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The Inventor's Secret

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word could be used to describe Edison and Ford?

a)

curious

b)

angry

c)

happy

d)

dishonest

2.

Thomas was most curious about (a)  

3.

Henry was most curious about (a)  

4.

What was special about Thomas's pen?

a)

It was filled with invisible ink.

b)

In one day people could print a pile of copies that would've taken weeks to write by hand.

c)

It could illuminate when it wrote things.

5.

What did Henry dream about?

a)
Henry dreamt about flying
b)
Henry dreamt about swimming
c)

Henry dreamt about building a car hardworking families could afford.

d)
Henry dreamt about dancing
6.

How were Henry and Thomas alike?

a)
They both were kings
b)

They both were inventors who faced challenges, and their experiments were sometimes a disaster.

c)
They both were writers
d)
They both were painters
7.

Can you match the vocabulary word with the definition?

a)

locomotive

1.

engines that make a train go forward

b)

chugged

2.

moving slowly and noisily

c)

gadgets

3.

small specialized machines or devices

d)

incandescent

4.

gives off a lot of light

e)

patents

5.

legal documents for inventions

8.

Which statement best describes the relationship between Henry and Thomas in the passage?

a)

Henry was more successful than Thomas.

b)

Thomas and Henry were trying to invent the same thing.

c)

Henry admired Thomas and his inventions.

d)

Thomas was smarter than Henry.

9.

He was so fascinated with it that he created a model of the engine to see how it worked. What does the word fascinated mean as it is used in this sentence?

a)

troubled

b)

confused

c)

surprised

d)

interested

10.

What was Thomas's secret?

a)

When things got tough, he quit.

b)

He believed people who said his ideas were a joke.

c)

He refused to give up and just kept working.

d)

He preferred to do chores rather than work on his experiments.