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प्रश्न
Complete the following web.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following passage and do the given activities :
B1. Answer in one word : (2)
- At what age was Stephen diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?
- Over the years. how many books has Stephen written or co-written?
- When did Stephen catapult to international prominence?
- In which year was his life story depicted?
Stephen Hawking (born January 8, 1942) is a British scientist, professor and author who has done groundbreaking work in physics and cosmology, and whose books have helped to make science accessible everyone. At the age of 21, while studying cosmology at the University of Cambridge, he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Part of his life story was depicted in the 2014 film The Theory of
Everything.
Over the years, Stephen Hawking has written or co-written a total of 15 books. A few of the most noteworthy include :
In 1988 Hawking catapulted to international prominence with the publication of A Brief History of Time. The short, informative book became an account of cosmology for the masses and offered an overview of space and time, the existence of God and the future. The work was an instant success, spending more than four years atop the ‘London Sunday Times’ best-seller list. Since its publication, it has sold millions of copies worldwide and been translated into more than 40 languages.
A Brief History of Time also wasn’t as easy to understand as some had hoped. So in 2001, Hawking followed up his book with The Universe in a Nutshell, which offered a more illustrated guide to cosmology's big theories.
In 2005, Hawking authored the even more accessible A Briefer History of Time, which further simplified the original work’s core concepts and touched upon the newest developments in the field like String theory.
B2. Complete the following table with relevant information about Stephen Hawking: (2)
| Books | Film |
| (i)________________ (ii)__________________ (iii)_________________ |
(i)__________________ |
B3. Find out the 'Antonyms' from the passage for the following : (2)
- worst × ______
- exclude × ______
- duplicate × ______
- oldest × ______
B4.
- It has sold millions of copies world wide and been translated into more than 40 languages. (1)
(Change it into simple sentence) - The short informative book became an account of cosmology. (1)
(Add a Question Tag)
B5. ‘Stephen Hawking was a versatile personality’ Justify. (2)
Observe the timeline and search the occurrences according to it. Prepare a chart.
Make a list of books written by Stephen Hawking.
| Name of the book | What’s in it? (topics covered) | His contribution to the world |
| 1. _______________ | (a)_______________ | |
| 2. _______________ | (b) _______________ | |
| 3. _______________ | (c) _______________ | |
| 4. _______________ | (d) _______________ |
Make a list of Hawking’s physical inabilities after 1963.
(a) __________________ (d) __________________
(b) _________________ (e) __________________
(c) __________________ (f) __________________
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Justify your stand/ answer by quoting a line from the text.
Though Hawking lost control over his body, he writes with a prolific rate with the help of assistants.
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Justify your stand/ answer by quoting a line from the text.
Hawking has written or co-written more than 25 books.
The following incident in Stephen Hawking’s life is given in jumbled order. Arrange the incidents in proper sequence as per their order of occurrence in Hawking’s life.
Hawking’s book ‘The Universe in a Nutshell’ offered an illustrated guide to cosmology’s big theories.
The following incident in Stephen Hawking’s life is given in jumbled order. Arrange the incidents in proper sequence as per their order of occurrence in Hawking’s life.
Hawking was unable to attend a conference in Arizona.
The following incident in Stephen Hawking’s life is given in jumbled order. Arrange the incidents in proper sequence as per their order of occurrence in Hawking’s life.
Hawking was diagnosed with ALS while studying cosmology at the University of Cambridge.
The following incident in Stephen Hawking’s life is given in jumbled order. Arrange the incidents in proper sequence as per their order of occurrence in Hawking’s life.
Hawking published ‘A Brief History of Time’ that contained the newest development
