The Greatest Invention Ever

In 1851, a flush toilet was on display along with the world's biggest _______________________.

• diamond

• sewer pipe

• statue

• zebra

The article says that, before the flush toilet was invented, life in London was ___________________________.

• hot and smelly

• hot and loud

• rainy and dangerous

• smelly and dangerous

How did people in London end up drinking dirty water?

• They drank out of ditches.

• they drank out of toilets.

• Dirty water from ditches spilled into wells.

• People threw feces into wells.

At first flush toilets didn't solve London's waste problems because ________________________.

• the toilets were expensive

• people didn't understand how to use them.

• there weren't enough toilets for all the homes in London

• the flushed water overflowed from ditches

A __________________ in London became known as "The Great Stink."

• dead zebra

• certain hot summer

• ditch

• toilet on display

Which is the central idea of the article?

• Thousands of people lined up to use a toilet in 1851.

• The use of toilets and sewers saved lives.

• In London, poop piled up 6 feet deep.

• Some drinking water comes from wells.