Benchmark Unit 5 Week 2 Review

What does device mean?

• Its only used for cellphones

• An old fashioned record player

• An object, machine, or piece of equipment made for a special purpose

• A scientific test

What does innovative mean?

• Introducing new ideas or methods

• Introducing old ideas or methods

• Got something; usually by effort

• A scientific test

What does obtained mean?

• Introducing new ideas or methods

• Got something; usually by effort

• To steal something from someone

• Having a desire to learn

What does curious mean?

• Having no desire to learn at all

• An object or machine used for a special purpose

• Got something; usually by effort

• Having a desire to learn or know about something or someone

What is the definition of experiment?

• A test that teaches you nothing

• An old fashioned record player

• A scientific test you conduct to learn about something

• Got something; usually by effort

What is the definition of phonograph?

• An old fashioned record player

• A device used to speak to people from far away

• Introducing new ideas or methods

• A scientific test

Which two key details support the idea that the exhibition inspired Edison and caused him to improve the telephone?

• "He found a way to record sound on a cylinder coated with tinfoil"

• "...Edison was inspired by what he saw. [He] was especially curious about the device on display called a telephone."

• "he made it possible for voices to sound louder and clearer over the telephone wires."

• "Edison started a company that sold phonographs and cylinders."

According to the passage, "It was Edison's curiosity that helped him become a great inventor!" Which two sentences from the text support this statement?

• "He asked questions about how things worked all the time"

• "He wanted to invent great things that would make him famous"

• "He bought every telephone he saw"

• "He questioned everything"

The author says this about Edison in the text "...he decided he would 'never waste time inventing things that people would not buy." Why did the other say this about Edison?

• To show what inventions Edison made

• To show that Edison was better than Bell

• To show what a great inventor Edison was

• To reinforce that Edison wanted to focus on inventions that would make him money

How much money did the telegraph company pay Edison for his invention of the Universal Stock Printer

• $100

• $40,000

• $400

• $0.40