MARIE CURIE | WIND CHIMES | CLASS 4| QUESTION AND ANSWER

 MARIE CURIE 

A.    Fill in the blanks

1.     Marie was called Manya at home.

2.     Marie was only three and a half years old when she could read fluently and effortlessly.

3.     Marie’s mother was the head mistress of a girls school.

4.     When Marie was very young uncle came to stay with them.

5.     During her childhood, Poland was occupied by Russian forces.

 

B. reference to the context

1. “…a disease that spreads….sneezes.”

a. which disease is being reffered to?

Ans:- Tuberculosis disease is being reffered to here.

b. who was the somebody gave the infection to Marie’s mother?

Ans:-Marie’s maternal uncle ‘wladyshaw’ gave the infection to Marie’s mother.

c. what else is it about the disease?

Ans:- This disease was incurable. It spreads mainly through the air.

 

2. “ after is such ordeal…Tupalska.”

a. what was the ordeal?

Ans:- The ordeal was that she was always put forward as the example to be interrogated by a Russian inspector.

b. why would Marie weep?

Ans:- Marie would weep as her nerves were exhausted by the effort of covering up for the whole school.

c. who was miss Tupalska?

 Miss Tupalska was Marie’s teacher.

 

3. “ Marie felt….well.”

a. why Marie was under pressure?

Ans:- Marie was under pressure as her elder sister Bronya managed to complete her schooling by being the top most student of the school in spite of her responsibility of looking after her family.

b. what did she do to do similarly well?

She involved herself to her studies in order to do similarly well.

c. did marry succeed how do you know?

Yes, marie succeed . she graduated at the age of fifteen and earned gold medal as the best student.

 

Answer these questions: -

1.     Why did sklodowska family study together?

The skldowska family studied together as their parents could help their children.

2.      What did Wladyshaw sklodowski want to ensure for children?

Władysław Skłodowski was the father of Marie Curie. He wanted to ensure a good education for his children, including Marie.

3.     What was so special about Marie when she was child?

When Marie was child the special about her was that she could read her elder sister’s book effortlessly and fluently.

4.     When was Marie born?

Marie was born on 7^th November 1867.

5.     Why did Marie’s mother have to go to the sanatorium so often?

Marie’s mother has go to the sanatorium so often as she was affected by tuberculosis.

6.     What was the greatest tragedy of Marie’s life?

The greatest tragedy of Marie’s life was that her mother died a few months before her eleventh birthday.

7.      How did Marie father lay the foundation of her future?

Marie’s father laid the foundation of her by teaching her Greek, Latin, Russian, polish, French, German and English.

8.     What was Marie’s dream as a child?

When Marie was a child, her dream was of using science and medicine to help humanity.

9.     Who look after the family after the date of marie’s mother and eldest sister?

Marie’s sister Bronya looked after the family after the death of Marie’s mother and eldest sister.

10.How did the teachers in marriage school deal with the Russian inspectors?

When the Russian inspector arrived to assess the students' knowledge of the Russian language and history, Marie Skłodowska was consistently chosen as the example to be questioned.