HMH Unit 8 Vocab

What is the term for a new device or process that has been created?

• Discovery

• Invention

• Exploration

• Experiment

What is an invention?

• Something that is found in nature

• Something created by a person that did not exist before

• A type of animal

• A natural disaster

How did the invention of the telephone change communication?

• It made communication slower

• It changed the way people communicate

• It stopped people from talking

• It made communication impossible

Which of the following is an example of an invention?

• A mountain

• A river

• A computer

• A tree

What does the word "brilliant" mean?

• Very bright or shining

• Very dull or dark

• Very slow or lazy

• Very quiet or silent

What is happening in the picture?

• Two people are flying a kite.

• Two people are playing soccer.

• Two people are painting a house.

• Two people are swimming in a lake.

What does the word "brilliant" mean?

• Extremely clever or skillful

• Very dull and boring

• Not very bright

• Quite ordinary

In the sentence "Benjamin Franklin was a brilliant genius when it came to his experiments with electricity," what does "brilliant" describe?

• His appearance

• His intelligence and skill

• His clothing

• His height

Which of the following is a synonym for "brilliant"?

• Dull

• Bright

• Average

• Slow

Why is it important to have brilliant inventors in the world?

• They make things more complicated

• They help create new and useful inventions

• They make everything expensive

• They stop progress