English Quiz (Inventions)

A person who invents something is called .....

• invention

• invent

• inventor

• invented

Alexander Graham Bell's mother and wife were deaf, greatly influenced Bell's life's work.

His research on hearing and speech further led him to experiment with hearing devices.

So, he invented ... in 1876.

• telephone

• radio

• light bulb

• airplane

Jameela ... be a musician when she grows up.

• likes to

• wants to

• drinks to

• sees to

The invention that became popular in the 1920s was the home refrigerator. People used different ways to keep food cool and fresh long before the 1900s, but home fridges weren’t invented until 1913 in the USA.

What do people use home refrigerator for?

• to make food

• to keep body cool

• to use different ways

• to keep food cool and fresh long

A director is a person who ... films.

• directs

• direct

• direction

• directed

My friends and I at school decided to reduce our use of plastic. We collected plastic waste, used reusable shopping bags, and bought reusable water bottles. I feel proud of what we have achieved and hope that more people can join us in protecting our environment.

What did the children do to protect the environment clean?

• They used more plastic bags.

• They collected plastic waste, used reusable shopping bags, and bought reusable water bottles.

• They collected plastic waste and didn't use reusable shopping bags.

The Invention of Umbrellas
It seems natural to open an umbrella when it rains. But actually umbrella was not invented for protection against rain. It was used first as a shade against the sun. Nobody knows who first invented it, but umbrella was used in very ancient times. The first people to use it were probably the Chinese in the eleventh century B.C. The umbrella spread to ancient Egypt and Babylon. At that time it was a symbol of honor and authority, the umbrella was only for royalty or by those in high offices.

What was the umbrella first used as?

• It was used as a shade against the sun.

• It was used for protection against rain.

• It was used for royalty or by those high offices.

What did Thomas Alva Edison invent?

• Airplane

• Television

• Radio

• Light bulb

Unjumbled these words into a correct sentence.

rubbish - bags - break - and - don't - down - Plastic - create - they

• Plastic bags rubbish create and they don't break down.

• Plastic bags create rubbish and they don't break down.

• Plastic rubbish create bags and they don't break down.

I want a book to ... me all I know.

• eat

• take

• help

• teach