Thomas Edison (P.5)

What do the root words auto, bio and graph (autobiography) mean?

• self / life / something drawn or written

• far away / sound

• sound / something drawn or written

• life / to see

Thomas Edison was a great ____________.

• inventor

• student

• man

• woman

Some of his inventions included...

• the electric toilet

• sound recording

• the electric light

• the Internet

• moving pictures

Where was Thomas Edison born?

• in Hong Kong in 1847

• in Germany in 1920

• in the USA in 1847

• in the USA in 1856

What was Thomas Edison's first job when he was 12 years old?

• selling comic books

• telegrapher

• selling newspapers

• gardener

How old was Thomas Edison when he started working as a telegrapher?

• 17 years old

• 21 years old

• 15 years old

• 16 years old

What do the root words tele and graph (telegraph) mean?

• self / to see

• far away / life / something drawn or written

• far away / sound

• far away / something drawn or written

How could people send messages a long way in 1863?

• via phone

• via Email

• via telegraph

• by shouting really loudly

When Thomas Edison was a child, he became ____________.

• blind

• deaf

• super strong

• very smart

What did Thomas Edison set up in 1872?

• His own school.

• His own big laboratory.

• His own restaurant.

• His own factory.