Thomas Edison HMH

How did the phonograph change the world?

• A It was the first machine that could give off light inside of a room.

• It made it possible to take pictures and look at them later.

• It made it possible to record sound and play it back.

• It was the first machine that could make movies

The author describes three of Edison’s inventions as popular. What does the word popular mean as it is used in the passage?

• new

• smart

• well-liked

• out-of-date

3 According to the table and the passage, TV and movie cameras were inspired by

• kinetographs.

• phonographs.

• jukeboxes.

• lightbulbs.

Why did the author write this passage?

• to explain the world’s greatest inventions to the reader

• to share information about Edison’s life with the reader

• C to tell the reader how the phonograph led to today’s digital music

• to make the reader think that the lightbulb was Edison’s most important invention

Based on information in the passage, which statement would the author most likely make?

• A Fewer people enjoyed concerts after Edison invented the phonograph.

• Today’s world would not be the same without Edison’s inventions.

• Few inventions have helped to make the world a better place.

• