TB Unit 3 Text 2

According to paragraph one, _____ is the first device capable of producing steady flows of electric current on its own.

• Smartphone

• Battery

• Voltaic pile

• Rechargeable lithium-ion battery

Which of the following is not true?

• Volta invented rechargeable battery

• Volta invented voltaic pile

• Volta would place different metals on his tongue to conduct electricity as a part of his research

Which of the following is true?

• Volta revolutionised our lives

• Volta laid the foundations for a world without cables

• Volta was willing to try new things

• Volta was a Nobel Prize winner

According to paragraph 2, Luigi Galvani was Volta’s ______.

From the frog’s legs experiment, Volta thought “the key to produc(ing) an electric current was to connect two metals with something moist.” (Lines 31-33) What’s the key element that made the frog a conductor?

• Metal

• Wood

• Water

• The frog itself

Volta designed the experiment with zinc, copper discs, acid-soaked cloth and cardboard pieces because he ______ Luigi Galvani.

According to paragraph 3, people _____ Volta‘s innovation.

Volta was invited to do a ______ in front of Napoleon Bonaparte.

According to paragraph 4, Volta was an _____.

Volta‘s dad would like him to become a _____.