Quiz on Telephones and Modes of Transportation

The invention of the cell phone _______.

• caused people to wait at home or work for calls

• allowed people to communicate from anywhere

• made it more difficult to make phone calls in the car

• decreased the amount of time people talk to each other

Communication was difficult in the early 1900s because _______.

• the internet was very slow

• most people did not speak

• there was not a way to communicate

• it took a long time to send messages

People today use _______ to help predict the weather.

• Morse code

• telegraphs

• satellites

What basic need can be met by using the internet?

• You can buy clothes online.

• There are fun games to play.

• It makes trips to visit friends faster.

• You can send a friend a message.

Healthcare workers keep many notes. How was their job different before the invention of the typewriter?

• It was the same.

• They did not keep notes.

• They had to handwrite all notes.

• They drew pictures instead of words.

Because communication technology has improved, ________.

• people communicate less

• people learned to live without technology

• people are able to meet basic needs easier

• people do not need to communicate anymore

Which writing tool is used on computers/tablets?

• pencils

• sharpened sticks

• stylus/keyboard

• feathers dipped in ink

In the PAST, phones had dials and plugs. People could use __________ if they were away from home.

• Facetime

• Walkie Talkies

• Cell phones

• Pay phones

Today, people can email, call, or text. They can send photos and messages using
apps or __________.

• Cave walls

• Social Media

• Sign language

• Typewriter

Long ago, people wrote on tree bark or clay and stone tablets. They painted on
________________.

• Cave walls

• Cardboard

• Notebooks

• Tablets