Comprehension Young Thomas Edison

What is this article MOSTLY about?

• the lightbulb

• a former teacher

• a young inventor

• the first telegraph

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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.

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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

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What was Edison's FIRST job?

• inventor

• paper boy

• railroad worker

• telegraph operator

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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

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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

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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

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What did Edison do while he was in Boston?

• got trouble with Congress

• started a fire in a railroad car

• invented the electric light bulb

• got his patent on an invention

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Which sentence from the article shows that Edison's mother kept helping him even after he left home?

• "Mrs. Edison made sure he received an excellent."

• "He would miss her letters- her advice and encouragement."

• "Al's mother, a former teacher, took him out of school after only three months."

• "He went home and set up his laboratory again with the encouragement of his mother."

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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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