Young Thomas Edison

What is Young Thomas Edison about

• the lightbulb

• a former teacher

• a young inventor

• the first telegraph

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

What was Edison's first job

• inventor

• paper boy

• a railroad worker

• a telegraph operator

How can the reader tell that Edison liked to read?

• He was often daydreaming

• He spent all day at the library

• He studied the great inventors

• He got a job selling newspapers

Why did Edison lose his job at the railroad office?

• He was sleeping at work

• He set up at lab in the station

• He started a fire in the building

• He spent his hours reading

Which sentence shows that Edison's mother kept helping him even after he left home

• "Mrs. Edison made sure he received an excellent education"

• "He would miss her letters - her advice and encouragement."

• "Al's mother, a former teacher, took him out of school after only three months."

• "He went home and set up his laboratory again with the encouragement of his mother."

What happened AFTER Edison lost his job at the railroad station?

• He invented the light bulb

• He set up a lab in New Jersey

• He made money selling newspapers

• He traveled around working as a telegraph operator

Which word BEST completes the sentence ?

• electric

• gas

• muscle

• water

Which word has the SAME meaning as the word PRAISED in the sentence below?

• smiled

• laughed

• complimented

• yelled loudly at

Which word has the SAME meaning as the word CONFUSED in the sentence below?

• amused

• frightened

• puzzled

• shocked