The Boy Who Invented TV

The Boy Who Invented TV

5th Grade

30 Qs

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The Boy Who Invented TV

The Boy Who Invented TV

Assessment

Quiz

English

5th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
RI.5.4, RF.4.3A, RL.4.3

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the Boy Who Invented TV, which two inventions most interested young Philo?

telephone and television

electric generator and radio

phonograph and telephone

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How was Idaho different from Utah for Philo?

There was electricity.

There were trains.

There were televisions.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Philo see while plowing fields that helped him invent the television?

view of the open country

light reflected off the field

parallel lines in the field

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Philo thought that the best thing about television was that it would _______.

establish world peace

permit people to share the same stories

make him famous

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

All of the following were Philo's heroes EXCEPT

Albert Einstein

George Washington

Thomas Edison

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happened to his first model of the television?

He received $6,000 for it

It did not work

He was successful on his first model

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which events in Philo's life led to him inventing the first television? Choose all that apply.

He married Pem

Philo was struck with an idea while plowing the fields.

He quit college, after his father died.

He received a loan for $6,000.

As a child, he invented machines to make doing chores easier.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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