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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is this story mostly about?The light bulbA former teacherA young inventorThe first telegraph
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Edison’s mother take him out of school?He hated school.She wanted him to get a job.He was sick with scarlet fever.She wanted to teach him at home.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHow was Edison’s behavior at home different from his behavior at school?At home, he was shy and quiet.At home, he asked many questions.At home, he spent his time daydreamingAt home, he had many ideas for experiments
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhere was Edison’s first laboratory?In his houseAt his schoolIn New JerseyAt a railroad office
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow 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.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhy 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.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened right 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.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Edison do when Congress would not buy his Electrical Vote Recorder?He stopped working.He got advice from his mother.He moved on to other inventions.He tried to sell it to someone else.
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Which sentence from the selection shows that Edison’s mother kept helping him even after he left home?
“Al’s mother, a former teacher, took him out of school after only three months.”
“Mrs. Edison made sure he received an excellent education.”
“He went home and set up his laboratory again with the encouragement of his mother.”
“He would miss her letters—her advice and encouragement.”
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhy 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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