U5 W3 Word Study Read (Samuel Morse)
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English
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1st - 5th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Medium
Jennifer Hubbard
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7 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Samuel Morse credited with inventing?
Electric telegraph and Morse code
Telephone
Steam engine
Printing press
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Samuel Morse do to earn extra money while attending college?
Painted landscapes
Did portraits of his classmates
Worked as a telegraph operator
Sold his inventions
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where did Samuel Morse study art after graduation?
Boston
Europe
Washington, D.C.
New York
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which U.S. presidents did Samuel Morse paint portraits of in 1819?
James Monroe and John Adams
George Washington and Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Jackson
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What inspired Samuel Morse to create the electric telegraph?
The need for faster communication after his wife's death
A government project
His interest in electricity
A competition among inventors
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When did the first official demonstration of the telegraph take place?
1832
1844
1825
1850
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the significance of Samuel Morse's invention?
Messages could be sent in seconds instead of weeks or months
It replaced the telephone
It was the first form of wireless communication
It allowed people to send images over long distances
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