Thomas Alva Edison

What type (genre) of book is this?

• Realistic Fiction
• Biography
• Mystery
•  Poem

What did Thomas Edison invent?

• motion pictures
• phonograph
• light bulb
• all of the above

The 1800s have been called ____________________.

• "The Ice Age"
• "The Age of Invention"
• "The Golden Age"
• "The Age of Technology"

What did Thomas Edison's mother call him?

• Trouble
• Al
• Tom
• Ed

Thomas Edison had a hard time in school because _____________________.

• he was not smart
• he could not see well
• he could not hear well
• he could not sit still.

Edison started working on the ________________ when he was 12 years old.

• farm
• construction site
• railroad
• college degree

Edison was interested in and experimented with __________________.

• telegraphs
• refrigerators
• the plow
• all of the above

How much money did Western Union give Thomas Edison for the telegraph machine part that he invented?

• $5,000
• $500
• $4,000
• $40,000

Edison used the money from Western Union _________________________.

• to buy a house.
• to set up his own laboratory.
• to buy a new car.
• to go on a trip.

What did Edison use to keep other lights lit if one light bulb went out?

• series circuit
• parallel circuit
• circuit breaker
• switches