CBSE Class 11 English Albert Einstein at School MCQs

Question : Why did Albert feel that ‘the medical certificate was burning a hole in his pocket’?
a) Because it had cost him money
b) Because it proved to be of no use
c) Both (A) and (B)
d) None of the above

Answer :  C

Question : Who helped Albert in finding a doctor who would help him in fulfilling his plan to leave the school?
a) His father
b) Elsa
c) Yuri
d) No one

Answer :  C

Question : Who did Albert Einstein meet before leaving Munich?
a) His maths teacher
b) Elsa
c) Yuri
d) The head teacher of the school

Answer :  C

Question : What was the name of Albert Einstein’s history teacher?
a) Mr. Weil
b) Mr. Braun
c) Mr. Koch
d) Not mentioned in the lesson

Answer :  B

Question : How did Albert Einstein plan to leave the school?
a) By getting a certificate of nervous breakdown from a doctor
b) By running away
c) By calling his father to help him out of school
d) By asking the head teacher

Answer :  A

Question : According to Einstein, learning facts is not ____________.
a) avoidable
b) wasteful
c) education
d) easy

Answer :  C

Question : “He’s not a fool,” Yuri warned Albert. Who is he?
a) The head teacher of school
b) Albert’s maths teacher
c) Albert’s father
d) Doctor Ernst Weil

Answer :  D

Question : How did Albert feel about going to school every day?
a) Cheerful
b) Scared
c) Miserable
d) Grateful

Answer :  C

Question : Where did Albert Einstein reside during his schooling?
a) At home with his family
b) At the quarters of Munich
c) At his friend’s house
d) At a place provided by school

Answer :  B

Question : Albert Einstein had a friend named ___________.
a) Yuri
b) Elsa
c) Braun
d) Koch

Answer :  A

Question : Albert was __________ about his appointment with the doctor.
a) worried
b) thrilled
c) annoyed
d) passive

Answer :  A

Question : Yuri mentions a fight in which a scar is a ____________.
a) symbol of defeat
b) badge of honour
c) proof of weakness
d) None of the above

Answer :  B

Question : The extract “Albert Einstein at School” is taken from __________.
a) The Young Einstein
b) Einstein’s expulsion
c) The Story of Einstein
d) The Famous Einstein

Answer :  A

Question : Einstein was ________ with his own idea of leaving school.
a) sad
b) joyous
c) terrified
d) doubtful

Answer :  B

Question : What was the name of Albert Einstein’s cousin?
a) Yuri
b) Koch
c) Elsa
d) Braun

Answer :  C

Question : What was Albert’s theory of education?
a) Giving importance to ideas than to facts
b) Learning all important facts
c) Memorizing
d) Writing everything

Answer :  A

Question : What was Albert’s cousin’s suggestion to him to help him get through his exams?
a) To understand everything that was taught
b) To learn without understanding
c) To pay attention in the class
d) To find a good tutor

Answer :  B

Question : According to Einstein, what was a good enough reason(s) to study something?
a) It has to be a part of curriculum
b) When the reader was forced to study
c) If the reader likes it
d) All of the above

Answer :  C

Question : What did Albert plan to do after he left school?
a) Look for a job
b) Get into college or institute
c) Start his own business
d) Do nothing

Answer :  B

Question : How long did Albert’s father want him to attend the school for?
a) Until he comes to love the school
b) Until his father called
c) Until he completes his diploma
d) None of the above

Answer :  C

Question : Apart from books on science, what comforted Albert Einstein?
a) Playing on streets
b) Drawing and painting
c) Calligraphy
d) Music and playing violin

Answer :  D

Question : The place where Einstein lived had __________.
a) no comfort
b) bad food
c) dirt and squalor
d) All of the above

Answer :  D

Question : The doctor seemed to understand what Albert was going through because __________.
a) he himself had been a student
b) he was paid well
c) he was new at being a doctor
d) None of the above

Answer :  A

Question : “I’ll never go back to that place.” Which place is Albert referring to?
a) His home in Milan
b) His school
c) His room in quarter of Munich
d) Berlin

Answer :  B

Question : How did Albert plan to get into a college?
a) By giving an entrance exam
b) Through his father’s reference
c) By getting a reference from his history teacher
d) By getting a reference from his mathematics teacher

Answer :  D

Question : How much did the doctor charge from Albert?
a) Asked Albert to invite Yuri for a meal
b) Asked Albert to invite him for a meal
c) His consultation fees
d) None of the above

Answer : A 

Question : “It’s almost the only class where I’m not wasting my time.” Which class is Albert talking about here?
a) History
b) Mathematics
c) Science
d) English

Answer :  B

Question : For how long was Albert supposed to stay away from school as per the certificate?
a) One month
b) Two months
c) Six months
d) Three months

Answer :  C

Question : Why was Einstein summoned by the head teacher?
a) To ask him to leave the school
b) To punish him for bad work
c) To reward him for his work
d) None of the above

Answer :  A

Question : What sort of a student Einstein was according to his teachers?
a) Insincere
b) Rebellion
c) Troublesome
d) All of the above

Answer :  D