Edison Comprehension

What is the story MOSTLY about?

• the lightbulb

• a former teacher

• a young inventor

• the first telegraph

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What happened when Edison got scarlet fever?

• He began reading books
• He lost some of his hearing
• He stopped asking questions
• He started doing experiments

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was Edison's FIRST job?

• inventor
• paper boy
• railroad worker
• telegraph operator

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

How can the reader tell that Edison loved to read?

• He was often daydreaming
• He spent all day at the library
• He studied the great inventors
• He got a job selling newspapers

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Why did Edison lose his first job at the railroad office?

• He was sleeping at work
• He set up a lab in the station
• He started a fire in the building
• He spent his work hours reading

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What happened AFTER Edison lost his job at the railroad station?

• He invented the light bulb.

• He set up a lab in New Jersey

• He made money selling papers

• He traveled around working as a telegraph operator

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What did Edison do while he was in Boston?

• got in trouble with Congress

• started a fire in a railroad car

• invented the light bulb

• got his first patent on an invention

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which sentence from the article shows that Edison's mother kept helping him even after he left home?

• "Mrs. Edison made sure he received and excellent education/"

• "He would miss her letters-her advice and encouragement."

• Al's mother, a former teacher, took him out of school after only 3 months."

• "He went home and set up his laboratory again with the encouragement of his mother."

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Why did the people start to call Edison "The Wizard"?

• He hired lots of people
• He made many inventions
• He always asked questions
• He blew up a large number of things

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2