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1.1 Critical Vocabulary The Inventor's Secret

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 60secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a phonograph? It's a...

a)

type of telephone

b)

place you can save your money

c)

machine that reproduces sounds

d)

gadget that tells the time

2.

Which of these is NOT a chore you typically do at home?

a)

tidy your room

b)

wash the dishes

c)

iron clothes

d)

play video games

3.

Check BOTH of the things that can be described as incandescent from the list below.

a)

a light bulb

b)

Henry Ford

c)

ice cubes

d)

lava

4.

Which of these words is NOT a verb that describes the sound a vehicle can make?

a)

tinker

b)

chug

c)

sputter

5.

An innovator is someone who creates a new product, comes up with new ideas, or who improves existing technology. Which of these people are not famous innovators?

a)

Zachary Tannoia

b)

Nikola Tesla

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

6.

What genre of book best describes the Harry Potter series?

a)

fantasy

b)

romance

c)

nonfiction/informational text

d)

horror

7.

If you (a)   at something, you are very, very good at it.

8.

Darren is a (a)   boy, he is always asking questions about things so that he can learn more about them.

9.

Thomas Edison had over 1,000 _______. This meant that legally, other people couldn't sell his inventions.

a)

locomotives

b)

parents

c)

patents

d)

flops

10.

"I really thought I'd make a fortune with my patented invention of stinky tofu shower gel, but nobody wants to buy it! It has been a complete (a)   !"