Morgan Girls’ School & College

Online Education

Class: Eight, Subject: English

Topic: Unseen Passage

Scheduled class for September 09, 2020

Date of submission: September 08, 2020

Arranged by-- Hayat Mahmud

Dear students of Class- Eight,

Welcome to online course materials. Our today’s topic is- Unseen Passage. Through the unseen
passage we will intend to test your reading comprehension skills. You must understand the
passage and in turn, transfer the information given on a table. In the next level, you will try to
understand whether the statements are True or False. You have to write the correct answers if
the statements are incorrect.

Read the following text carefully and answer questions below.

Albert Einstein was born on 14 March, 1879 in Ulm, Wurttemberg of Germany. His father was Hermann
Einstein, a salesman and engineer. His mother was Pauline Einstein. In 1880, his family changed the city
and moved to Munich. He was a theoretical physicist and violinist. He developed the general theory of
relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics alongside quantum mechanics. He is best known for
his mass–energy equivalence formula E=mc2. He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his
explanation of the photoelectric effect.
Einstein is generally considered the most influential physicist of the 20th century. He published more
than 300 scientific papers along with over 150 non-scientific works. His great intellectual achievements
and originality have made the word ‘Einstein’ synonymous with genius. He died on April 18, 1955, in
Princeton, New Jersey.

A. Complete the following table with the information given in the passage.
Name/ Who Informatio Place/ Where Time/ When
n
Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, in the Kingdom of (i).........          
Wurttemberg
(ii)....... moved to Munich in (iii)........            
Albert Einstein (iv)......... on April 18, 1955 (v) ……

  B. Read the passage again and write True or False beside the following statements. Give
answers for the false statements.
a. Munich is a town of Switzerland.
b. The formula E=mc2 belongs to atomic physics.
c. Einstein could play on violin.
d. Albert Einstein got a lifespan of 67 years.
e. Einstein is regarded as the most dominant physicist of the 20th century.

Answer to the question no. A

(i).14 March 1879;
(ii). His family;
(iii). 1880;
(iv). died;
(v). Princeton, New Jersey.

Answer to the question no. B

a. False. Munich is a town of Germany.
b. True.
c. True.
d. False. Albert Einstein got a lifespan of 76 years.
e. True