UNIT - 4 - A truly Beautiful Mind ENGLISH - UNIT - 4 - A truly Beautiful Mind

At the urging of a colleague, Einstein wrote a letter to the American President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, on 2 August 1939, in which he warned: “A single bomb of this type … exploded in a port, might very well destroy the whole port together with some of the surrounding territory.” His words did not fail to have an effect. The Americans developed the atomic bomb in a secret project of their own, and dropped it on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.
Einstein was deeply shaken by the extent of the destruction. This time he wrote a public missive to the United Nations. In it he proposed the formation of a world government. Unlike the letter to Roosevelt, this one made no impact. But ‘over the next decade, Einstein got ever more involved in politics – agitating for an end to the arms build up and using his popularity to campaign for peace and democracy.
Questions:
Q.1. What made Einstein write a letter to the American President?
A. He had some personal differences with the President.
B. He was against the policy of the President.
C. His colleague urged him to do so.
D. All of these three.
Q.2. What was the effect of Einstein’s letter on the President?
A. Americans developed the atomic bomb in a secret project.
B. The President did not endorse his proposal.
C. The President was greatly annoyed receiving the letter.
D. None of these three.

While Einstein was solving the most difficult problems in Physics, his private life was unravelling. Albert had wanted to marry Mileva right after finishing his studies, but his mother was against it. She thought Mileva, who was three years older than her son, was too old for him. She was also bothered by Mileva’s intelligence. “She is a book like you,” his mother said. Einstein put the wedding off.
The pair finally married in January 1903, and had two sons. But a few years later, the marriage faltered. Mileva, meanwhile, was losing her intellectual ambition and becoming an unhappy housewife. After years of constant fighting, the couple finally divorced in 1919. Einstein married his cousin Elsa the same year.
Questions:
Q.1. The meaning of the word ‘unravelling’ is …………
A. ‘survive’.
B. ‘get intimate’.
C. ‘collapse’.
D. ‘become smooth’.
Q.2. The reason for not allowing Albert to marry Mileva was …………
A. that his mother had doubts regarding her intelligence.
B. that Mileva was three years older than Albert.
C. that Mileva did not belong to their community.
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’.

He also felt a special interest in a fellow student, Mileva Marie, whom he found to be a ‘clever creature’. This young Serb had come to Switzerland because the University in Zurich was one of the few in Europe where women could get degrees. Einstein saw in her an ally against the ‘philistines’ – those people in his family and at the university with whom he was constantly at odds.
Questions:
Q.1. Mileva Marie hailed from …………
A. Spain.
B. Switzerland.
C. Serbia.
D. France.
Q.2. Mileva came to Switzerland to …………
A. marry Einstein.
B. get her degree.
C. survey the university in Zurich.
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’.

Albert Einstein was born on 14 March 1879 in the German city of Ulm, without any indication that he was destined for greatness. On the contrary, his mother thought Albert was a freak. To her, his head seemed much too large. At the age of two-and-a-half, Einstein still wasn’t talking. When he finally did learn to speak, he uttered everything twice. Einstein did not know what to do with other children, and his playmates called him “Brother Boring.” So the youngster played by himself much of the time. He especially loved mechanical toys. Looking at his newborn sister, Maja, he is said to have said: “Fine, but where her wheels are?” A headmaster once told his father that what Einstein chose as a profession wouldn’t matter, because “he’ll never make a success at anything.” Einstein began learning to play the violin at the age of six, because his mother wanted him to; he later became a gifted amateur violinist, maintaining this skill throughout his life.
Questions:
Q.1. What was unnatural from the following?
A. Einstein should no indication that he was destined for greatness.
B. Einstein wasn’t able to talk even though he was two-and-a-half years old.
C. Maja was not born with wheels.
D. Einstein would never make a success at anything
Q.2. Albert Einstein became a professional violinist. Is this statement true or false?
A. True
B. False

A headmaster once told his father that what Einstein chose as a profession wouldn’t matter, because “he’ll never make a success at anything.” Einstein began learning to play the violin at the age of six, because his mother wanted him to; he later became a gifted amateur violinist, maintaining this skill throughout his life. But Albert Einstein was not a bad pupil. He went to high school in Munich, where Einstein's family had moved when he was 15 months old, and scored good marks in almost every subject. Einstein hated the school’s regimentation, and often clashed with his teachers. At the age of 15, Einstein felt so stifled there that he left the school for good.
Questions:
Q.1. According to the headmaster Einstein could never become a professional in any field.
A. True
B. False
Q.2. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A. Einstein learnt playing the violin at the age of six.
B. His mother encouraged him to play.
C. He became a professional violin player.
D. He played the violin for the rest of his life.

Why does the world remember Einstein as a ‘world citizen’ ?

How did Einstein react to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ?

Why did Einstein write a letter to Franklin Roosevelt ?

What did Einstein call his desk drawer at the patent office ? Why ?

Einstein was highly gifted in mathematics and interested in physics, and after finishing school, he decided to study at a university in Zurich. But science wasn’t the only thing that appealed to the dashing young man with the walrus moustache.
Q.1. Where did Einstein want to continue his education? Why?
Q.2. What were his favourite subjects?
Q.3. Explain: But science wasn’t the only thing that appealed to the dashing young man.

