Thomas Edison Passage

Who is considered the most successful American inventor of all time according to the passage?

• Thomas Edison

• Nikola Tesla

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Henry Ford

Thomas Alva Edison was born in which year?

• 1847

• 1850

• 1860

• 1870

Thomas Alva Edison's first job was:

• Telegraph operator

• Newspaper seller

• Inventor

• Teacher

What did Thomas Alva Edison do in his time off according to the passage?

• He played sports.

• He read books.

• He invented new devices.

• He traveled the world.

What did the boy's father offer Edison after he rescued his child?

• A job

• Lessons in telegraphy

• A gift

• A scholarship

Where did Edison open his laboratory?

• Menlo Park

• Palo Alto

• Silicon Valley

• New York City

The first device for recording sound invented by Edison was:

• Phonograph

• Gramophone

• Telegraph

• Telephone

How many inventions had Edison patented in the United States by the time he died in 1931?

• 1,093

• 1,200

• 1,500

• 1,800

Which two inventions do not belong to Edison?

• Telegraph

• Frequency hopping

• Telephone

• Phonograph

Edison’s most famous invention is the _____.

• Telegraph

• Phonograph

• Light bulb

• Microphone