Choose the sentence that is the best ending to this paragraph.

Bell's invention paved the way for how we communicate today.

Which of these sentences best describes what cause Bell to invent the phone?

At that time, people could only send telegraphs.

Which sentence is a compound sentence ?

Bell was a dreamer, and curious about how sound worked.

Which sentence is a complex sentence?

Bell's wife was deaf, however he didn't care.

Choose the sentence that is best conclusion to the paragraph.

Bell's invention paved the was for how we communicate today.

Which of these sentences describes what Alexander Bell did before he invited the phone?

He was caring and helpful while teaching deaf children.

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Unit 5 "It Talks" part 1

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1
Choose the sentence that is the best ending to this paragraph.
Bell's invention paved the way for how we communicate today.
His wife was also deaf.
Mr. Watson, come here .I want to see you.
He wanted spoken words to travel a long way.
2
Which of these sentences best describes what cause Bell to invent the phone?
At that time, people could only send telegraphs.
At that time, people could only send written letters.
At that time, people could only send messages by video.
At that time, people could only send text messages.
3
Which sentence is a compound sentence ?
The telegraph and telephone were inventions.
Bell taught at a deaf school, therefore he was caring.
Bell was a dreamer, and curious about how sound worked.
Bell's wife and mom were deaf.
4
Which sentence is a complex sentence?
Bell's wife was deaf, however he didn't care.
Bell invented the telephone.
Bell was a dreamer, and invented the telephone.
Bell innovated the telegraph .
5
What caused the innovation of the telephone?
Bell was a dreamer and wanted to improve peoples lives.
The telegraph was limited to communicate, only by sound.
Bell wanted people to "talk with electricity."
all of the above
6
Choose the sentence that is best conclusion to the paragraph.
Bell's invention paved the was for how we communicate today.
Bell's invention was revolutionary.
Bell brought his telephone to the 1876 World's Fair.
Bell began to experiment with electric wires.
7
In 1857, two ships set out to lay the wire. What happened?
All of the above.
A storm nearly sank one of the ships, plus the cable broke.
They tried yet again, the same summer and everything worked.
Field himself rowed ashore to make the final connection.
8
What can we conclude from the "Longest Wire ?"
Fields wanted to make people lives better, and a risk taker.
All of the above.
People could now share news across the ocean immediately .
It took 12 years for Field's dream to come true.
9
Which of these sentences describes what Alexander Bell did before he invited the phone?
He was greedy because all he wanted to do is become rich.
He was a dreamer that one day people would fly.
He was caring and helpful while teaching deaf children.
He was curious because his dad was deaf.
10
Listen to "The Longest Wire"- What did Businessman Cyrus Field imagined a time when a message..
could travel underwater.
could arrive through the sky.
could arrive from overseas.
could travel through sound.

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