G6- Thomas David Petite

What is Thomas David Petite’s profession?

• doctor

• lawyer

• chemist

• inventor

What is one possible future result of Petite’s wireless mesh technology?

• the smart grid

• the smart TV

• the mobile phone

• the Apple Watch

Read these sentences from the text.

“People could see how much energy they are using, when they are using it, and what it costs. Then, they could save money and help the environment by not wasting electricity. Petite and other inventors think that the Smart Grid could be in every home in the near future.”

What can you conclude based on this information?

• Petite’s invention is more important than any other invention in history.

• Petite’s invention is not very popular with other inventors.

• Petite’s invention could make it easier for people to help the environment.

When Petite is not thinking up new inventions, he is working with his nonprofit organization. Nonprofit means:

• private

• charitable, without benefit

• with less profit

Which of the following important details is the main idea?

• Petite created wireless grid and encouraged people to make their own inventions.

• his first invention was when he made a leaf blower out of a hair dryer.

• Petite is a successful Native American inventor.

• he is the son of a Chippewa chief from Wisconsin.

Identify the subject pronoun in the following sentence:

When Petite is not thinking up new inventions, he is working with his nonprofit organization.

• Petite

• he

• his

• when

Which of the following sentences has an intensive pronoun:

• He gives them simple objects, like a box, tacks, rubber bands, and a pencil, and tells them to create something with these materials.

• The students invent all sorts of things! They use their imagination to make something new and useful.

• Petite himself goes around to schools to speak to young students about how they can use their creative talents.

My sister Emmy never pictured herself playing sports.

The underlined pronoun in the sentence is:

• intensive pronoun

• reflexive pronoun

• object pronoun