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Timeless Thomas

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did Edison do whenever he failed at something?

a)

He stopped working on it and gave it to his workers to do instead.

b)

He gave up on it because he was only interested in things that worked.

c)

He knew that he needed help and asked his people to work with him on it.

d)

He kept working on it because he believed problems were a part of what he did.

2.

The passage states that Edison could supply electricity to an entire city. What does entire mean?

a)

old

b)

lively

c)

whole

d)

beautiful

3.

Why did the building where Edison first made movies have a roof that opened?

a)

so that any tall machines would fit inside

b)

so that the sun could be used for lighting

c)

so that the workers could enjoy fresh air

d)

so that the building would stay cool

4.

What is the main idea of the passage?

a)

Thomas Edison started young and invented things throughout his life.

b)

Thomas Edison built the first factory where workers invented new things.

c)

Thomas Edison is famous for inventing the lightbulb and the phonograph.

d)

Thomas Edison invented things that made sounds even though he was partly deaf.

5.

How does the author present things in the passage that he want the reader to know?

a)

He points out which events in Edison's life are important and which are not.

b)

He tells about things that Edison invented and how they help us today.

c)

He asks questions about Edison and then gives the answers to them.

d)

He gives reasons for and against some of Edison's important ideas.

6.

An ________________ is something created by a person that did not exist before.

a)

invention

b)

brilliant

c)

original

d)

productive

7.

If you are _________________, you are able to do a lot with the time and resources that you have.

a)

productive

b)

invention

c)

brilliant

d)

original

8.

When a person, idea, or thing is ______________________, it is extremely clever or skillful.

a)

original

b)

brilliant

c)

productive

d)

invention

9.

Something described as ___________________ is the first of its kind.

a)

invention

b)

brilliant

c)

productive

d)

original

10.

If something is ________________, it is useful, helpful, or important.

a)

device

b)

valuable

c)

dictation

d)

radar

11.

_____________________ is the use of science to invent useful things or to solve problems.

a)

Technology

b)

Radar

c)

Breakthrough

d)

Dictation

12.

A __________________ is a tool or machine that has a certain purpose. (example: chromebook)

a)

radar

b)

device

c)

dicatation

d)

valuable

13.

_________________ is a way to find unseen objects by using radio signals.

a)

Dictation

b)

Radar

c)

Breakthrough

d)

Technology

14.

If you make a __________________, you make an important discovery after many tries.

a)

device

b)

technology

c)

dictation

d)

breakthrough

15.

The word _________________ describes the act of writing down words that have been spoken.

a)

dictation

b)

valuable

c)

device

d)

radar