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Duplicate of Unit 1 Week 4 - "The Boy Who Invented TV" Comprehension Review
Duplicate of Unit 1 Week 4 - "The Boy Who Invented TV" Comprehension Review
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1
What two new machines captivated Philo as he grew up?
generator and light bulb
generator and refridgerator
iphone and computer
telephone and phongraph
2
According to Philo, what was the greatest benefit of television?
entertainment
bringing people together
reality shows
news shows
3
Philo was an inquirer from the time he could first talk.
True
False
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How do you know that "The Boy Who Invented TV" is a biography?
it is true
it is real
gives facts about a person's real life
it is not true
5
Philo graduated from college.
True
False
6
How did Philo's life change after the move to Idaho?
had electricity and access to science magazines
he was lonely
he had many friends
he saw the word television for the first time
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What can you infer about Philo since he used his prize money to buy clothes?
he was selfish
he wasn't creative
none of these
he wanted to fit in with kids his age
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How did Philo's work on the farm lead him to come up with inventions?
he got tired of playing with the animals
he was always bored
gave him opportunities to tinker with machines & electricty
he had nothing else fun do to
9
What inspired Philo to come up with his idea for the first television?
parallel lines in a field of crops
parallel lines of text in a book
the electric generator at his house
an article from a science magazine
10
What important event happened when Philo turned eleven?
made a friend
got a pet
lost a friend
moved from Utah to a farm Idaho with electricity
11
How was life in 1906 different from today?
no televisions
all of these
very few radios
no movies
12
Why did Philo almost fall off the plow seat when he was plowing the potato fields?
he figured out a way to create television
he was dreaming
he fell asleep
he hit a rock
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What kinds of devices or gadgets did Philo create on the farm?
all of these
added lights to the barn
invented a washing machine
gadgets to hook up to generators
