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The Inventor's Secret Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Engines that make a train go forward.

a)

Gadgets

b)

Locomotives

c)

chugged

d)

steam engine

2.

What is a person that is famous for his or her achievements called?

a)

Lizzo

b)

Incandescent

c)

Illustrious

d)

Revere

3.

What is a patent ? What does it mean to Patent something ?

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4.

small specialized machines or electronic devices are known as ..

a)

verbs

b)

phonograph

c)

cylinder

d)

Gadgets

5.

To excel at something is to

a)

be really good at it

b)

not understand

c)

enjoy it

d)

not like it

6.

If you (a)   someone, you think very highly of that person.

7.

If you (a)   a boundary, you go above or beyond it.

8.

If something is a flop it is _____________

a)

a success

b)

a failure

c)

exciting

d)

challenging

9.

Something that gives off a lot of light is known as what ?

a)

Incandescent

b)

Illustrious

c)

sputtered

d)

flop

10.

A (a)   has circular ends and straight sides

11.

What is a phonograph ? What is the root of the word phonograph. Where does the root of the word phonograph originate from? What does the root mean ?

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12.

What is the word that describes a machine that moved slowly and noisily ?

a)

locomotives

b)

Chugged

c)

patent

d)

transcend

13.

If something (a)   , it worked in a rough or uneven way and made popping noises.

14.

Describe what the central idea of a story is.

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