The Inventor’s Secret Vocabulary

What is the meaning of the word "locomotive"?

• A device used to play music

• A powered rail vehicle used for pulling trains

• A small tool or device

• A bright light

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Which word best completes the sentence: "The old car _______ down the road, barely making it to the gas station."

• excelled

• chugged

• revered

• transcended

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Match the word "phonograph" to its definition.

• A device for playing recorded music

• A type of train engine

• A bright light source

• A small tool or device

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What does the word "gadget" mean?

• A large machine

• A small mechanical or electronic device

• A type of light bulb

• A musical instrument

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Choose the word that best completes the sentence: "Thomas Edison held many _______ for his inventions."

• gadgets

• patents

• locomotives

• cylinders

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What is the meaning of the word "incandescent"?

• Emitting light as a result of being heated

• A type of train

• A small tool

• A recorded sound device

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Which word best completes the sentence: "The athlete managed to _______ in every competition he entered."

• flop

• excel

• sputter

• chug

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Match the word "cylinder" to its definition.

• A small tool or device

• A solid geometric figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross-section

• A type of train engine

• A bright light source

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What does the word "revere" mean?

• To fail completely

• To respect or admire deeply

• To emit light

• To play music

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Choose the word that best completes the sentence: "The engine _______ to a stop after running out of fuel."

• excelled

• sputtered

• revered

• transcended

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