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