Chapter- 2.7 Great Scientists
1. Who delivered the lecture that impressed Faraday?
Answer: Sir Humphry Davy delivered the lecture.
2. In which year did Faraday attend Davy’s lecture?
Answer: Faraday attended the lecture in 1812.
3. What was the subject of Davy’s lecture?
Answer: The lecture was about the mysterious force of electric fluid (electricity).
4. How did Faraday react during the lecture?
Answer: He was spellbound and deeply engrossed in the lecture.
5. Why did Faraday forget to applaud with the crowd?
Answer: He forgot because he was busy taking notes and fully absorbed in the lecture.
6. What did Faraday do with his lecture notes later?
Answer: He bound the notes into a book.
7. Why did Faraday bind his notes into a book?
Answer: He planned to gift the book to Davy someday.
8. What decision did Faraday make after hearing Davy’s lecture?
Answer: He decided to become a great scientist.
9. Who became Faraday’s role model?
Answer: Sir Humphry Davy became Faraday’s role model.
10. What problems did Faraday face in pursuing science?
Answer: He lacked social status, money, and formal education.
11. What did Faraday hope Davy would become for him?
Answer: He hoped Davy would become his mentor.
12. Did Davy initially agree to mentor Faraday?
Answer: No, he did not agree at first.
13. How did Faraday react to Davy’s refusal?
Answer: Faraday did not feel discouraged and kept trying.
14. What accident happened in Davy’s laboratory?
Answer: A chemical explosion occurred in his lab.
15. What happened to Davy because of the explosion?
Answer: He was temporarily blinded.
16. Why did Davy need an assistant?
Answer: He needed someone with an excellent memory to assist him.
17. Who was chosen as Davy’s secretary?
Answer: Michael Faraday was chosen as his secretary.
18. Why did Davy choose Faraday?
Answer: Because he remembered Faraday and his good memory.
19. What did Davy think about Faraday’s scientific abilities?
Answer: Davy did not believe Faraday could succeed in science.
20. What advice did Davy give Faraday?
Answer: He advised him to stick to bookbinding.
21. How did Faraday respond to Davy’s opinion?
Answer: He continued working hard and learning.
22. What did Faraday do to learn more about science?
Answer: He worked day and night studying Davy’s experiments.
23. What position was Faraday promoted to later?
Answer: He was promoted to lab assistant.
24. Why did Faraday become indispensable to Davy?
Answer: Because of his hard work and dedication.
25. What was Faraday’s first step toward a scientific career?
Answer: Becoming Davy’s lab assistant.
26. What work did Faraday mainly do at the laboratory at first?
Answer: He mainly cleaned the laboratory.
27. What opportunity did Faraday get despite cleaning labs?
Answer: He got the chance to observe Davy’s important experiments.
28. What does the word “mentor” mean?
Answer: A mentor is a teacher or guide who advises and supports someone.
29. Why was Faraday inspired by Davy?
Answer: Because Davy’s lecture impressed him and motivated him to become a scientist.
30. What qualities of Faraday are shown in this passage?
Answer: His determination, hard work, patience, and passion for science are shown.
