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What was the subject of Davy’s lecture?

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'The mysterious force of electric fluid' was the subject of Davy’s lecture.

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अध्याय 3.5: Great Scientists - Intext questions [पृष्ठ ९०]

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बालभारती My English Coursebook [Marathi] Standard 9 Maharashtra State Board
अध्याय 3.5 Great Scientists
Intext questions | Q 7. | पृष्ठ ९०
बालभारती English Integrated [English] Standard 7 Maharashtra State Board
अध्याय 2.7 Great Scientists
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संबंधित प्रश्न

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.

Michael Faraday


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

Humphry Davy


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

James Maxwell


  1. What would you like to learn about in your Science period?
  2. Have you ever tried to do an experiment on your own? If yes, tell me about it. If not, tell me why you’ve never tried.
  3. What would you like to learn about in your English classes?

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

Before you read further, guess what the passage is about.


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?


Guess the meaning of mentor.


Why did Davy choose Faraday as his secretary?


Was Davy fair in his treatment of Faraday?


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


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.


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


Why were Faraday’s drawings not accepted?

Does it mean they were wrong?


Try out the experiment of the iron filings and the magnet.

epitomises: is a perfect example of.


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.

Faraday decided that ______ scientist - ______.


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 went on to prove that ______ filings;


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.

He decided that ______.


Now complete the following sentence using your own word.

People started telling ______ that ______.


Now complete the following sentence using your own word.

He went on to prove that ______.


Now complete the following sentence using your own word.

It was ______ who ______.


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