
Thomas Edison's Road to Success
Authored by Инна Холуева
English
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is the author’s purpose in writing this article?
to entertain
to persuade the reader to believe in something
to inform the reader about something
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What didn't T.Edison invent or contributed to the invention of?
the telephone
the alkaline battery
the telegraph
an early cinema projector
Answer explanation
The Telegraph was invented by Samuel Morse in 1838, 9 years before T.Edison was born.
When Morse was away from home, his wife fell ill and died. Morse was so upset that he didn't get the news of his wife's illness on time that he quitted painting and began working on a method of long-distance communication.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Edison was absolutely intolerant of (a)
laziness
profanity
ignorance
Answer explanation
'Edison was very intolerant of laziness and believed in pushing himself to reach his goals'
4.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Edison wasn't afraid of ...
Answer explanation
Edison said, 'Many of life’s failures are people who did not realise how close they were to success when they gave up.'
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
When Thomas Edison was a child, his teacher told that he was too slow to learn
True
False
Answer explanation
6.
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30 sec • 1 pt
Edison saw his bad ideas as ________ _____ to better ones
Answer explanation
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
There is great value in disaster. .... (continue)
All our mistakes are burned up
Fake friends turn away from you
You lose all hope and get a normal job
Answer explanation
All our mistakes are burned up and you can start anew!
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