The Boy Who Invented TV
Authored by Teresa Boyer
English
5th Grade
CCSS covered
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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.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.2.1
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.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
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.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
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.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
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