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A Brilliant Mind
Albert Einstein was a great scientist in history. He was born on
the 14th of March, 1879 in Ulm, Germany. He didn’t talk until
he was four years old. Some people thought that he wasn’t an
intelligent boy. He wasn’t a successful student at school. He
didn’t like school. His father gave him a pocket compass when LEARN STEP BY STEP
he was about five years old. It was his favourite toy. His compass
inspired him to explore the science world. When he became
older, he went to Switzerland to study. He got a job in a patent
office there after his graduation. Einstein married twice. His first
wife’s name was Mileva Maric (1903-1919) and his second wife’s
name was Elsa Einstein (1919-1936). Albert moved to New Jersey
in America in 1940 and became an American citizen. Albert
Einstein had brilliant ideas, theories and discoveries to influence
the world. He published the theory of relativity in 1905. He wrote
and published more than 300 scientific papers during his lifetime.
He received honorary doctorate degrees in science, medicine and
philosophy from many European and American universities. He
won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. He died in 1955 in America.

A. Read the text. Then mark the statements as T for True, F for False and NG for Not Given.
1. He was the top student at school. T / F / NG

2. His first wife was a scientist, too. T / F / NG
3. He moved to America at the age of sixty-two. T / F / NG
4. He received a very special award. T / F / NG

5. He was born and died in the same country. T / F / NG

B. Tick the questions that have answers in the text.
1. Where was he born? __________
2. Why wasn’t he a successful student? __________
3. How old was he when he died? __________

4. Where did he meet his second wife? __________
5. What happened when he was twenty-six years old? __________

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