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James Watt

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

James Watt was born in Greenock.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

James Watt's mom taught him reading and music.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

When he was a teenager he interested in making instruments.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

He believed that steam has the power to move objects.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The early steam engine was used to pump ______ out of coal mines.

a)

water

b)

petrol

c)

oil

6.

Who invented the first steam-engine in 1712?

a)

James Watt

b)

Thomas Newcomen

c)

Galilei Galileo

7.

What class of people increased their structure and wealth during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Working class

b)

Middle class

c)

None of these

8.

What nationality was James Watt?

a)

Scottish

b)

Chinese

c)

British

9.

A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.

a)

Corporation

b)

Cartel

c)

Factory

10.

Who's version of the steam-engine did James Watt improve to make the modern steam-engine?

a)

Thomas Newcomen

b)

Boulton

c)

John Anderson

11.

When did the Industrial Revolution occur in Britain?

a)

during the seventeenth century

b)

during the eighteenth century

c)

during the nineteenth century

12.

Who offered James Watt a partnership and also agreed to pay for all the materials for the new steam-engine in 1774?

a)

James Hargreaves

b)

John Kay

c)

Matthew Boulton

13.

How do you think steam works in the Steam Engine?

a)

The coal heats the water which creates steam that pushes the plunger which makes the wheels turn.

b)

The wheels turn when the coal heats them.

c)

The water heats the coal which creates steam that pushes the plunger which makes the wheels turn.

14.

What did George Stephenson invent in 1829?

a)

Motor car

b)

Train

c)

Rocket

15.

What illness did James Watt have in his childhood?

(a)  

16.

James was honored with the offer of a (a)   in 1814.

17.

Who asked James to repair steam-engine?

a)

Thomas Newcomen

b)

John Anderson

c)

Dr. Black

18.

When Boulton met James Watt, he realized that he had met a (a)   .

19.

James made a number of friends in the University, especially among

      the (a)   . 

20.

(a)   Revolution made great changes in industry and in the 

      ways of making things.

21.

Who asked James to repair an organ?

a)

Dr. Black

b)

John Anderson

c)

George Stephenson

22.

James had invented a measurement for _______.

a)

steam

b)

power

c)

area

23.

Geoge Stephenson designed the first successful steam motor-vehicle, or railway train.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Who helped James to get a patent for his steam-engine?

a)

His father

b)

Boulton

c)

Thomas Newcomen

25.

James met a man called Boulton, who had a big (a)   near Birmingham.