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Thomas Edison

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most people immediately think of ... when they think of Thomas Edison.

a)

Printer

b)

light bulb

c)

telephone

d)

computer

2.

He invented ....

a)

electrical system, the telephone, the alkaline battery, X-rays, cinema projector.

b)

electrical system, the telephone, wheel, X-rays, cinema projector.

c)

optical lenses the telephone, the alkaline battery, X-rays, cinema projector.

d)

electrical system, the telephone, the alkaline battery, X-rays, compass.

3.

His teacher told his mother that...

a)

he was so clever

b)

he was too slow to learn

c)

he was the best student

d)

he was very good and polite

4.

T.Edison said that "Genius is..."

a)

...99 % inspiration and 1% perspiration.

b)

...1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.

c)

...50% inspiration and 50% perspiration.

d)

...100% inspiration and 0% perspiration.

5.

he has "invention factory" in Menlo Park, ...

a)

New York

b)

the USA

c)

New Jersey

d)

Australia

6.

The synonym to the word optimistic:

a)

ambitious

b)

open-minded

c)

relaxed

d)

looks at the positive

7.

By the end of his life T.Edison held .... patents.

a)

1039

b)

1093

c)

193

d)

1930

8.

He would drift off to sleep with several small ....in his hand.

a)

metal balls

b)

light bulbs

c)

alkaline battery

d)

telephone

9.

Translate the word unbelievably

a)

нетерпимый

b)

невероятно

c)

успешно

d)

неверующий

10.

His factory was almost totally destroyed by ...

a)

tsunami

b)

flood

c)

tornado

d)

fire

11.

Historians have so far discovered aroud 4 million pages of Edison's notes including sketches, cartoons and even ...

a)

formulas

b)

fairy tales

c)

poems

d)

musical notes

12.

Synonym to the word ambitious:

a)

open-minded

b)

focused

c)

does't give up

d)

really wants to be successful

13.

The full name of edison is.....

a)

Thomas Alba Edison

b)

Thomas Chris Edison

c)

Thomas Alva Gardner

d)

Thomas Alva Edison

14.

When he was a child his family was ...

a)

poor

b)

rich

c)

not poor

d)

bad

15.

At the age of .... he had a job - selling newspapers and snacks to train travelers.

a)

20

b)

12

c)

8

d)

15

16.

What was "The Weekly Herald"

a)

the Edison's newspaper

b)

the Edison's laboratory

c)

the Edison's invention

d)

the Edison's factory

17.

Dot and Dash are:

a)

the Edison's nickname

b)

nicknames of Edison's children

c)

the name of Edison's invention

d)

the name of Edison's newspaper

18.

The invention that made him world famous is...

a)

the phonograph

b)

the electrical guitar

c)

cinema projector

d)

recorder

19.

The word "Ahoy" for answering the phone was created by...

a)

T.Edison

b)

Gutenberg

c)

A.G.Bell

d)

Bill Gates

20.

T.Edison prefer to work ...

a)

with his friends

b)

alone

c)

with his team

d)

with his family