
Answer:
(C) Option (3)

Explanation:
Ebright and Wong were engaged in how it formed chains with other similar cells.Study of the Internal Functioning of a Biological Cell and how it formed chains with other similar cells.

Question 2.

Ebright was perhaps expected to shout ‘Eureka!’ because he had:

(A) Realised that he needed a Partner to work with to finalise his findings.
(B) Discovered something new and ‘Eureka!’ was a cry to announce it.
(C) Worked hard and was relieved at nearing the end of his Project.
(D) Given shape to the teachings of his Teachers by choosing this Field of Science.
Answer:
(B) Discovered something new and ‘Eureka!’ was a cry to announce it.

Explanation:
Eureka is a famous cry made at the time of a New Invention or Discovery. It owes its origin to the famous Greek Inventor and Mathematician, Archimedes.

Question 3.

“Thus, DNA is the Blueprint for Life”, is another way of saying that the DNA contains a Genetic………………….

(A) Experiment
(B) Ultimatum
(C) Takeaway
(D) Plan
Answer:
(D) Plan

Explanation:
‘Blueprint’ for Life means a ‘Plan’ as to how life will continue from one cell to another and from one generation to the next.

Question 4.

Four Newspapers published a headline about Ebright and Wong. Choose the option that published a factually correct headline, as per the extract.

Newspaper 1	Newspaper 2	Newspaper 3	Newspaper 4
WONG DENIES CONTRIBUTING TO EBRIGHT’S THEORY	EBRIGHT COLLABORATES WITH ROOM- MATE WONG	WONG AND EBRIGHT EXAGGERATE THEIR THEORY DEFY LOGIC	EBRIGHT AND WONG’S THEORY PROVED WRONG

(A) Newspaper 1
(B) Newspaper 2
(C) Newspaper 3
(D) Newspaper 4
Answer:
(B) Newspaper 2

Explanation:
The First, Third and Fourth Newspaper Clippings criticise Ebright and Wong’s Theory and present it in a negative sense. Wong and Ebright shared Room, Drew Pictures Related to Experiment, Made Plastic Models all night long.

Question 5.

Compound words are those words which are formed by joining two separate words to create a new word with an entirely different meaning.

1. Determines
2. Blueprint
3. Nucleus
4. Heredity
5. Room-Mate

(A) Options 1 & 3
(B) Options 2 & 4
(C) Options 1 & 4
(D) Options 2 & 5
Answer:
(D) Options 2 & 5

Explanation:
Room and mate are two words joined by a – Room Mate. Choose the option that lists the compound words from the above extract

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MCQ Questions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 6 The Hundred Dresses Part 2

Dear Teacher,

My Wanda will not come to your school anymore. Jake also. Now we move away to big city. No more holler ’Pollack1. No more ask why funny name. Plenty of funny names in the city.

Yours truly,
Jan Petronski

Question 1.

Jan’s tone in the writing of the letter IS NOT:

(A) distressing.
(B) spiteful.
(C) hurt.
(D) painful.
Answer:
(B) spiteful.

Explanation:
Distressing, hurt and painful mean aching. Spiteful means malicious or vindictive. Jan does not want to take revenge, so, he is not spiteful.

Question 2.

What, according to the letter, was the primary reason that prompted Mr Petronski to take the decision to move to a big city?

(A) His wish to achieve success in the big dty.
(B) His urge to join his relatives who mostly lived in the big city.
(C) His anxiety over their poverty in the small city.
(D) His agony about his children being viewed as ‘outsiders1 by their schoolmates.
Answer:
(D) His agony about his children being viewed as ‘outsiders1 by their schoolmates.

Explanation:
Mr. Petronski’s children were ridiculed and made fun of at school. They were made to think that they belonged to ‘another world’ or ‘outsiders’ in short.
Question 3.

The dictionary says the following about migration. Migration involves the movement of people (birds, fish etc.) from one place to another with intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily, at a new location (geographic region). Which of the following options INCORRECTLY uses ‘migration?

(A) After gold was found in the uninhabited region, there was a migration to that area.
(B) Bears sleep through winters. This migration helps bears to use their stored energy much more slowly.
(C) There was a mass migration of youngsters to the tagged locale, to assist the cause for charity.
(D) Scientists have studied the migration of fish over long distances in the river.
Answer:
(B) Bears sleep through winters. This migration helps bears to use their stored energy much more slowly.

