WorksheetsREADING- THE BOY WHO INVENTED TV
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 3hrs 55mins
Enthusiastically means....
imagine as a future possibilty
to have great excitement for something
a large farming tool
Why did Philo moved from Utah to Idaho
he was bored
he wanted to meet a freind
for a better life
When did Philo finally create TV
1926
1930
1928
Who were Philo's heroes as a child?
Captain America and SpiderMAn
Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell
Einstein and Newton
How many dollars did Philo make every Friday night ?
$10
$2
$5
When Philo was 3 years old....
he went to a train station with his Dad
he went to the fish market with his Dad
he went to the park with his Dad
When Philo was 6 years old , he was captivated by
a hand-crancked telephone and a hand-crancked phonograph
a washing machine
a giant train
Philo won a contest and spent the prize money on...
a motor bike
first pair of long pants.
a piano and a bicycle
One bright sunny day, 14 years old Philo...
washed all the clothes
plowed the potato feilds
fed the hen
What is the correct name of Philo's teacher?
Mrs.Tollman
Mr.Tolman
Mr.Toeman
Why did Philo's teacher wanted him to go to college?
because college might give Philo a better opportunity.
because he wanted Philo to go away from his family.
because he wanted Philo to pay the college fees.
What did Philo do to look older?
he grew a beard
he grew a mustache
he grew his hair
At his first demonstration, what was the item Philo forgot?
power surge
wire
batteries
Pem labelled the failed experiment as
"Bang ! Pop! Sizzle!"
"Bang! Pop! Drizzle!"
"Bang! Top! Sizzle!"
The synonym of the word "revolutionary" is...
radical
creator
divide
What did Philo do with the violin he bought?
he used it to perform in dance bands.
he played it all night alone.
he used to entertain his wife with it.
Philo and Pem's first lab was .....
their dining room table in Hollywood.
their kitchen table in Hollywood
their bedroom in Hollywood
On weekends , Philo organized radio parties , so ...
his friends could gather around, and listen to the new stations.
his friends could never ignore him.
his friends could pay him.
How old was Philo when he announced the invention of TV?
24 years old
22 years old
23 years
Philo scribbled a diagram of an all-electric camera, and called it ...
an image dissector
a power surge
an electrical wire
How was Idaho different from Utah? f There were trains. g There was electricity. h There were televisions. i There was running water.
There were trains.
There was electricity.
There were televisions.
There was running water.
What did Philo see while plowing fields that helped him invent the television?
view of the open country
light reflected off the field
parallel lines in the field
overturned earth
Philo thought that the best thing about television was that it would
make him famous.
establish world peace.
allow people to see one another.
permit people to share the same stories.
All of the following tell how Philo learned EXCEPT
he graduated from college.
he asked a lot of questions.
he read a lot of magazines.
he tinkered with all kinds of machines.
