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Thomas Edison

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of, The Inventions of Thomas Alva Edison?

a)

19th Century American Inventors

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Holly Cefrey

d)

Rigby

2.

Where is the Table of Contents located in a book?

a)

end

b)

middle

c)

beginning

3.

Where is the glossary located in a book?

a)

end

b)

middle

c)

beginning

4.

This is ___________, because it's a biography about Thomas Edison's life.

a)

fiction

b)

non-fiction

5.

What profession, job, did Edison's mother have?

a)

secretary

b)

doctor

c)

teacher

d)

inventor

6.

What INCORRECT observation did Edison's teachers make about him?

a)

he was very smart

b)

he was a slow learner

c)

he was odd

d)

he was great at athletics

7.

What physical problem did Thomas have?

a)

sight

b)

hearing

c)

smell

8.

What was the nickname of the lab Edison built in New Jersey in 1867?

a)

Menlo Park

b)

the Fact box

c)

the invention factory

d)

Phonograph

9.

What was Edison's favorite invention?

a)

light bulb

b)

phonograph

c)

Kinetograph

d)

Kinetoscope

10.

What is the special thread inside a light bulb called?

a)

phonograph

b)

tinfoil

c)

patent

d)

filament

11.

Where was Edison's first power plant located?

a)

New Jersy

b)

Ohio

c)

Milan

d)

New York City

12.

What was the first movie Edison made called?

a)

The Sneeze

b)

Fred Ott

c)

Kinetoscope

d)

Kinetograph

13.

Which adjectives does NOT describe Edison?

a)

intelligent

b)

creative

c)

lazy

d)

hard worker

14.

What year did Edison invent the nickel-iron-alkaline battery?

a)

1877

b)

1879

c)

1889

d)

1910

15.

Edison was a(n).....

a)

doctor

b)

inventor

c)

teacher

d)

movie director