Thomas Edison, Inventor (sequence; problem solution)

What did Tom do when he wonders what will happen if he sits on eggs?

• He asked adults what would happen.

• He built a nest and sat on some eggs.

• He gave up and did nothing.

Answer explanation

He did experiments to find out what he wanted to know.

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What did young Tom Edison do when he wondered if people could fly?

• He gave a girl a cup of chopped worms and water.

• He built wings.

• He gave up.

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When young Tom Edison was a boy, he had trouble in school. What did he do next to solve his problem?

• He quit school.

• He went to boarding school.

• His mom became his teacher at home.

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When young Tom Edison did experiments in the cellar of his home. He had lots of jars of chemicals. He wanted to keep people from messing with them. What did he do?

• He locked the cellar door.

• He wrote 'poison' on each jar.

• His mother guarded the cellar door to keep others out.

Answer explanation

There were often smoke, strange smells, and loud noises in the Edison home that came from the cellar where Tom worked.

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When Tom needed money to pay for chemicals and other things...

• He asked his mother and father for money.

• He was given all he needed for free.

• He got a job.

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As Tom got older, he got a job sending and reading ...

• telegraph messages.

• letters.

• newspapers.

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When Tom grew up, he became an inventor. At that time, burning gas lights lit homes and streets. They were unsafe. So, he did experiments with...

• electric light.

• gas.

• lamps.

Answer explanation

Tom invented all kinds of things that helped people.

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Because Tom did experiments with electric light, he...

• made a safe electric light.

• made people want them in their homes.

• made big news.

• all of the above answers are correct.

Answer explanation

The things Tom Edison made helped people everywhere.

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