Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison's teacher said he couldn't learn because he ___________ in class.

• slept

• ate food

• sang a song

• daydreamed

Thomas sold newspapers and snacks to people on a train when he was 12.

• true

• false

Thomas Edison wanted to be a telegraph operator because

• He wanted to avoid hard work

• He was afraid of working outside

• He wanted to be famous

• He wanted to send message to other train stations

A group of people who have the power to make and change laws

• President

• Legislators

• Politicians

• Teachers

An official paper that says no one else can make or sell an inventor's work.

• license
• copyright
• trademark
• patent

He made a vote-counting machine but nobody wanted to buy it.

• true

• false

What invention made Thomas famous?

• Airplane
• Light bulb
• Telephone
• Internet

He wanted to make ____________ because people used candles or oil or gas lamps.

• gas

• perfume

• an electric light

• a neon sign

He built power stations to make electricity.

• true

• false

He invented a ____________ to record people speaking.

• headphones
• phonograph

• umbrella
• telescope