Inventions: Then and Now

Inventions make our lives: 

• awful
• easier
• harder
• first

Who invented the telephone? 

• Thomas Edison
• Alexander Graham Bell
• James Madison
• Philip Johnny Bob

The first airplane was invented by: 

• Smith Brothers
• Thomas Edison
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Wright Brothers

Calculators now come in many:

• cell phones
• computers
• shapes and sizes
• colors and styles

The difference in telephones between now and then is: 

• Fewer people use the phones now.
• The phones are now trumpet shaped.
• Wireless phones can be carried.
• Then, people all over the world used cell phones.

All the following are examples of how television have changed, except:

• Now screens show pictures in color.
• Now televisions can have flat screens.
• TVs today have remote controls.
• TVs today have poor sound.

How is a clock from long ago different from a clock today?

• An abacus helped people keep time using a clock from long ago.
• The moon helped people keep time using a clock from long ago.
• The sun helped people keep time using a clock from long ago.
• A wristwatch helped people keep time using a clock from long ago. 

Which item below is an invention mentioned in this article?

• calendar
• refrigerator
• calculator
• automobile

Today's airplanes can travel:

• Half the length of a football field.
• For 12 seconds.
• Long distances
• During the weekends only. 

What was invented nearly 500 years ago?

• The first calculator.
• The first telephone.
• The first clock.
• The first television.