WorksheetsThe Inventor's Secret Review Game (Ms. Bell)
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 16mins
According to the story, what was Thomas curious about? Select all that apply.
Electricity
Engines
Chemistry
Windup toys
Which answer choice reveals how Henry felt about Thomas in the story?
He was jealous of Thomas because he was more successful.
He did not like Thomas' inventions.
He admired Thomas and his inventions.
Thomas was smarter than Henry.
Which sentence best summarizes "The Inventor's Secret"?
Thomas and Henry are boys who grew up in a time of great change.
Henry and Thomas challenge each other to invent the most successful machine.
Thomas is a famous inventor who models his work on Henry's experiments.
Henry is a hard-working inventor who looks to Thomas for the key to success.
What gadgets did Thomas invent? Select all that apply.
Light bulb
Electric pen
Gas-powered engine
Phonograph
What does Thomas do to learn more about locomotives?
He reads a newspaper.
He gets a job selling newspaper on a train.
He doesn't do anything to learn more about locomotives.
He asks Henry to tell him about locomotives.
In the story, Henry was excited about a special engine from London that he was repairing. He was so fascinated with it that he created a model of the engine to see how it worked. What does the word fascinated mean as it is used in the sentence above?
Troubled
Surprised
Confused
Interested
Why did Henry make the long trip to New York?
He wanted to ask Thomas for a job.
He wanted to share his car idea with Thomas.
He wanted to test his car to see if it would go that far.
Thomas was selling his electric pens and Henry wanted one.
What was Thomas' secret?
Never give up.
Keep it up.
Keep trying.
Keep at it.
What is so special about Thomas' pen invention?
It is also a pencil.
The pen writes by itself.
It is an electric pen that cuts a stencil in paper.
The pen can write in many colors.
What happened when Henry built a steam engine?
Thomas asks Henry to build one for him.
It sputtered for forty feet, but then it flops.
It runs out of gas and he has to push it.
He rides it around town for everyone to see.
Why is Henry so excited when he sees the engine powered buggy?
He wants to buy one for himself.
He was amazed at how fast it could go.
Thomas Edison was the one driving the buggy.
He has only seen buggies pulled by horses.
Explain what the author means in this sentence on page 32: "He'd known Thomas' secret all along!"
Henry has always known how important it was to keep at things and never give up.
Henry wondered how Thomas had been so successful.
Henry traveled all the way to New York to visit with Thomas.
Henry insisted on inventing a new kind of automobile even when things went wrong.
What do you know about young Henry?
He has many great ideas that people love.
He gives up even when his inventions don't work.
He makes mistakes and things don't usually turn out as he plans, but he keeps trying.
He had to pay for a fence he broke.
How does Thomas' pen invention help people?
The pen writes by itself.
It saves people time since they don't have to make copies.
Everyone got one for free.
It wrote in many colors which made people happy.
How are Henry and Thomas the same as inventors?
People love them both.
Everything they make is a success.
They both invented a pen.
They both keep trying even though they sometimes fail.
Which sentence best summarizes "The Inventor's Secret"?
Thomas and Henry are boys who grew up in a time of great change.
Henry and Thomas challenge each other to invent the most successful machine.
Thomas is a famous inventor who models his work on Henry's experiments.
Henry is a hard-working inventor who looks to Thomas for the key to success.
