The Night I Met Einstein Class 7 Worksheet Buzzword

Q1: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

(i) Why was the young man not happy about the concert?
(a) He was too tired.
(b) He loved classical music.
(c) He did not understand classical music.
Ans: (c)
The young man was not happy because he did not understand classical music.

(ii) Who asked the young man if he liked Bach, and why?
(a) The hostess out of curiosity.
(b) Albert Einstein to introduce him to classical music.
(c) The young man asked himself.
Ans: (b)
Albert Einstein asked the young man if he liked Bach because he wanted to introduce him to classical music.

(iii) How did the young man prove he was not tone-deaf?
(a) By reciting a poem.
(b) By singing back a Bing Crosby song.
(c) By playing the piano.
Ans: (b)
The young man proved he was not tone-deaf by singing back a Bing Crosby song.

(iv) What did Einstein consider "the greatest activity of which a human being is capable"?
(a) Listening to classical music.
(b) Opening up the frontiers of beauty.
(c) Solving mathematical problems.
Ans: (b)
Einstein considered "opening up the frontiers of beauty" to be the greatest activity.

(v) Why did the hostess give the young man a cold look at the end of the concert?
(a) Because the young man fell asleep.
(b) Because he did not clap sincerely.
(c) Because she thought they had missed the concert.
Ans: (c)
The hostess gave the young man a cold look because she believed they had missed the concert, not realizing the valuable learning experience they were engaged in.

Q2: Fill in the Blanks

(i) The young man thought he was ______________ and did not understand classical music.
Ans: tone-deaf

(ii) Einstein compared learning music to learning ______________.
Ans: math

(iii) Einstein considered "opening up the frontiers of ______________" to be the greatest activity.
Ans: beauty

(iv) The young man liked music with words and a tune he could ______________.
Ans: follow

(v)  The hostess gave the young man a cold look because she thought they had missed the ______________.
Ans: concert

Q3: Match the Column (In a Table)

Match the items from Column A to their corresponding items in Column B.
Ans:

Q4: True or False

(i) The young man loved classical music.
Ans: False
The young man did not understand classical music and thought he was tone-deaf.

(ii) Einstein believed that opening up the frontiers of beauty was the greatest activity.
Ans: True
States that Einstein considered "opening up the frontiers of beauty" to be the greatest activity.

(iii) The hostess gave the young man a cold look because he fell asleep during the concert.
Ans: False
The hostess gave the young man a cold look because she thought they had missed the concert, not because he fell asleep.

(iv) The young man proved he was not tone-deaf by playing the piano.
Ans: False
The young man proved he was not tone-deaf by singing back a Bing Crosby song, not by playing the piano.

(v) Albert Einstein was a famous musician.
Ans: False
Albert Einstein was a famous scientist, not a musician.