The History of Television

How is the word “television” divided into syllables? (a)  

• tel-e-vi-sion
• tele-vision
• tel-uh-vizh-un
• tuluh-vizhan

How is the word, “television”, pronounced?

• tele-vision
• tel-uh-vizh-un
• tel-e-vi-sion
• tuluh-vizhan

Morphology is the study of the way individual words are formed. Using morphology, what is the meaning of the word, “firehouse” from paragraph 1?

• A house that may catch on fire.
• A place that was once on fire.
• A fire that only burns in houses.
• A place where firefighting equipment is housed.

“The first electronic television was invented in 1927 by Philo Taylor Farnsworth.” (Paragraph 4) Using morphology and the chart below, what does the word, “electronic” mean?

• connected to televisions
• inventing electricity
• for use with electricity
• like a mechanical television

“The early televisions were not electric, they were mechanical.” (Paragraph 2) What does the multisyllabic word, “mechanical”, mean?

• Something that works from machines or machinery.
• Something that must be plugged into an electrical outlet.
• Something that only works by using electric.
• Something that changes channels.

“Farnsworth eventually put his ideas to work, and was able to transmit images by television.” Using the context clues in Paragraph 5, what does the word, “transmit” mean?

• to buy a television from a department store
• to cause a television to turn on and off
• to cause something to move from one place to another
• to program a comedy show to appear at a certain time

“Eventually, black and white televisions became color.” (Paragraph 6) How many syllables are in the word, “eventually”?

• two
• three
• four
• five

“Finally, television streaming service came into play.” Which syllable is “stressed” in the word, “service”? Stressed syllables would be the loudest.

• ser
• serv
• vi
• vice