HMH Weekly Quiz 2/2/24

This selection is:

• an opinion text

• an autobiography

• historical fiction

• realistic fiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

The text refers to Edison as a visionary. A visionary is:

• someone who is an inventor

• someone who has new ideas about the future

• someone who is invisible

• someone who can predict the future

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

According to the author, the lightbulb:

• didn't change the way we live

• was the second most important invention

• only helped rich people

• inspired the most inventions

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What was the first motion picture camera?

• kinetocamera

• kinetograph

• kinetoscope

• kinetofilm

The phonograph led to the inventions of all EXCEPT ​ ​

• talking doll
• dictation machine
• jukebox
• camera

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

According to the author, what is the most important of Edison's inventions?

• kinetograph

• phonograph

• lightbulb

• kinetoscope

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Where was Edison's first light and power system?

• Ruby Lane in New Orleans

• Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

• Diamond Street in Boston

• Pearl Street in New York City

What did big cities use before the invention of the light bulb?

• gas lights

• flashlights

• candles

• they weren't lit at all

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

After reading the first page, how does the author plan on persuading the reader that the lightbulb was Edison's best invention?

• by presenting different photos and inventions of Thomas Edison

• by presenting information about Edison's 3 most popular inventions

• by presenting diagrams

• by presenting pie charts

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6