The Patent Office Physicist: teacher key

Albert Einstein, grade 4 edition, written for 4th grade. Albert Einstein did much of his best work in his spare time while he worked at the patent office. Read about his school, his work and his later years.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What did Albert's father show him?
   • A violin
   • A compass (answer)
   • A prize
2. Where did Einstein work in Bern?
   • Cantonal School
   • The patent office (answer)
   • A violin shop
3. What job did Einstein take after university?
   • Patent office job (answer)
   • Farm job
   • Ship job
4. When did Einstein publish four groundbreaking articles?
   • 1879
   • 1905 (answer)
   • 1940
5. Why did Einstein take a patent office job?
   • He could not find a teaching job (answer)
   • He won a prize
   • He moved to Princeton
6. What did Einstein win?
   • The Nobel Prize in Physics (answer)
   • A violin contest
   • A school race

Words

• compass: shown to Albert
• patent: where he worked
• physicist: what Albert was
• articles: four in 1905