"Inventing a Better Bulb" Comp. Test

How many paragraphs are in the text?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

Who invented a better light bulb?

• Lewis Latimer

• 
  Thomas Edison

• Nikola Tesla

• June Osbourne

What year was Lewis born?

• 1748

• 1848

• 1948

• 2011

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Lewis was a former slave.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Why do you think Lewis was nominated to be an Edison Pioneer?

• Edison felt sorry for him.

• He invented the light bulb.

• He was able to escape slavery.

• He worked hard and had lots of good ideas.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was Edison's filament made out of?

• tissue paper

• carbonized cotton

• a cotton ball

• paper

A patent is a legal way for people to steal your ideas.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Alexander Graham Bell was a prominent inventor.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is a filament?

• a thin thread that glowed when it is frozen

• a mint

• a thin thread that glowed when it got wet

• a thin thread that glowed when heated

Lewis first worked in a light bulb factory.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2