Unseen on Stephen Hawking & Albert Einstein

 Reading Comprehension (Unseen)

A. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.

The universe loses one of its brightest stars as Stephen Hawking, one of the world's best-known scientists, died peacefully at his home in Cambridge at the age of 76. Hawking dedicated his life in unlocking the secrets of the universe, how it was formed and how it weightend.

Confined to his wheelchair for the better part of his life, his contribution to cosmology and science generally was much too complex for smooth comprehension even by scientists. Alas, the world is deficient with the demise of one of the most brilliant theoritical physicist since Albert Einstein. Only the wheelchair survives as a permanent symbol of his extraordinary ability.

A.Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements in the boxes. Also give the supporting statements.(1+1)x3=6

i)Scientists easily understood Hawking's contribution to cosmology and science

ii)Stephen Hawking died at the age of sixty seven.

iii.Stephen Hawking was a brilliant physicist.

B. Complete the following sentences with information from the passage :- 1x2=2 

i) In his better part of life Stephen Hawking was confined to________

ii) Stephen Hawking died at his home in_______

C. Tick (✔) the correct answer from the given alternatives :- i)

(i)Albert Einstein is a world famous

(a) doctor 

b) author

c) physicist

(d) biologist 

ii) Hawking dedicated his life in unlocking the secrets of the -

(a) moon

(b) mars

(c) oceans

(d) universe 

D.Find out the words.

i)Death: 

ii) Sacrificed :

A.

(i)False - Supporting Statement: "his contribution to cosmology and science generally was much too complex for smooth comprehension even by scientists."

ii) False- Supporting Statement: "died peacefully at his home in Cambridge at the age of 76."

iii) True - Supporting Statement: "the demise of one of the most brilliant theoretical scientists since Albert Einstein."

B.

i) In his better part of life Stephen Hawking was confined to a wheelchair.

ii) Stephen Hawking died at his home in Cambridge.

C.i) (c) physicist

ii) (d) universe

C.

i)Death:  demise

ii) Sacrificed :died