Young Thomas Edison Review

Why was Thomas educated at home and not in a school?

• He had difficulty hearing

• His mother loved teaching

• He was a genius and too smart

What did Thomas do in his free time while he worked as a paperboy?

• He experimented on the train

• He read in the Detroit Library

• Both of the above

Where did Thomas build his laboratory as an adult?

• New Jersey

• Ohio

• Michigan

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

• He was a genius and the most intelligent man alive

• He enjoyed performing magic tricks as a hobby

• He invented so many strange and incredible devices

What was the author's purpose?

• To entertain with a story about childhood long ago

• To inform the reader about Thomas Edison's childhood

• To inform the reader about Thomas Edison's inventions

How do you know that Thomas' mother approved of his experiments?

What was the cause of Thomas' hearing problems?

Describe Thomas Edison's first job.

What was one way that Thomas' inventions got him into trouble?

Was this story a biography or an autobiography? Explain.