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WorksheetsThomas Edison (P.5)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What do the root words auto, bio and graph (autobiography) mean?
self / life / something drawn or written
far away / sound
sound / something drawn or written
life / to see
Thomas Edison was a great ____________.
inventor
student
man
woman
Some of his inventions included...
the electric toilet
sound recording
the electric light
the Internet
moving pictures
Where was Thomas Edison born?
in Hong Kong in 1847
in Germany in 1920
in the USA in 1847
in the USA in 1856
What was Thomas Edison's first job when he was 12 years old?
selling comic books
telegrapher
selling newspapers
gardener
How old was Thomas Edison when he started working as a telegrapher?
17 years old
21 years old
15 years old
16 years old
What do the root words tele and graph (telegraph) mean?
self / to see
far away / life / something drawn or written
far away / sound
far away / something drawn or written
How could people send messages a long way in 1863?
via phone
via Email
via telegraph
by shouting really loudly
When Thomas Edison was a child, he became ____________.
blind
deaf
super strong
very smart
What did Thomas Edison set up in 1872?
His own school.
His own big laboratory.
His own restaurant.
His own factory.