Einstein hated the school’s regimentation and often clashed with his teachers. At the age of 15, Einstein felt so stifled there that he left the school for good. The previous year, Albert’s parents had moved to Milan, and left their son with relatives. After prolonged discussion, Einstein got his wish to continue his education in German-speaking Switzerland, in a city which was more liberal than Munich.
Q.1. Why did Einstein clash with his teachers?
Q.2. When did Einstein leave his school in Munich and why?
Q.3. Where did Einstein go after leaving his school in Munich?

A headmaster once told his father that what Einstein chose as a profession wouldn’t matter, because “he’ll never make a success at anything.” Einstein began learning to play the violin at the age of six, because his mother wanted him to; he later became a gifted amateur violinist, maintaining this skill throughout his life. But Albert Einstein was not a bad pupil. He went to high school in Munich, where Einstein’s family had moved when he was 15 months old, and scored good marks in almost every subject.
Q.1. What had Einstein’s Headmaster said about him?
Q.2. What were Einstein’s achievements at school?
Q.3. Where did Einstein attend high school?

A headmaster once told his father that what Einstein chose as a profession would not matter, because “he will never make a success at anything.” Einstein began learning to play the violin at the age of six, because his mother wanted him to. He later became a gifted amateur violinist, maintaining this skill throughout his life.
Q.1. What was the headmaster’s opinion about Einstein?
Q.2. Why did Einstein leave the school in Munich?
Q.3. Why did Einstein learn to play violin?

At the age of two-and-a-half, Einstein still wasn’t talking. When he finally did learn to speak, he uttered everything twice. Einstein did not know what to do with other children, and his playmates called him “Brother Boring”.
Q.1. What did Einstein’s mother think of him when he was a baby?
Q.2. Why does the writer point out that Einstein wasn’t talking till the age of two-and-a-half?
Q.3. How did Einstein speak when he finally started talking?

	Errors	Corrections
Einstein was deep shaken by the extent
of the destruction. This time he was writing
a public missive for the United Nations. In it
he proposed the form of a world government.
Like the letter to Roosevelt, this one made
no impression. But over the next decade, Einstein got ever more involved in politics.

	Error	Correction
A headmaster ones told Einstein’s father
If what Einstein chose as a profession
wouldn’t matter, therefore
“he’ll never make a success at everything.”
Einstein began to learn to play the violin
age of six, therefore his mother wanted him to.

	Error	Correction
At the age of two-and-half,
Einstein still wasn’t talk.
Ihe uttered nothing twice.
Einstein did not know what doing with other children,
and his playmates asked him “Brother Boring.”
So the old man played by himself much of the time.

(Patent, secured, worked)
He ____ Q.1. ____ as a teaching assistant, gave private lessons and finally ____ Q.2. ____ a job in 1902 as a technical expert in the ____ Q.3. ____ office in Bern, While he was supposed to be  assessing other people’s inventions.

(provided, coincided, interpretation)
Einstein’s new personal chapter ____ Q.1. ____ with his rise to world fare. In 1915, he had published his General Theory of Relativity, which ____ Q.2. ____  a new ____ Q.3. ____ of gravity. An eclipse of the sun in 1919 brought proof that it was Accurate.

(proposed, missive, extent)
Einstein was deeply shaken by ____ Q.1. ____ of the destruction. This time he wrote a public ____ Q.2. ____ to the United Nations. In it he ____ Q.3. ____ the formation of a word government. Unlike the letter to Roosevelt, this one made no Impact.

(emigrated, discovery, fission)
When the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933, Einstein ____ Q.1. ____ to the united states. Five years later, the ____ Q.2. ____ of nuclear ____ Q.3. ____ in Berlin had American physicists in an Uproar.

(moved, previous, left)
The ____ Q.1. ____ year, Albert’s parents had ____ Q.2. ____ to Milan, and ____ Q.3. ____ their son with relatives. After prolonged discussion, Einstein got his wish to continue his education in Switzerland.

He especially loved mechanical toys looking at his newborn sister Maja he is said to have said fine but where are her wheels

Einstein said, “How happy and proud I shall be when we both have brought our work on relativity to a victorious conclusion!”

Mileva was older than Einstein. (Change the Voice.)

Albert wanted to marry Mileva right after finishing his studies, but his mother was against it. (Use ‘Though’.)

Einstein was highly gifted in Mathematics. (Turn into Exclamatory.)

Einstein hated the school’s regimentation. (Turn into Negative.)

He will never make a success at anything. (Turn into Complex.)

(when , to, where , in)
Albert Einstein went ____ Q.1. ____ high school ____ Q.2. ____ Munich, ____ Q.3. ____ Einstein’s family had moved ____ Q.4. ____ he was 15-months-old, and scored good marks in almost every subject.

(in, When , of,  at)
____ Q.1. ____ Einstein died ____ Q.2. ____ 1955 ____ Q.3. ____ the age ____ Q.4. ____ 76, he was celebrated as a visionary and world citizen.

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