WorksheetsThomas Edison
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was Thomas Edison most well known invention?
a)
Electricity
b)
Car
c)
Hospital
d)
Light bulb
2.
What happened when Thomas Edison became ill with scarlet fever at an early age?
a)
He became crippled.
b)
He lost some of his hearing.
c)
He started doing experiments.
d)
He stopped doing experiments.
3.
Thomas Edison was an
a)
Electrician and farmer
b)
President and lawyer
c)
inventor and engineer
d)
printer and Librarian
4.
Thomas Edison created many inventions.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Thomas Edison gave up when he could not figure out to make the light-bulb work.
a)
true
b)
false
c)
maybe
6.
Why do you think Thomas Edison is important?
a)
Because he has created many helpful inventions that have made our lives easier and better.
b)
Because he is a funny, loving,many kind person.
c)
Because he invented the first TV, and a lot of people love to watch it.
d)
Because he was a founding father of our country.
7.
What was Edison's MOST famous laboratory located?
a)
Milan, Ohio
b)
West Orange, New Jersey
c)
Menlo Park, New Jersey
d)
Newark, New Jersey
8.
Like Ben Franklin, Thomas Edison was a genius. What does "genius" mean?
a)
a person who likes science
b)
a person who is very smart
c)
a person who lived long ago
d)
a person who enjoys reading
9.
What caused Edison to lose his job at the railroad office?
a)
He set up a lab at the office.
b)
He was sleeping at work.
c)
He started a fire.
d)
He didn't come to work.
10.
What was Edison's first job?
a)
delivering the paper
b)
working as an inventor
c)
working in the railroad office
d)
working as a telegraph operator
11.
What happened AFTER Edison lost his job at the railroad station?
a)
He worked as a telegraph operator.
b)
He set up a lab in Boston.
c)
He sold newspapers.
d)
He invented the light bulb.
12.
What did Edison do while he was in Boston?
a)
invented the light bulb
b)
started a fire in a railroad car
c)
spent many hours at home reading
d)
got his first patent on an invention
13.
How do you know that Edison's mother kept helping him after he left home?
a)
She made sure he went to school
b)
She gave him advice in the letters she wrote.
c)
She took him out of school.
d)
She set up a laboratory at her home.
14.
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
15.
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.
16.
True or False? He had a good education.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What year was Thomas Edison born?
a)
1832
b)
1819
c)
1847
d)
2016
18.
How many of Thomas Edisons invention succeeded
a)
39
b)
6
c)
2
d)
9
19.
True or False? Edison was married and had kids.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
True or False? Edison invented the camera.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
What type of camera did Edison invent?
a)
movie
b)
photo
22.
How many kids did Thomas have?
a)
9
b)
11
c)
6
d)
2
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