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Young Thomas Edison
Young Thomas Edison
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1
Before long Al had another job. He was a
rail road telegraph operator
train conductor
assistant scientist
chemistry teacher
2
Al's likes to read about
Shakespeare and Bible
Shakespeare and Pokemon
He does not like to read
Bible and Science
3
Fill the blank: The invention of the ___________ fan help us to stay cool in hot weather.
signal
robot
electric
solar
4
In New Jersey, he invented the
telegraph and light bulb
homophone and cellphone
phonograph and the light bulb
light bulb and rail road
5
Fill the blank: Scientist may test their ideas in a ___________, using special equipment.
classroom
invention
laboratory
experiment
6
Young Al's mom always encouraged him to ask questions.
False
True
7
Al's mother took him out of school after only
two months
five months
four months
three months
8
Fill the blank: First, an inventor must perform an _______________ to test an idea.
vocabulary
experiment
laboratory
invention
9
After the train made a sudden lurch...
Al help the other passengers.
Al was so happy.
A bottle of water was broken.
A bottle of phosphorus burst into flames.
10
His first patented invention was the
Electrical Vote Recorder
Voice Recorder
Vote Recorder System
Electrical Fan
11
At age twelve Young Al decided to
study chemistry.
find new friends.
look for a job.
take cooking classes.
12
One of Al's duties as operator was to send the signal _____________ to the dispatchers.
8 every hour to hour
6 every hour to hour
7 every hour to hour
4 every hour to hour
13
Thomas Alva Edison was born in
New York City
Madrid, Spain
Milan, Ohio
Milan, Italy
14
This is a...
science fiction story
poetry
fairy tail
biography
15
Fill the blank: A red light is a _____________ to stop.
signal
sign
invention
spot
16
When he was 21, he moves to
Canada
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
17
Thomas was called _____________ by his family.
Thomy
Young Al
Young Thomas
Alvy
18
Thomas lived in an era very different from ours.
False
True
19
At the age of seven, he turned his family's cellar into a laboratory.
False
True
20
A bout of scarlet fever left Al...
with headaches
hard of hearing
red nose
stomach pain
21
Fill the blank: A good invention has an ____________ problem but should not fail regularly.
occasional
electric
genius
gadget
22
Fill the blank: A small _____________ with many parts, such as a watch, can be repair.
toy
gadget
piece
part
23
His first job was...
paperboy
customer service
waterboy
teacher
24
Fill the blank: Although Einstein acted silly, he was known for his great mind, or ___________.
hapiness
humor
intelligence
genius
25
Fill the blank: The light bulb was an ___________ that helped people do things at night.
gadget
laboratoty
game
invention
26
He really likes to
organized his toys.
spend time with his friends.
read and study.
run and do some exercises.
