NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English (Beehive) Chapter 4 A Truly Beautiful Mind

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Class : 9th
Subject : English-1
Chapter : 4
Chapter Name : A Truly Beautiful Mind

Q1 Here are some headings for paragraphs in the text. Write the number(s) of the paragraph(s)
for each title against the heading. The rst one is done for you.
(i) Einstein’s equation
(ii) Einstein meets his future wife
(iii) The making of a violinist
(iv) Mileva and Einstein’s mother
(v) A letter that launched the arms race
(vi) A desk drawer full of ideas
(vii) Marriage and divorce

Answer. 1. (ii) 9
(ii) 7
(iii) 3
(iv) 10
(V) 15
(Vii) 11

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Q2 Who had these opinions about Einstein?
(i) He was boring.
(ii) He was stupid and would never succeed in life.
(iii) He was a freak

Answer. (i) Einstein's playmates thought that he was boring.
(ii) Einstein's headmaster thought that he was stupid and would never succeed at anything in
life.
(iii) Einstein's mother thought that he was a freak.

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Q3 Explain what the reasons for the following are.
(i) Einstein leaving the school in Munich for good.
(ii) Einstein wanting to study in Switzerland rather than in Munich.
(iii) Einstein seeing in Mileva an ally.
(iv) What do these tell you about Einstein?

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Answer. (i) Albert Einstein was not a bad pupil. He scored good marks in almost every subject.
However, he hated the regimentation of school, because of which he often had clashes with his
teachers. At the age of 15, when he felt too sti ed to continue studying, he left the school in
Munich for good.
(ii) According to Einstein, German-speaking Switzerland was more liberal than Munich. Hence,
he wanted to study in Switzerland.
(iii) Einstein had a special interest in Mileva, who was his fellow student. He thought that she
was a very clever person. She had come to Switzerland because the University in Zurich was one
of the few in Europe where women could get degrees. Einstein instantly realised that she was an
ally against all the people he was at odds with. He thought she was a clever person.
(iv) All these instances indicate that Einstein was a visionary. He was clever and never hesitated
in keeping his point of view in front of others. He never went with the tide and did things the
way he wanted to. Once he knew that he was right, he was not afraid of being at odds with his
teachers or for that matter anyone else. Even though he was doing well in school, he left it
because he found it too sti ing. He eventually moved to Zurich because he thought that this city
was much more liberal than Munich. He liked to mix with people who had the same attitude as
him. He was a strong man who stuck to his principles and ideas and was not afraid of bringing
them into practice.

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Q4 What did Einstein call his desk drawer at the patent of ce? Why?

Answer. Einstein was working as a technical expert in the patent of ce in Bern. He called his
desk drawer at the patent of ce the "bureau of theoretical physics." He called it so because while
he was supposed to be assessing other people's inventions, he was actually developing his own
ideas in secret and his drawer was where he stored these ideas.

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Q5 Why did Einstein write a letter to Franklin Roosevelt?

Answer. When the Nazis came to power in Germany, Einstein emigrated to the United States of
America. The American physicists were in an uproar because of the discovery of nuclear ssion
in Berlin. They were afraid that the Nazis could now build and use an atomic bomb. At the urging
of a colleague, Einstein wrote a letter to Franklin Roosevelt to warn him of the consequences of
an atomic explosion.

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Q6 How did Einstein react to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Answer. The Americans developed the atomic bomb in a secret project and dropped it on the
Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Einstein was deeply shaken by the extent of the

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destruction caused by the explosions. He proposed the formation of a world government.
However, his proposal was not paid any attention. Over the next decade, he got more involved in
politics, trying to agitate people to bring an end to the arms race. He campaigned for peace and
democracy till his last days

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Q7 Why does the world remember Einstein as a “world citizen”?

Answer. The world remembers Einstein as a 'World citizen" because he was a visionary and a
scienti c genius. He not only made many discoveries in science but was also deeply concerned
about the growing arms race between certain nations in the world. He used his popularity to
campaign for peace and democracy till his last days.

