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Worksheets5th grade Mother Necessity Inventions and Inventors
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 24mins
Who invented the cotton gin?
Henry Ford
John Deere
Eli Whitney
Benjamin Franklin
According to the song, the cotton gin did the work of how many men?
50
100
500
10
What did Thomas Alva Edison invent?
the light bulb
the internet
desktop computers
the telephone
According to the song, what motivated Thomas Alva Edison to innovate?
to help his mother see what she was doing at night
to help clean the seeds out of cotton
to help make automobiles more affordable
to help factories be more productive
Who invented the telegraph?
Thomas Alva Edison
Samuel Morse
Henry Ford
Elias Howe
We can thank ________for making it easier to make t-shirts and jeans and coats and rugs and dresses and suits and anything that you sew with a sewing machine!
Elias Howe
Alexander Graham Bell
Samuel Morse
Thomas Alva Edison
The telephone was invented by-
Elias Howe
John Deere
Eli Whitney
Alexander Graham Bell
Orville and Wilbur Wright are credited with building the first successful-
skyscraper
automobile
airplane
wheel
Which of these inventors invented the steam engine?
Robert Fulton
Eli Whitney
Elias Howe
Henry Ford
Which of the following created the moving assembly line so that cars could be more affordable?
Henry Ford
Elon Musk
Eli Whitney
Samuel Morse
Mother Necessity is not a real person, but her personification symbolizes which of the following?
our needs drive innovation
humans cannot innovate fast enough to keep up with our needs
innovations are silly
mothers are mean
George Washington Carver looked for innovative ways to use ___________ to help improve people's lives.
agricultural products
top hats
clocks
blue tooth
