AWESOME INVENTIONS

AWESOME INVENTIONS - Listening

by Ayu Dalila Kasim

​LISTENING

​Listen and understand videos on 3 different inventions. Then, answer the questions that follow.

THE INVENTION OF THE LIGHT BULB

​Listen and understand the short video. Then, answer the following questions.

Multiple Choice

Using fire for the source of light can be dangerous.

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Multiple Choice

By the late 18th century, people were working to create better source of light.

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Multiple Choice

The earlier lightbulbs were too bright and last very long.

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• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Thomas Edison started experimenting with new lightbulbs with his research team in 1878.

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Multiple Choice

Thomas Edison used platinum filament but it was too expensive.

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Multiple Choice

Thomas Edison used coconut hair and cotton as filament.

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• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Thomas Edison tested 10 times before he succeeded.

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• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Thomas Edison found that bamboo makes the perfect filament for his lightbulbs.

• TRUE

• FALSE

​THE INVENTION OF BICYCLE

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​Listen and understand the short video. Then, answer the following questions.

Multiple Choice

Riding bicycle is good for your body and environment.

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• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Karl Drais invented the first bicycle.

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Multiple Choice

Karl Drais's bicycle really looked like our modern bicycle.

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• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Ernest Michaux invented a bicycle with pedals.

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Multiple Choice

People riding Ernest Michaux's bicycle could fall off easily.

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• FALSE

Multiple Choice

James Starley made a bicycle with its front wheel much smaller than the back wheel.

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• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Thomas Steven took 2 year to cicyle around the world.

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Multiple Choice

John Kemp Starley was Thomas Steven's son.

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Multiple Choice

John Kemp Starley's bicycle was much safer than the bicycles made before his time.

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Multiple Choice

Mountain bikes and race bikes are some of the new kinds of bicycles being invented.

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• FALSE

​THE INVENTION OF VIDEO GAMES

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​Listen and understand the short video. Then, answer the following questions.

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Multiple Choice

Video games were first made in science laboratory.

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• FALSE

Multiple Choice

The first recorded video games was recorded in World War I.

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Multiple Choice

The Nimrod computer game weighed a ton.

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• FALSE

Multiple Choice

The earliest video games were not sold to the public because they were too boring.

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Multiple Choice

Ralph Baer was known as the 'brother of video games'.

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Multiple Choice

Ralph Baer created a video game called Odyssey.

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Multiple Choice

Atari first video game was called 'Pong'.

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Multiple Choice

Colours came to arcade games by 1990.

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Multiple Choice

Pac-man was created by Atari.

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Multiple Choice

Donkey Kong was the first video game that had a storyline.

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Multiple Choice

Arcade video games golden era ended when new video games consoles allow people to play games at home.

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• FALSE