Thomas Edison: Inventor of Wonders

What is this article MOSTLY about?

• the lightbulb

• a former teacher

• a young inventor

• the first telegraph

What happened when Edison got scarlet fever?

• He began reading books.

• He lost some of his hearing.

• He stopped asking questions.

• He started doing experiments.

What does the word genius mean in the sentence below?

Like Ben Franklin, Thomas Edison was a genius.

• a person who likes science

• B a person who is very smart

• a person who lived long ago

• a person who enjoys reading

What was Edison's FIRST job?

• inventor

• paper boy

• railroad worker

• telegraph operator

How can the reader tell that Edison loved to read?

• He was often daydreaming.

• He spent all day at the library.

• He studied the great inventors.

• He got a job selling newspapers.

Why did Edison lose his job at the railroad office?

• He was sleeping at work.

• He set up a lab in the station.

• He started a fire in the building.

• He spent his work hours reading.

What happened AFTER Edison lost his job at the railroad station?

• He invented the light bulb.

• He set up a lab in New Jersey.

• He made money selling newspapers.

• He traveled around working as a telegraph operator.

What did Edison do while he was in Boston?

• got in trouble with Congress

• started a fire in a railroad car

• invented the electric light bulb

• got his first patent on an invention

Which sentence from the article shows that Edison’s mother kept helping him even after he left home?

• “Mrs. Edison made sure he received an excellent education.”

• “He would miss her letters—her advice and encouragement.”

• “Al’s mother, a former teacher, took him out of school after only three months.”

• “He went home and set up his laboratory again with the encouragement of his mother.”

Why did people start to call Edison “The Wizard”?

• He hired lots of people.

• He made many inventions.

• He always asked questions.

• He blew up a large number of things.