Explanation:
The bears do not move to another place during winters. They take long sleep during that season. This process is called hibernation and not migration.
Question 4.

The phrase ‘Pollack’ reveals a discrimination on the basis of

(A) race.
(B) gender.
(C) religion.
(D) wealth.
Answer:
(A) race.

Explanation:
Race is used to refer to persons based on some common social qualities. Here, the word ‘Pollack’ i refers to discrimination on the basis of society to which Wanda belonged to.

Question 5.

The line- Plenty of funny names in the city— suggests that the city:

(A) is a melting pot of people from different parts of the world.
(B) has foreign people willing to give opportunities to the poor.
(C) is a safe haven for immigrants if they have funny names.
(D) has a special status for all who are willing to be funny. ‘
Answer:
(A) is a melting pot of people from different parts of the world.

Explanation:
Melting pot of funny names means that people in city belong to different parts of the world.

II. Weeks went by and still Wanda did not answer. Peggy had begun to forget the whole business and Maddieput herself to sleep at night making speeches about Wanda, defending her from great crowds of girls who were trying to tease her with, “How many dresses have you got?” And before Wanda could press her lips together in a tight line, the way she did before answering, Maddie would cry out, “Stop!”
Question 1.

Which primary feelings of Maddie does the extract reveal?

(A) Guilt, regret and righteousness
(B) Guilt and shame
(C) Shame, regret and courage
(D) Courage and righteousness
Answer:
(C) Shame, regret and courage

Explanation:
Maddie did not feel guilty as she herself had never made fun of Wanda. In the extract, she showed courage, but not morality or righteousness. So, option (C) is the correct choice.
Question 2.

Which of the following is most likely to be a part of Maddie’s speech?

(A) Stop! I think it’s about time we asked her a new question. This is not fun anymore. How about her faded dress?
(B) Stop! Don’t you know that I’m the one who had to lead in Peggy’s absence? This is unacceptable.
(C) Stop! How dare you all join in without Peggy’s permission? Don’t you know she’d be angry?
(D) Stop! Aren’t you all ashamed of yourself? Why do you trouble her? She means no harm to anyone.
Answer:
(A) Stop! I think it’s about time we asked her a new question. This is not fun anymore. How about her faded dress?

Explanation:
She did not want everyone to ask a new question to Wanda, or to lead in case of Peggy’s absence or wanted everyone to take Peggy’s permission before making fun of Wanda. She wanted to stand by Wanda’s side and defend her.
Question 3.

Choose the declaration which is likely to be received with the pressing of lips together in a tight line.

(A) Option 1
(B) Option 2
(C) Option 3
(D) Option 4
Answer:
(A) Option 1

Explanation:
Something which someone is afraid to tell is told with lips pressed in a straight line. Getting selected for malkhamb is a situation of joy, going to class with dad and rescheduling of English class is simply informing. Receiving a diary note for not doing Biology homework is something one must be afraid to tell parents.

Question 4.

Pick the option with a cause-effect relation, with reference to the given extract.

(A) Wanda’s absence – Peggy missing Wanda
(B) Maddie’s need to make amends – Confessing publicly
(C) Wanda’s absence – Maddie’s need to make amends
(D) Peggy teasing Wanda – Maddie’s stand against it
Answer:
(C) Wanda’s absence – Maddie’s need to make amends

Explanation:
Maddie wanted to make amends but did not confess publicly. Wanda’s absence did not make Maddie make amends. Peggy’s teasing Wanda did not make Maddie stand against it. Wanda’s absence made Peggy miss Wanda.

Question 5.

Wanda didn’t reply to the letter for weeks. Pick the option that DOES NOT supply a possible reason for this, from those given below.

(A) The letter took more than a couple of weeks reaching her as it didn’t have an address and needed to be forwarded.
(B) She needed time to forgive Maddie and Peggy and think her reply through.
(C) Peggy had second thoughts after mailing the letter and reclaimed it from the post office, to mail weeks later.
(D) She was occupied with settling in at the new school in the city.
Answer:
(C) Peggy had second thoughts after mailing the letter and reclaimed it from the post office, to mail weeks later.

Explanation:
Peggy never had second thoughts after mailing the letter and did not claim the letter from the post office. Peggy had made fun of Wanda and she needed time to forgive her. Also, the letter didn’t have any address and needed to be forwarded to her’ which took a couple of weeks. After shifting to the new city, she needed time to settle there.

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