NCERT solutions for English - Beehive Class 9 chapter 4.1 - A Truly Beautiful Mind [Latest edition]

Thinking about the Text
Here are some headings for paragraphs in the text. Write the number(s) of the
paragraph(s) for each title against the heading. The first one is done for you.

Who had these opinion about Einstein?

He was boring.

Who had these opinion about Einstein?

He was stupid and would never succeed in life.

Who had these opinion about Einstein?

He was a freak.

Explain what the reason for the following is .

Einstein leaving the school in Munich for good.

Explain what the reason for the following is .

Einstein wanting to study in Switzerland rather than in Munich.

Explain what the reason for the following is .

Einstein seeing in Mileva an ally.

Explain what the reason for the following is .

What do these tell you about Einstein?

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

Why did Einstein write a letter to Franklin Roosevelt?

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

Why does the world remember Einstein as a “world citizen”?

Here are some fact from Einstein’s life. Arrange the in chronological order.

[1 ]  Einstein publishes his special theory of relativity.
[2]  He is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
[3]  Einstein writes a letter to U.S. President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and warns against
Germany’s building of an atomic bomb.
[4 ]  Einstein attends a high school in Munich.
[5 ]  Einstein’s family moves to Milan.
[6 ]  Einstein is born in the German city of Ulm.
[7 ]  Einstein joins a university in Zurich, where he meets Mileva.
[8 ]  Einstein dies.
[ 9]  He provides a new interpretation of gravity.
[10 ]  Tired of the school’s regimentation, Einstein withdraws from school.
[11 ]  He works in a patent office as a technical expert.
[12 ]  When Hitler comes to power, Einstein leaves Germany for the United States.

Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.

A few years later, the marriage faltered. (failed, broke, became weak)

Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.

Einstein was constantly at odds with people at the university. (on bad terms, in
disagreement, unhappy)

Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.

The newspapers proclaimed his work as “a scientific revolution.” (declared, praised,
showed)

Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.

Einstein got ever more involved in politics, agitating for an end to the arms buildup.
(campaigning, fighting, supporting)

Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.

At the age of 15, Einstein felt so stifled that he left the school for good, (permanently,
for his benefit, for a short time)

Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.

Five years later, the discovery of nuclear fission in Berlin had American physicists in an
uproar. (in a state of commotion, full of criticism, in a desperate state)

Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.

Science wasn’t the only thing that appealed to the dashing young man with the walrus
moustache. (interested, challenged, worried)

Complete the sentence below by filling in the blank with suitable participial clause.
The information that has to be used in the phrases is provided as a sentence in bracket.

1. ____, the fire fighters finally put out the fire. (They worked round the clock.)
2. She watched the sunset above the mountain, ____ (She noticed the colours blending
softly into one another.)
3. The excited horse pawed the ground rapidly, ____ (While it neighed continually.)
4. ____, I found myself in Bangalore, instead of Benaras. (I had taken the wrong train.)
5. ____, I was desperate to get to the bathroom. (I had not bathed for two days)
6. The stone steps, ____ needed to be replaced. (They were worn down).
7. The actor received hundreds of letters from his fans, ____ (They asked him to send
them his photograph.)