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English
3rd
grade
Lesson 10 Vocabulary and Comprehension Test Young Thomas Edison
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which word BEST completes the sentence below?
You need to plug in the lamp because it runs on _______power.
electric
gas
muscle
water
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which word BEST completes the sentence below?
Dr. Simmons did an ______ to find out what happens to plants that do not get any sunlight.
action
adventure
experiment
infection
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which word BEST completes the sentence below?
Yuri built an _____that makes his bed for him.
airplane
exercise
idea
invention
- 4. Multiple Choice
What does the word laboratory mean in the sentence below?
Thomas Edison spent many hours in his laboratory trying to make a lightbulb.
a place where a scientist eats
a house where a scientist lives
a room where a scientist sleeps
a place where a scientist works
- 5. Multiple Choice
What does the word genius mean in the sentence below?
Like Ben Franklin, Thomas Edison was a genius.
a person who likes science
a person who is very smart
a person who lived long ago
a person who enjoys reading
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which word has almost the SAME meaning as the word alarmed in the sentence below?
Makayla felt alarmed when her sister was late coming home
amazed
annoyed
curious
worried
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which word has almost the SAME meaning as the word praised in the sentence below?
The mother praised the small child for catching the ball.
smiled
laughed
complimented
yelled loudly at
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which word has almost the SAME meaning as the word confused in the sentence below?
Marybeth was confused when she could not find her keys.
amused
frightened
puzzled
shocked
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which word has almost the SAME meaning as the word anxious in the sentence below?
Jeff felt anxious before the big test.
angry
nervous
terrified
tired
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which word has almost the SAME meaning as the word content in the sentence below?
Mrs. Anderson felt content as she sat by the lake and read her favorite book.
bored
happy
overjoyed
surprised
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the article MOSTLY about?
the lightbulb
a former teacher
a young inventor
the first telegraph
- 12. Multiple Choice
What happened when Edison got scarlet fever?
He began reading books.
He lost some of his hearing.
He stopped asking questions.
He started doing experiments.
- 13. Multiple Choice
How does the author organize the ideas in the two paragraphs on page 364?
by using cause and effect
by showing a problem and its solution
by comparing and contrasting the information
by showing a main idea and the supporting details
- 14. Multiple Choice
Wha twas Edison's first job?
inventor
paper boy
railroad worker
telegraph operator
- 15. Multiple Choice
How can the reader tell that Edison loved to read?
He was often daydreaming.
He spent all day at the library.
He studied the great inventors.
He got a job selling newspapers.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Why did Edison lose his job at the railroad office?
He was sleeping at work.
He set up a lab in the station.
He started a fire in the building.
He spent his work hours reading.
- 17. Multiple Choice
What happened AFTER Edison lost his job at the railroad station?
He invented the light bulb.
He set up a lab in New Jersey.
He made money selling newspapers.
He traveled around working as a telegraph operator.
- 18. Multiple Choice
What did Edison do while he was in Boston?
got in trouble with Congress
started a fire in a railroad
invented the electric light bulb
got his first patent on an invention
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which sentence from the article shows that Edison's mother kept helping him even after he left home?
"Mrs. Edison made sure he recieved an excellent education."
"He would miss her letters--her advice and encouragement."
"Al's mother, a former teacher took him out of school after only tree months."
"He went home and set up his laboratory again with the encouragement of his mother."
- 20. Multiple Choice
Why did people start to call Edison "The Wizard"?
He hired lots of people.
He made many inventions.
He always asked questions.
He blew up a large number of things.
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