The Inventor's Secret

What is the genre of The Inventor's Secret?

• Narrative Nonfiction

• Fantasy

• Fiction

• Play

Young Thomas was always...

• doing well in school

• the perfect child

• getting in trouble with his experiments

• lazy and gave up easily

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What was Thomas' first invention?

• an electric car

• a steam engine

• the lightbulb

• an electric pen that made copying easier

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What is one word that describes both Thomas and Henry?

• curious

• quitter

• shy

• boring

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What did Henry see when he was 12 that inspired him?

• a pen

• a copy machine

• a tool set

• an engine-powered buggy

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What was Thomas' next big invention?

• a phone

• electricity

• air conditioning

• the phonograph

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What experience did Henry have that helped him with his car invention?

• going into the army

• working in a machine shop

• traveling

• flying in a plane

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How did Henry feel about Thomas?

• He was mad at him.

• He thought Thomas had silly ideas.

• The wished Thomas wasn't so successful.

• He admired him and wanted to know his secret to success.

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What words did Thomas speak to Henry that encouraged him to keep trying?

• "Keep at it!"

• "Slow down!"

• "Always play it safe!"

• "Know when to quit!"

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What was the result of Henry never giving up?

• He won a prize.

• The Ford Motor Company

• The light bulb was invented.

• The copy machine was sold to many people.

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