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 Name : Hanifah Az Zahra

Class : XII IPS 2

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Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) — Astronomer and Scientist. Galileo developed a superior telescope and made many significant discoveries in astronomy. He was sentenced to life imprisonment by the inquisition for his support for the Copernican theory that the sun was at the centre of the solar system.

Galileo was born in Florence, Italy in 1564 to a poor but noble family His parents recognized their child's innate intelligence and talents and so made sacrifices to have him educated. At his father's insistence, Galileo studied the profitable career of medicine. But, at the University of Pisa, Galileo became fascinated in a wide range of subjects. He was also critical of many of Aristotle's teaching which had dominated education for the past 2,000 years.

Galileo was appointed to be a mathematics professor at the University of Pisa, but his strident criticisms of Aristotle left him isolated among his contemporaries. After three years of persecution, he resigned and went to the University of Padua, where he taught maths. His entertaining lectures attracted a large following and he was able to spend the next 18 years pursuing his interests in astronomy and mechanics

1.       From the fact that Galileo Galilei was imprisoned for supporting the Copernican theory, which later was proven to be true, we know that Galileo Galilei was ...

 A. Reckless

 B. Stubborn

C. Tenacious

 D. Arrogant

 E. Foolish

2.       Something that we can learn from Galileo Galilei's biography is ...

A. We must always believe whatever the society believes to avoid getting persecuted.

B. We must never go against the believe of the society to avoid getting imprisoned.

C. We should believe in something and stay faithful to it no matter how hard.

D. We must sacrifice everything to get ourselves educated.

E. We should spend 18 years to pursue our interests.

3.       According to the biography, why did Galileo Galilei resign from his teaching job at the University of Pisa?

A. He had attracted many followers.

B. He was persecuted for three years.

C. He was appointed as a mathematics professor.

D. He had a better offer from the University of Padua.

E. He wanted to pursue his interests in astronomy and mechanics.

Neymar da Silva Santos Junior born 5 February 1992, commonly known as Neymar, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for La Liga club FC Barcelona and the Brazilian national team, as forward or winger.

At the age of 19, Neymar Jr won the 2011 South American Footballer of the Year award, after coming third in 2010. He followed this up by winning it again in 2012. In 2012 Neymar received nominations for the FIFA Ballon d’or, where he came 10th, and the FIFA Puskas Award, which he won. He is known for his acceleration, speed, dribbling, finishing and ability with both feet. His playing style has earned him critical acclaim, with fans, media and former players drawing comparison to former Brazil player Pele, who has called Neymar “an excellent player”.

Neymar joined Santos 2003 and after through the ranks, he was promoted to their first team squaD. He made his debut for Santos in 2009 and was voted the Best Young Player of the 2009 Campeonato PaulistA. Further honours followed, with Neymar being voted best player as Santos won the 2010 Campeonato Paulista, and also being top score in the 2010 Copa de Brasil with 11 goals. He finished the 2010 season with 42 goals in 60 games as his club achieved the DoublE. Neymar was again voted best player of the year in 2011 as his retained the state title and Santos also winning the 2011 Copa Libertadores in which Neymar scored 6 goals in 13 appearances. He also playeda key role in securing a continental Double for his team, Santos’ first since 1963. He received the Bronze Ball in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, with Santos making it to the final, where they were defeated 4-0 by Barcelona.

4.       The main idea of paragraph 3 is…

A. Neymar played for Santos

B. Neymar joined Santos

C. Neymar played the best

D. Neymar received awards

E. Neymar scored many goals

5.       What happened to Neymar in 2011?

A. He made his first debut

B. He moved to FC Barcelona

C. He received the FIFA Puskas Award

D. He scored 6 goals in 13 appearances

E. He helped Brazil to win their 11th title