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WorksheetsUnit 6 Social Studies Test
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who invented the telegraph?
a)
Ray Tomlinson
b)
Samuel Morse
c)
Orville Wright
d)
Henry Ford
2.
Who started the first telephone company?
a)
Samuel Morse
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Vinton Cerf
3.
Who was the engineer in Massachusetts who found a way to send electronic messages over the Internet?
a)
Ray Tomlinson
b)
Vinton Cerf
c)
Orville Wright
d)
Lewis Latimer
4.
Who developed the first practical lightbulb?
a)
Samuel Morse
b)
Thomas Edison and Lewis Latimer
c)
Orville and Wilbur Wright
d)
Donald L. Bitzer
5.
What are two main forms of public transportation?
a)
cars and buses
b)
cars and trucks
c)
buses and trains
d)
trains and airplanes
6.
Which North Carolina city was the first to have a rail system?
a)
Asheville
b)
Rocky Mount
c)
Winston-Salem
d)
Charlotte
7.
The Internet was first invented in the late 1960's.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The world's first airplane flight was made by Vinton Cerf in North Carolina.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Today, people can use communication links such as the Internet, telephones, or fax machines to buy and sell goods and services.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
The flat plasma screen was first invented to improve computers, but it has also been used to improve television screens.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
In the early 1900s, cars became the main form of transportation.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The use of public transportation conserves energy but increases pollution.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Research Triangle Park was developed to bring businesses to the state.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Refrigerated airplanes allow foods packed in ice to be shipped to faraway places.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
An advertisement is a notice made to get people to buy something.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Cites such as New York City, London, and Tokyo do not have public rail systems.
a)
True
b)
False
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