The Question of Trust CBA 4

1. What was Richard Ebright’s first collection hobby as a child?

Rocks
Coins
Leaves
Butterflies

2. Where did Richard Ebright grow up?

Near Washington, D.C.
In New York City
North of Reading, Pennsylvania
South of Boston

3. What did Ebright’s mother buy to support his curiosity?

Video games
Telescopes and microscopes
Sports kits
Musical instruments

4. What book changed Ebright’s life?

The Butterfly Garden
Science for Beginners
Flight of the Monarch
The Travels of Monarch X

5. Who wrote *The Travels of Monarch X*?

Dr. Richard Weiherer
Dr. Frederick A. Urquhart
Dr. James Wong
Dr. Robert Peterson

6. What invitation did the book *The Travels of Monarch X* contain?

To plant trees
To tag butterflies
To observe stars
To write a report

7. Who encouraged Ebright to take part in science fairs?

His uncle
His mother
His teacher
His friend

8. Why did Ebright feel sad at his first science fair?

He missed his mother
He lost his slides
He was late for entry
He did not win any prize

9. What did Ebright present at his first science fair?

Pictures of stars
Slides of frog tissues
Charts on butterflies
Chemical experiments

10. What did Ebright realise after losing at the fair?

He needed to do real experiments
He should stop collecting butterflies
He must choose another subject
He should join sports

11. What idea did Ebright get from Dr. Urquhart?

To join a lab
To change schools
To study astronomy
To conduct new experiments

12. What was Ebright’s eighth-grade project about?

The colour of butterfly wings
The migration of birds
A viral disease in caterpillars
The speed of insects

13. What did Ebright suspect carried the viral disease?

A bird
A beetle
A spider
A fly

14. What was the result of his eighth-grade experiment?

He solved the problem
No clear results
He found the cure
He changed the topic

15. What did Ebright learn from his eighth-grade experience?

Winning is everything
Trying is more important than winning
Science is boring
Judges are unfair

16. What was Ebright’s next project about?

The size of butterfly wings
The resemblance between monarchs and viceroys
The sound of insects
The pattern of cocoons

17. Why do viceroy butterflies resemble monarchs?

To show beauty in nature
To avoid being eaten by birds
To fly faster
To look colourful

18. What did Ebright’s project on viceroys win?

Second in physics and first overall
First in zoology and third overall
Second in botany and fourth overall
Third in chemistry and second overall

19. What question did Ebright explore about monarch pupae?

Number of eggs laid
Purpose of the gold spots
Size of cocoons
Speed of transformation

20. What did the gold spots on a monarch pupa produce?

A pigment for colour
A hormone for development
A liquid for food
A signal for light

21. What did Ebright build to study the gold spots?

A butterfly cage
A special device
A butterfly garden
A digital camera

22. What did Ebright win for his project on gold spots?

Second place in international fair
Third in chemistry division
Fourth in local competition
First place in county fair

23. Where did Ebright work after winning the county fair?

Reading Science School
Walter Reed Army Institute
Harvard Botanical Lab
Toronto University

24. What discovery did his work on the gold spots lead to?

A butterfly pigment
An insect hormone
A plant enzyme
A metal compound

25. Where did Ebright later work as a researcher?

Toronto University
Harvard Medical School
New York State College
Stanford Laboratory

26. What helped Ebright form his new theory on cell life?

Butterfly wings under a microscope
X-ray photos of hormones
Astronomy research notes
Photographs of birds

27. What does DNA control in living cells?

Heredity and cell function
Light and colour
Food digestion
Heat and growth

28. Who co-authored Ebright’s scientific paper?

Robert Peterson
James R. Wong
Dr. Weiherer
Dr. Urquhart

29. How did Mr. Weiherer influence Ebright?

He taught him sports
He gave him medals
He inspired him to think deeply
He discouraged him

30. What was Ebright’s personality as a student?

Quiet and lazy
Curious and determined
Shy and careless
Talkative and restless

31. What did Ebright learn from losing the science fair?

To stop working hard
To do real experiments
To avoid competitions
To change his hobby

32. What subject did Ebright get ideas for from Dr. Urquhart?

Star studies
Insect experiments
Plant biology
Animal psychology

33. What did Ebright discover about cell development?

Colours affect flight
Light affects life
Hormones affect growth
Beetles cause changes

34. What award did Ebright receive for his excellence in science?

Nobel Award
Searle Scholar Award
Global Research Medal
Harvard Honor Prize

35. What other award did Ebright receive?

National Merit Medal
Young Genius Prize
Harvard Silver Cup
Schering Plough Award

36. What was one of Ebright’s hobbies besides science?

Football
Photography
Cycling
Music

37. What kind of photographs did Ebright like to take?

Portraits of people
Nature and science exhibits
Sports and games
Street scenes

38. What was Ebright’s main quality according to Mr. Weiherer?

He wanted to be the best for the right reasons
He wanted fame and money
He worked only for prizes
He disliked competition

39. What field did Ebright’s theory help advance?

Astronomy and chemistry
Cell biology and genetics
Zoology and botany
Physics and geology

40. What lesson does Ebright’s story teach students?

Curiosity and effort lead to success
Winning is everything
Science is easy
Luck brings success

41. How did Ebright’s mother keep him busy at night?

With sports and games
With learning activities
With TV programs
With outdoor walks

42. What happened to Ebright’s father?

He moved abroad
He worked in a lab
He became a teacher
He died when Ebright was in third grade

43. What was Ebright’s performance in school?

Average in academics
Always a straight-A student
Weak in science
Poor in languages

44. What club did Ebright join in high school?

Sports and Drama
Debating and Model United Nations
Music and Dance
Science and Math

45. What did Ebright do after graduating from Harvard?

Became a sports coach
Joined Harvard Medical School
Went to Canada
Taught at Reading High

46. What personality traits made Ebright successful?

Pride, luck, and wealth
Shyness, talent, and silence
Power, fame, and competition
Curiosity, hard work, and determination

47. What does the story show about success?

It depends only on luck
It requires curiosity and dedication
It comes without effort
It’s achieved by chance

48. What is the central theme of “The Making of a Scientist”?

Sports develop confidence
Luck creates scientists
Games teach teamwork
Curiosity leads to discovery

49. What inspired Ebright’s theory on DNA?

Drawings of butterflies
X-ray images of molecules
Books on astronomy
Notes on fossils

50. What kind of mind must a scientist have according to the story?

Proud and careless
Slow and fearful
Lazy and quiet
Curious and creative

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