Making Of A Scientist

Check NCERT Solutions for the 10th English subject. In this article, we have provided solutions for all the questions and answers of Class 10th NCERT Supplementary Textbook – Footprints Without Feet -The Making of a Scientist

Making Of A Scientist Questions and Answers

Q1.How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life?
Ans. A book entitled ‘The Travels of Monarch X’ changed Richard Ebright’s life. It was because it told him how monarch butterflies migrate to Central America. It opened the wide world of science to this curious young collector.

Q2.What lesson does Ebright learn when he does not win anything at a science fair? (Imp.) (CBSE 2011)
Ans. Ebright learns a lesson that the real experiments would win him a prize. It was not simply a neat display of things. The real experiments showed things proved and clearly the point. The subject he knew was about insect work. He had been carrying this work in the past various years.

Q3.How did his mother help him?
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How did Richard’s mother help him to become a scientist? (CBSE 2014)
Ans. Richard’s mother proved to be a great help. She took him on trips and bought scientific equipment for him. She spent all her time in setting up challenges for him. This helped him to learn a lot. She presented him with the book ‘The Travels of Monarch X’. The book changes Richard’s life forever.

Q4.What experiments and projects does he then undertake?
Ans. He took up his eighth-grade project. It was to find the cause of a viral disease that killed all monarch caterpillars. Next year his science fair project was to test the theory of the butterflies. It was that viceroy butterflies copied monarchs. His next theory was to see whether birds ate monarchs. He found that monarchs don’t taste great to birds.

Q 5. How can one become a scientist, an economist, a historian …? Does it simply involve reading many books on the subject? Does it involve observing, thinking and doing experiments?
Ans. One can become a scientist, or a historian, an economist,. He can become so not by reading many books on the subject. First of all, one must have a first-rate mind. One must have the capacity and the will to win for the right reasons. With all these one must seek the result through experiments. This involves observing with a sharp mind, thinking and testing things through experiments

Q6.You must have read about cells and DNA in your science books. Discuss Richard Ebright’s work in light of what you have studied. If you get an opportunity to work like Richard Ebright on projects and experiments, which field would you like to work on and why?

Ans. I have read a bit about cells and DNA in science books. Richard Ebright’s work really is very important. It shall let the scientists and others know the origins of diseases etc. This will be possible because the field of experiments in cells is vast. The study of cells and DNA let one have knowledge about heredity and what makes this. If ever I get a chance to work like Ebright, I shall adopt this field. It would help humanity in fighting different diseases.

Q7.What are the qualities that go into the making of a scientist?
Ans. There are three essential qualities that make a scientist. The first is a first-rate mind. Next is the presence of curiosity. Last but not the least, it is the will to do the win and best.