[READING - G8 - W11] The genius of Tesla

What was the author’s purpose for writing this biography?

• to inform readers about Nikola Tesla’s life

• to entertain readers with Thomas Edison jokes

• to inform readers about alternating current power

• to persuade readers to use less electricity

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Tesla conducted ______________, or scientific tests or trials.

• concerts

• interviews

• surveys

• experiments

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The paragraphs under the heading “Meeting Mr. Edison” gave the reader information about ______________

• Tesla’s competition with Mr. Edison

• Tesla’s experiments with radio waves

• Tesla’s first encounter with Mr. Edison

• Tesla’s relationship with Westinghouse

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What had to happen before AC current could travel through

the air?

• The current had to travel through a coil.

• The current had to come from a lightning bolt.

• The current had to be stored in a battery.

• The current had to move in a direct flow.

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How is AC electricity different from DC electricity?

• AC electricity only works through coils.

• AC electricity moves rapidly back and forth.

• AC electricity moves in one direction in a straight line.

• AC electricity only travels short distances.

What did the word contract mean in the story?

• a painting

• a formal agreement

• a machine

• a spoken arrangement

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Why did the story include the graphs comparing AC and DC

electricity?

• to demonstrate how alternating current could be sent through the air

• to highlight the influence AC current had on technology

• to describe the importance of both types of current

• to help the reader visualize the differences between the currents

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What major event happened after the AC generators were

used to power the World’s Fair in Chicago?

• Tesla was born in 1856.

• Tesla worked for Edison.

• Tesla built a special coil.

• Tesla worked with Brown.

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What was the main idea of the section “A Lasting Influence”?

• Tesla’s AC current made a big impact at the World’s Fair in 1893.

• Tesla was greatly influenced by his time with Thomas Edison.

• Tesla’s work in radio signals encouraged Marconi’s experiments.

• Tesla had a large influence on technology and the modern world.

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Which fact supported the opinion that Tesla was the “father of radio”?

• Tesla found a way to increase the power of Edison’s DC system.

• Marconi used many of Tesla’s ideas to send the first radio signal.

• Tesla’s love of inventing came from his mother, who built

  appliances.

• Westinghouse bought the rights to use Tesla’s

  inventions.

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