A young Thomas Edison

What is this story mostly about?

• The light bulb
• A former teacher
• A young inventor
• The first telegraph

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Where was Edison’s first laboratory?

• In his house
• At his school
• In New Jersey
• At a railroad office

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Why did 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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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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What was Edison's FIRST job?

• inventor

• paper boy

• railroad worker

• telegraph operator

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At the age of nine, Thomas turned his family's cellar into a ____________ so he could do experiments.

• electric

• laboratory

• genius

• cellar

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Thomas was called

• Young Al

• Young Thomas

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Thomas loved to

• experiment

• draw

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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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