Edison's Best Invention

How did the phonograph change the world?

• It was the first machine that could give off light inside of a room.

• It made it possible to take pictures and look at them later.

• It made it possible to record sound and play it back.

• It was the first machine that could make movies.

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The author describes three of Edison’s inventions as popular. What does the word popular mean as it is used in the passage?

• new

• smart

• well-liked

• out-of-date

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According to the table and the passage, TV and movie cameras were inspired by

• kinetographs.

• phonographs.

• jukeboxes.

• light bulbs.

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Why did the author write this passage?

• to explain how the kinetograph works

• to share information about Edison’s childhood

• to tell the reader how the phonograph led to today’s digital music

• to make the reader think that the light bulb was Edison’s most important invention

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Based on information in the passage, which statement would the author most likely make?

• Fewer people enjoyed concerts after Edison invented the phonograph.

• Today’s world would not be the same without Edison’s inventions.

• Few inventions have helped to make the world a better place.

• Flashlights did not change the way people lived their daily lives.

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