Young Thomas Edison

Why did Edison's mother take him out of school?

• He hated school

• He was sick with scarlet fever

• She wanted to teach him at home

• She wanted him to get a job

How was Edison's behavior at home different from his behavior at school?

• At home

• At home he asked many questions

• At home he spent his time daydreaming

• At home he had many ideas for experiments

Where was Edison's first lab?

• In his house

• At his school

• In New Jersey

• At a railroad office

How can the reader tell that Edison loved to read?

• He was often daydreaming

• He spent all day at the library

• He studied the great inventors

• He got a job selling newspapers

Why did Edison lose his job at the railroad office?

• He was sleeping at work

• He set up a lab in the station

• He started a fire in the building

• He spent his work hours reading

What happened right after Edison lost his job at the railroad station?

• He invented the light bulb

• He set up a lab in New Jersey

• He made money selling newspapers

• He traveled around as a telegraph operator

What did Edison do when Congress would not buy his Electrical Vote Recorder?

• He stopped working

• He got advice from his mother

• He moved on to other inventions

• He tried to sell it to someone else

Which sentence from the selection shows that Edison's mother kept helping him even after he left home?

• "Al's mother, a former teacher, took him out of school after only three months"

• "Mrs. Edison made sure he received an excellent education"

• "He went home and set up his laboratory again with the encouragement of his mother"

• "He would miss her letters, her advice, and her encouragement"

Why did people start to call Edison "The Wizard"?

• He hired lots of people

• He made many inventions

• He always asked questions

• He blew up a large number of things

Which word almost has the SAME meaning as the word "alarmed" in the sentence below?

Joy was alarmed when she couldn't find her puppy, but was relieved when she found him.

• amazed

• annoyed

• curious

• worried