Edison's BEST Invention Quiz

How did the phonograph change the world?

• It was the first machine that could give off light inside of a room.

• It made it possible to take pictures and look at them later.

• It made it possible to record sound and play it back.

• It was the first machine that could make movies.

The author describes three of Edison's inventions as popular. What does the word popular mean as it is used in the passage?

• new

• smart

• well-liked

• out-of-date

According to the table and the passage, TV and movie cameras were inspired by

• kinetographs

• phonographs

• jukeboxes

• light bulbs

Why did the author write this passage?

• to explain how the kinetograph works

• to share informations about Edison's childhood

• to tell the reader how the phonograph led to today's digital music

• to make the reader think that the light bulb was Edison's most important invention

Based on information in the passage, which statement would the author most likely make?

• Few people enjoyed concerts after Edison invented the phonograph.

• Today's world would not be the same without Edison's inventions.

• Few inventions have helped to make the world a better place.

• Flashlights did not change the way people lived their daily lives.

A __________________ is a set of things or ideas that work together to get something done.

• visionary

• system

• compact

• innovative

A ______________________ is a person who has new or unusual ideas about life in the future.

• compact

• singles

• memorable

• visionary

Music _______________ are recordings of one song.

• innovative

• singles

• visionary

• system

An _____________________ idea is one that have never been thought of before.

• compact

• system

• innovative

• singles

When something is _____________________, it is special enough that people want to remember it.

• memorable

• system

• visionary

• compact