MCQ Online Quiz for Chapter 6 The Making of a Scientist by Robert W. Peterson Class 10 Footprints without Feet

This page provide you with MCQ questions from the Chapter The Making of a Scientist from Class 10 English Textbook published by NCERT. These MCQ’s have been taken from the chapter and provide you with deep knowledge of the story. You can take online test of the chapter and check your progress as well as understanding of the story. This story is written by Robert W. Peterson.

MCQ from The Making of a Scientist by Robert W. Peterson: Chapter Test

1. Which theory is discovered by Ebright?
(A) how cells work
(B) how motion works
(C) how the digestion system works
(D) all of the above

2. Richard H. Ebright was famous :
(A) singer
(B) scientist
(C) doctor
(D) engineer

3. What did Ebright start collecting in childhood?
(A) butterflies
(B) rocks
(C) coins
(D) all of the above

4. Who encouraged Ebright in his interest in learning?
(A) his mother
(B) his father
(C) his brother
(D) his teacher

5. Which was Ebright’s home town?
(A) London
(B) Liverpool
(C) Reading
(D) Oxford

6. Ebright tried to grow caterpillars in the presence of :
(A) betties
(B) snakes
(C) wasps
(D) all of the above

7. According to Ebright what was required for winning a prize in the science fair?
(A) real experiment
(B) mere display of things
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) none of the above

8. Which of the following is a type of butterflies?
(A) viceroy
(B) monarch
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) none of the above

9. Which butterflies were not eaten by birds?
(A) viceroy
(B) monarch
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) none of the above

10. 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

11. Ebright took part in county…………… fair.
(A) handicraft
(B) science
(C) cattle
(D) insects

12. Ebright is an expert………….
(A) scientist
(B) debator
(C) photographer
(D) all of the above

13. Ebright graduated from :
(A) Harvard
(B) London
(C) Toronto
(D) Oxford

14. 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

15. Who did Richard write for an idea of a real science experiment?
(A) his mother
(B) Dr Frederick A. Urquhart
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) none of the above

16. Which of the following is a part of the life cycle of butterflies?
(A) egg
(B) caterpillar
(C) pupa
(D) all of the above