WorksheetsThomas Edison
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 29mins
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1.
What traits did Thomas Edison have as a child that helped him as an adult?
a)
He was curious
b)
He loved reading
c)
He experimented.
d)
All of the above
2.
Which of the following best summarizes the events that led to Edison traveling the country as a telegraph operator?
a)
Edison saved a boy from being hit by a train, and the boy's father offered to teach Edison his job.
b)
Edison learned how to be a businessman by selling food to telegraph operators.
c)
Edison met a man who would teach him how to operate a telegraph.
d)
Edison learned Morse code.
3.
"Negative results are just as valuable to me as positive results. " What did Edison mean when he said this?
a)
He was never discouraged when people did not like his inventions.
b)
Negative reslts give you information you need to help solve the problem you're working on.
c)
He meant that people would astound themselves if they only tired better.
d)
All of the above.
4.
Read this sentence: Edison applied for a patent to protect each of his inventions. What is a patent?
a)
a kind of guard that would stand watch outside the lab
b)
a license that grants the right to invent something
c)
a document granting the right to make money from an invention
d)
a kind of case that would keep each invention from getting dirty
5.
Why would the president have people turn out their light to honor Edison when he died?
a)
Turning the lights off would make it dark outside.
b)
Edison did not like the better light bulbs he invented that people were using.
c)
Edison invented the light bulbs, so turning off the lights honored his inventiveness.
d)
Edison invented movie projects that only worked in the dark.
6.
Which of the following did Edison invent first?
a)
light bulb
b)
phonograph
c)
movie projector
d)
electric vote recorder
7.
Which are two things Edison accomplished in his life?
a)
He created the firs for-profit research lab and imroved the telegraph system.
b)
He invented the telephone and was friends with Alexander Graham Bell.
c)
He invented talking movies and designed a science lab.
d)
He made it possible for people to play CDs and use electricity.
8.
Which of the following gave Edison the idea of phonograph?
a)
his work on the telegraph syste recording music
b)
his work on the telephone.
c)
his work on the movie projector
d)
all of the above
9.
How did reading help Edison with his experiments?
a)
He learned how to organize a lab.
b)
He learned how to set up experiments.
c)
He learned many subjects that gave him ideas of what to do.
d)
All of the above.
10.
Read the sentence: Edison was a curious boy who loved to ask questions and explore. What does curious mean?
a)
lonely
b)
bored
c)
eager to learn
d)
all of the above
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