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What is the meaning of: Electricity became a lifelong fascination? - English

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What is the meaning of:

Electricity became a lifelong fascination?

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Faraday was attracted with the subject of "electricity" and became engaged in it for the rest of his life.

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संबंधित प्रश्न

Write what is implied in the following sentence.

But few know his inspirational life story, which is all about courage and fighting against the odds.
(What does it tell you about Faraday’s life?)


Write what is implied in the following sentence.

Even then Davy did not have much hope for Faraday.
(What do the words 'even then' suggest?)


Write what is implied in the following sentence.

People started telling Davy that of all his discoveries, the best was Faraday himself.
(What does it suggest about Davy’s work?)


Break the passage into convenient smaller sections.
Give sub-headings or titles to each section.


List the different gadgets and instruments mentioned in the passage. Find more information about them (at least 3), using the internet.


Find out more about the following scientist with the help of the internet.

Thomas Edison


Write as many uses of the following as you can. Form groups of four. Compare your lists. Make a long list by putting together the lists of all members.

  1. A cloth bag
  2. a wicker basket
  3. a glass bottle or jar
  4. a steel bowl
  5. a thick string or rope

Choose any one machine or device and prepare a short note about it. It should include

  1. The structure of the device
  2. How it works (functions)
  3. A labelled diagram
  4. One or two lines about when and how it evolved.

What were the odds against Faraday in his childhood?


What is the meaning of:

Reading became his obsession?


Why do you think Faraday’s friend gave him a free ticket to Davy’s programme?


What actions and thoughts of Faraday show that he was inspired by Davy?


Was Davy fair in his treatment of Faraday?


What happens when an electric current is applied to a wire?


An induction motor is a commonly used electrical machine. What examples of its use are given here?


Give one example to show that Davy was not a good mentor.


Guess the meaning of reverse engineer it.


Faraday kept a souvenir of his failure as a source of inspiration.


Write the idea behind an electrical generator.


‘In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure’.
- Michael Faraday


Find the following matter in the passage and copy the missing word.

When he was twelve, ______ school ______.


Find the following matter in the passage and copy the missing word.

One day he came across a book on ______.


Find the following matter in the passage and copy the missing word.

Davy never believed ______ science ______. 


Find the following matter in the passage and copy the missing word.

People started telling Davy that ______ discoveries, ______.


Find the following matter in the passage and copy the missing word.

He handed him a piece of Bavarian glass, which ______ microscopes ______.


Find the following matter in the passage and copy the missing word.

It was Maxwell who ______ equations ______.


Now complete the following sentence using your own word.

One day he came across a book on ______. 


Now complete the following sentence using your own word.

He decided that ______.


Now complete the following sentence using your own word.

He never believed ______.


Now complete the following sentence using your own word.

People started telling ______ that ______.


Now complete the following sentence using your own words.

He handed him ______ which ______.


Now complete the following sentence using your own word.

It was ______ who ______.


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