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Kid Inventors

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What genre of writing is this?

a)

Fable

b)

Folktale

c)

Informational Social Studies

d)

Biography

2.

According to the story, can a kid be an inventor?

a)

Yes

b)

No

3.

All of the items in the story but one were invented by kids. Which item was NOT invented by a kid?

a)

telephone

b)

earmuffs

c)

TV

d)

icepop

4.

What did Hart Main invent?

a)

Soup cans

b)

Candles for girls

c)

Candles for boys

5.

Why did he invent the candles?

a)

He thought they would be cool.

b)

He needed to raise money.

c)

He wanted to make candles that smelled like things boys would like.

6.

What did he put the candles in?

a)

a mug

b)

a soup can

c)

a coffee can

7.

What is one item that he did NOT make a candle smell from?

a)

coffee

b)

bacon

c)

chocolate

8.

Why is January 17th Kid Inventor Day?

a)

It is Ben Franklin's birthday and he was a famous inventor.

b)

It is a day that people celebrate kids' great ideas.

c)

All of the above

9.

What does the word dazzle mean in paragraph 3?

a)

scare

b)

amaze

c)

darken

10.

"Or, jot down invention ideas in a notebook..."

What is another word for jot in paragraph 3?

a)

find

b)

write

c)

replace