Reading 1: William Henry Perkin

Reading 1: William Henry Perkin

10th Grade - Professional Development

25 Qs

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Reading 1: William Henry Perkin

Reading 1: William Henry Perkin

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World Languages, Chemistry, Science

10th Grade - Professional Development

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word is a synonym for PROMPTED in this sentence: "As a boy, Perkin’s curiosity PROMPTED early interests in the arts, sciences, photography, and engineering."

motivate

create

witness

identify

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word is a synonym for RUN-DOWN in this sentence: "But it was a chance stumbling upon a RUN-DOWN, yet functional, laboratory in his late grandfather’s home that solidified the young man’s enthusiasm for chemistry."

practical

affluent

underprivileged

well-equipped

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word is a synonym for ENTHUSIASM in this sentence: "Those speeches fired the young chemist’s ENTHUSIASM further, and he later went on to attend the Royal College of Chemistry, which he succeeded in entering in 1853, at the age of 15."

apathy

eagerness

curiosity

challenge

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word is synonym for IMMERSED in this sentence: "As a student at the City of London School, Perkin became IMMERSED in the study of chemistry."

neglected

motivated

distracted

engrossed

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word is a synonym for PERCEIVED in this sentence: "His talent and devotion to the subject were PERCEIVED by his teacher, Thomas Hall, who encouraged him to attend a series of lectures given by the eminent scientist Michael Faraday at the Royal Institution."

ignore

identify

oppose

welcome

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word is a synonym for GIFTS in this sentence: "Perkin’s scientific GIFTS soon caught Hofmann’s attention and, within two years, he became Hofmann’s youngest assistant."

reward

work

discovery

talent

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word is a synonym for FORTUNE in this sentence: "Not long after that, Perkin made the scientific breakthrough that would bring him both fame and FORTUNE."

wealth

luck

popularity

success

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