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Q8 Here are some facts from Einstein’s life. Arrange them in chronological order.
[ ] Einstein publishes his special theory of relativity.
[ ] He is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
[ ] Einstein writes a letter to U.S. President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and warns against Germany’s
building of an atomic bomb.
[ ] Einstein attends a high school in Munich.
[ ] Einstein’s family moves to Milan.
[ ] Einstein is born in the German city of Ulm.
[ ] Einstein joins a university in Zurich, where he meets Mileva.
[ ] Einstein dies.
[ ] He provides a new interpretation of gravity.
[ ] Tired of the school’s regimentation, Einstein withdraws from school.
[ ] He works in a patent of ce as a technical expert.
[ ] When Hitler comes to power, Einstein leaves Germany for the United States.

Answer. 1. Einstein is born in the German city of Ulm.
2. Einstein attends a high school in Munich.
3. Einstein's family moves to Milan.
4. Tired of the school's regimentation, Einstein withdraws from school.
5. Einstein joins a university in Zurich, where he meets Mileva.
6. He works in a patent of ce as a technical expert.
7. Einstein publishes his special theory of relativity.
8. He provides a new interpretation of gravity.
9. He is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
10. When Hitler comes to power, Einstein leaves Germany for the United States.
11. Einstein writes a letter to U.S. President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and warns against Germany's
building of an atomic bomb.

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Q1 Here are some sentences from the story. Choose the word from the brackets which can be
substituted for the italicised words in the sentences.
1. A few years later, the marriage faltered. (failed, broke, became weak).
2. Einstein was constantly at odds with people at the university. (on bad terms, in disagreement,
unhappy)
3. The newspapers proclaimed his work as “a scienti c revolution.” (declared, praised, showed)
4. Einstein got ever more involved in politics, agitating for an end to the arms buildup.
(campaigning, ghting, supporting)
5. At the age of 15, Einstein felt so sti ed that he left the school for good. (permanently, for his
bene t, for a short time)
6. Five years later, the discovery of nuclear ssion in Berlin had American physicists in an
uproar. (in a state of commotion, full of criticism, in a desperate state)
7. Science wasn’t the only thing that appealed to the dashing young man with the walrus
moustache. (interested, challenged, worried)

Answer. 1. Became weak
2. In disagreement
3. Declared
4. Campaigning
5. Permanently
6. In a state of commotion
7. Interested

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Q2 Study the following sentences.

Einstein became a gifted amateur violinist, maintaining this skill throughout his life.

Letters survive in which they put their affection into words, mixing science with
tenderness.

The parts in italics in the above sentences begin with –ing verbs, and are called participial
phrases. Participial phrases say something more about the person or thing talked about or the
idea expressed by the sentence as a whole. For example:

– Einstein became a gifted amateur violinist. He maintained this skill throughout his life.
Complete the sentences below by lling in the blanks with suitable participial clauses. The
information that has to be used in the phrases is provided as a sentence in brackets.

1. ___________, the re ghters nally put out the re. (They worked round the clock.)

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2. She watched the sunset above the mountain, ___________ (She noticed the colours blending
softly into one another.)
3. The excited horse pawed the ground rapidly, ___________ (While it neighed continually.)
4. ___________, I found myself in Bangalore, instead of Benaras. (I had taken the wrong train.)
5. ___________, I was desperate to get to the bathroom. (I had not bathed for two days)
6. The stone steps,___________ needed to be replaced. (They were worn down).
7. The actor received hundreds of letters from his fans,___________ (They asked him to send them
his photograph.)

Answer. 1. Working round the clock, the re ghters nally put out the re.
2. She watched the sunset above the mountain, noticing the colours blending softly into one
another.
3. The excited horse pawed the ground rapidly, neighing continually.
4. Having taken the wrong train, I found myself in Bangalore, instead of Benaras.
5. Having not bathed for two days, I was desperate to get to the bathroom.
6. The stone steps, being worn down, needed to be replaced.
7. The actor received hundreds of letters from his fans, asking him to send them his photograph.

