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Hurley October 29, 2019

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 3hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this story mostly about?
a)
The light bulb
b)
A former teacher
c)
A young inventor
d)
The first telegraph
2.
Why did Edison’s mother take him out of school?
a)
He hated school.
b)
She wanted him to get a job.
c)
He was sick with scarlet fever.
d)
She wanted to teach him at home.
3.
How was Edison’s behavior at home different from his behavior at school?
a)
At home, he was shy and quiet.
b)
At home, he asked many questions.
c)
At home, he spent his time daydreaming
d)
At home, he had many ideas for experiments
4.
Where was Edison’s first laboratory?
a)
In his house
b)
At his school
c)
In New Jersey
d)
At a railroad office
5.
How can the reader tell that Edison loved to read?
a)
He was often daydreaming.
b)
He spent all day at the library.
c)
He studied the great inventors.
d)
He got a job selling newspapers.
6.
Why did Edison lose his job at the railroad office?
a)
He was sleeping at work.
b)
He set up a lab in the station.
c)
He started a fire in the building.
d)
He spent his work hours reading.
7.
What happened right after Edison lost his job at the railroad station?
a)
He invented the light bulb.
b)
He set up a lab in New Jersey.
c)
He made money selling newspapers.
d)
He traveled around working as a telegraph operator.
8.
What did Edison do when Congress would not buy his Electrical Vote Recorder?
a)
He stopped working.
b)
He got advice from his mother.
c)
He moved on to other inventions.
d)
He tried to sell it to someone else.
9.
Which sentence from the  selection shows that Edison’smother kept helping him even after he left home?
a)
“Al’s mother, a former teacher, took him out of school after only three months.”
b)
“Mrs. Edison made sure he received an excellent education.”
c)
“He went home and set up his laboratory again with the encouragement of his mother.”
d)
“He would miss her letters—her advice and encouragement.”
10.
Why did people start to call Edison “The Wizard”?
a)
He hired lots of people.
b)
He made many inventions.
c)
He always asked questions.
d)
He blew up a large number of things.
11.
What is an antonym for genius
a)
clever
b)
smart
c)
Unintelligent
d)
brilliant
12.
What does solitude mean in the sentence below. 
Young Al liked that he could tune out the world to think about his experiments, in solitude.
a)
Living or being alone
b)
the center of attention
c)
Speaking in front of an audience
d)
Surrounded by many people
13.
Don't forget to plug your iPad because it runs on ________ power
a)
gas
b)
water
c)
electric
d)
muscle
14.
Our class did an __________ to see which plant  grew best.
a)
Infection
b)
Action
c)
Adventure
d)
Experiment
15.
Doc created an ________ that does his homework for him.*
a)
Genius
b)
Accident
c)
Invention
d)
Airplane
16.
The students went to the laboratory to do a science experiment. 
What at is a laboratory?
a)
A place where scientists work
b)
A place where scientists sleep
c)
a place where toys are kept
d)
A place where teachers eat
17.
What is a synonym. For genius?
a)
hard
b)
easy
c)
Friendly
d)
smart 
18.

Joe is my favorite person to work with in class. He has such a nice _______ about learning.

a)

prevention

b)

attitude

c)

confession

d)

fortunate

19.

If you don't get enough vitamins, your bones might get ________ and break.

a)

frail

b)

suitable

c)

moist

d)

absorbed

20.

After carefully ___________ the painting, the expert told everyone that it was actually a fake.

a)

confessing

b)

reversing

c)

absorbing

d)

examining

21.

If you're traveling from New York to California, taking a plane is more ___________ than walking.

a)

suitable

b)

preventable

c)

reversable

d)

examined

22.

What could prevent a fire?

a)

a flame from a stove

b)

making sure you don't put paper near candles

c)

a broom

d)

rushing to the fire and putting it out

23.

What is most fortunate?

a)

a very tall building

b)

a person with a loving and supportive family

c)

a person who is so sick they can hardly move

d)

little drops of water on the windshield

24.

What could happen if you played a movie in reverse?

a)

You would hear everything in Spanish.

b)

The movie would play much faster.

c)

You wouldn't be able to see anything.

d)

The movie would play backwards.

25.

If someone confesses, what does he do?

a)

He tells the truth.

b)

He soaks up water.

c)

He stops something from happening.

d)

He cries for a long time.

26.

Which of the following is an example of the word absorb?

a)

a kid kicking a ball

b)

a cop stopping a robber

c)

a sponge soaking up water

d)

a man winning the lottery

27.

In the rainforest, there is so much ___________ in the air, you can get wet just by walking around.

a)

absorption

b)

reversal

c)

moisture

d)

fortune

28.
Which word is spelled correctly?
a)
cros
b)
krews
c)
cross
d)
crooss
29.
Which word is spelled correctly?
a)
kraw
b)
krewl
c)
crewl
d)
crawl
30.
Which word is spelled correctly?
a)
liwn
b)
laawn
c)
lawn
d)
lewn
31.
Which word is spelled correctly?
a)
awful
b)
ofehl
c)
awul
d)
awfull
32.
Which word is spelled correctly?
a)
alsa
b)
also
c)
als
d)
alsoo
33.
Which word is spelled correctly?
a)
telk
b)
talk
c)
tak
d)
tewk
34.
Which word is spelled correctly?
a)
liw
b)
laaw
c)
law
d)
laww
35.
Which word is spelled correctly?
a)
always
b)
awwayz
c)
elways
d)
alays
36.
Which word is spelled correctly?
a)
cholk
b)
chelk
c)
chalk
d)
chak
37.
which word is spelled correctly?
a)
waal
b)
wall
c)
wal
d)
wewl
38.
The symbol od hallowen is ..,,
a)
pear
b)
Peach
c)
pumpkin
d)
Stawberry
39.
We say...
a)
 hello
b)
trick or treat
c)
goodbye 
d)
 Yes
40.

What do people wear on Halloween?

a)

Fantasy

b)

Costumes

c)

Party clothes

d)

Funny hats