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The Great Inventions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pictures were simplified to signs and symbols which led to the growth of a system of writing called the __________.

a)

hash marks

b)

Papyrus

c)

script

d)

numeric system

2.

Papyrus was discovered by the ___________ as a medium to write on.

a)

Germans

b)

Indians

c)

Greeks

d)

Egyptians

3.

T'sai Lun of China first made paper by mixing ________________ and hemp rags with water.

a)

clay

b)

mulberry bark

c)

wood pulp

d)

grass

4.

Manuscripts are ___________________.

a)

pictorial scripts found on the seals, clay tablets, cave walls and stones.

b)

books or documents written by hand rather than typed or printed.

c)

hash marks used to express certain ideas in the early days.

d)

thin sheets of mat used to write on, before paper was made.

5.

The Printing Machine made printing _____________.

(You may select more than one option)

a)

cheaper

b)

time consuming

c)

easily accessible

d)

fast

6.

Gutenberg introduced __________ink which is more durable than _________ ink.

a)

water-based, oil based

b)

gel-based, water-based

c)

oil-based, water-based

d)

water-based, gel-based

7.

Invention is the process of __________________.

a)

finding or gaining knowledge about something that was previously unknown or unseen.

b)

creating or coming up with something new.

c)

providing the exclusive property rights to the inventor.

d)

paying a certain amount to the creator, author or inventor.

8.

The _____________ were the first to use the alphabetic system of writing.

a)

Egyptians

b)

Greeks

c)

Indians

d)

Europeans

9.

In the ancient days, scripts were engraved on things like ____________. ( You may select more than one option)

a)

books

b)

clay tablets

c)

seals

d)

cave walls

10.

The art of printing was developed in __________. However, a printing press was developed by Johannes Gutenberg of ____________.

a)

Germany, Japan

b)

China, Japan

c)

China, Germany

d)

India, Germany