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Q1 Here are some notes which you could use to write a report.
21 August 2005 — original handwritten manuscript of Albert Einstein unearthed — by student
Rowdy Boeynik in the University of the Netherlands — Boeynik researching papers — papers
belonging to an old friend of Einstein — ngerprints of Einstein on these papers — 16-page
document dated 1924 — Einstein’s work on this last theory — behaviour of atoms at low
temperature — now known as the Bose-Einstein condensation — the manuscript to be kept at
Leyden University where Einstein got the Nobel Prize.
Write a report which has four paragraphs, one each on:

What was unearthed.

Who unearthed it and when.

What the document contained.

Where it will be kept. Your report could begin like this:

Answer. Student Unearths Einstein Manuscript

Netherlands, 21 AUGUST 2005.

An original handwritten Albert Einstein manuscript has been unearthed at a

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university in the Netherlands.
In the University of the Netherlands,A student , Rowdy Boeynik, unearthed an
Original Albert Einstein manuscript. Researching papers was belonging to an old
friend of Einstein when he stumbled upon the manuscript. The ngerprints of
Einstein have been found on these research papers.
The yellowed 16-page German manuscript was dated December 1924 shows that the
German born genius was working on his last major theory. The theory 'Quantum
theory of the monatomic ideal gas', contains Einstein's work which is now known as
the Bose-Einstein condensation. It stated the behavior of atoms at a low temperature
near absolute zero . It was the last major work of the scienti c genius.
The original handwritten manuscript of Albert Einstein will be kept at Leyden
University where Einstein got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921.

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Q1 1.What kind of place is Innisfree? Think about:

(i) the three things the poet wants to do when he goes back there (stanza I);
(ii) what he hears and sees there and its effect on him (stanza II);
(iii) what he hears in his “heart’s core” even when he is far away from Innisfree
(stanza III).
2. By now you may have concluded that Innisfree is a simple, natural place, full of
beauty and peace. How does the poet contrast it with where he now stands? (Read
stanza III.)
3. Do you think Innisfree is only a place, or a state of mind? Does the poet actually
miss the place of his boyhood days?

Answer. 1.Innisfree is a small island in a lake called Lough Gill, in Sligo County,
Ireland. It is a simple, natural place,full of beauty and peace.

i) The poet wants to build a small cabin made up of clay and wattles.
He wants to keep honey bee hives.
He wants to plant 9 rows of beans.

ii) The poet hears the crickets' song, sees the linnets ying across the sky and
glimmering midnight and glowing rooms.
It gives the poet beautiful reminisces.

iii) When the poet is far away from Innisfree,he hears the sound of the lake washing
its shore in his heart's core.

2. Thee poet contrasts the clay and wattle made cabins, bee loud glade, evenings with
linnets,morning with dews, etc with the busy life where he lives now.

3.I think that it is a state of mind.It is an representative of what the poet considers an

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ideal place to live. Yes, he misses the place of his boyhood days and recalls the sound
of the lake washing its shore in his heart's core.

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Q2 1. Look at the words the poet uses to describe what he sees and hears at Innisfree
(i) bee-loud glade
(ii) evenings full of the linnet’s wings
(iii) lake water lapping with low sounds What pictures do these words create in your
mind?
2. Look at these words; ... peace comes dropping slow Dropping from the veils of the
morning to where the cricket sings What do these words mean to you? What do you
think “comes dropping slow...from the veils of the morning”? What does “to where
the cricket sings” mean?

Answer. I. Bee loud glade - brings images of buzzing bees to our mind.
ii. Evenings full of linnet's wings - bring to our mind the image of linnets ying
across the sky.
iii. Lake water lapping with low sounds- evoke the image of a lake's water washing the
shore.
2) i. The given lines mean that "peace of mind can be slowly acquired from natural
surroundings."
According to the poem it is peace that comes dropping slow... from the veils of
morning.
To where the cricket sings indicates "a peaceful place where one can hear the vibrant
sounds of nature like the sound of crickets at dawn."

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