8th Samacheer English – Sir Isaac Newton – The Ingenious Scientist – Quiz
1. Who wrote “Sir Isaac Newton – The Ingenious Scientist”?
A) Nathaniel Hawthorne
B) Ruskin Bond
C) Charles Dickens
D) Mark Twain
Ans: A) Nathaniel Hawthorne
2. When was Isaac Newton born?
A) Christmas Day, 1642
B) Christmas Day, 1727
C) New Year's Day, 1642
D) Christmas Day, 1652
Ans: A) Christmas Day, 1642
3. Where was Isaac Newton born?
A) Cambridge
B) London
C) Woolsthorpe in England
D) North Witham
Ans: C) Woolsthorpe in England
4. Who took care of Isaac after his father had died?
A) His teacher
B) His grandmother
C) His uncle
D) His brother
Ans: B) His grandmother
5. After remarrying, where did Mrs. Newton go to reside?
A) Woolsthorpe
B) Cambridge
C) North Witham
D) London
Ans: C) North Witham
6. In his early years, Isaac was chiefly remarkable for his:
A) Singing ability
B) Ingenuity in mechanical occupations
C) Skill in farming
D) Interest in painting
Ans: B) Ingenuity in mechanical occupations
7. Isaac's friends advised his grandmother to apprentice him to a:
A) Farmer
B) Carpenter
C) Clockmaker
D) Doctor
Ans: C) Clockmaker
8. What made Isaac's unusual clock work?
A) Wind
B) A pendulum
C) The dropping of water
D) Sunlight
Ans: C) The dropping of water
9. Where is the sun-dial made by Isaac said to be still in existence?
A) Cambridge
B) Woolsthorpe
C) London
D) North Witham
Ans: B) Woolsthorpe
10. How did young Isaac estimate the strength of the wind?
A) By watching the clouds
B) By using a thermometer
C) By jumping against the wind and measuring the length of his jump
D) By observing birds
Ans: C) By jumping against the wind and measuring the length of his jump
11. What machine near his grandmother's residence attracted Isaac's attention?
A) Steam engine
B) Windmill
C) Printing press
D) Railway engine
Ans: B) Windmill
12. What material did Isaac use for the little sails of his model windmill?
A) Cotton
B) Paper
C) Linen
D) Leather
Ans: C) Linen
13. What happened when grains of wheat were placed in Isaac's little hopper?
A) They remained unchanged
B) They were converted into snow-white flour
C) They flew out
D) They became wet
Ans: B) They were converted into snow-white flour
14. How did Isaac's playmates feel about his new windmill?
A) Frightened
B) Enchanted
C) Angry
D) Uninterested
Ans: B) Enchanted
15. What did Isaac's friend say was missing from his model windmill?
A) The roof
B) The sails
C) The miller
D) The hopper
Ans: C) The miller
16. As Isaac grew older, he was usually absorbed in thought or engaged in books of:
A) History and geography
B) Mathematics or natural philosophy
C) Poetry and drama
D) Medicine and law
Ans: B) Mathematics or natural philosophy
17. What did Isaac's mother want him to do when he was fourteen?
A) Become a clockmaker
B) Join the army
C) Leave school and help manage the farm
D) Become a teacher
Ans: C) Leave school and help manage the farm
18. Where was Isaac eventually sent for higher studies?
A) University of Oxford
B) University of Cambridge
C) University of London
D) University of Edinburgh
Ans: B) University of Cambridge
19. According to the lesson, Newton was the first to find out the nature of:
A) Sound
B) Heat
C) Light
D) Electricity
Ans: C) Light
20. The story of the falling apple led Newton to discover the force of:
A) Magnetism
B) Gravitation
C) Friction
D) Electricity
Ans: B) Gravitation
21. As a man, Newton explained to his fellow-men the mechanism of the:
A) Clock
B) Windmill
C) Universe
D) Steam engine
Ans: C) Universe
22. What did Newton use while observing heavenly bodies from a lofty tower?
A) Microscope
B) Telescope
C) Magnifying glass
D) Compass
Ans: B) Telescope
23. Which honours did Newton receive later in life?
A) He became a Member of Parliament and received knighthood
B) He became Prime Minister
C) He became Archbishop
D) He became King of England
Ans: A) He became a Member of Parliament and received knighthood
24. How did Newton feel about his vast knowledge?
A) Extremely proud
B) He felt that much still remained to be known
C) He believed he knew everything
D) He stopped learning
Ans: B) He felt that much still remained to be known
25. Newton compared himself to a child playing on the sea-shore while the boundless ocean of _____ lay undiscovered before him.
A) Science
B) Truth
C) Knowledge
D) Mathematics
Ans: B) Truth
26. When did Sir Isaac Newton die?
A) 1642 at the age of 85
B) 1727 at the age of 85
C) 1727 at the age of 75
D) 1757 at the age of 85
Ans: B) 1727 at the age of 85
27. Newton's biography in this lesson was published in Nathaniel Hawthorne's:
A) Twice-Told Tales
B) True Stories from History and Biography
C) The Scarlet Letter
D) The House of the Seven Gables
Ans: B) True Stories from History and Biography
28. David Rittenhouse, mentioned at the end of the lesson, was:
A) An American
B) A Frenchman
C) An Indian
D) An Italian
Ans: A) An American
29. Choose the correct meaning of “ingenuity”.
A) Fear
B) Ability to invent things or creativity
C) Laziness
D) Weakness
Ans: B) Ability to invent things or creativity
30. Choose the correct meaning of “ceased”.
A) Started
B) Continued
C) Stopped
D) Improved
Ans: C) Stopped
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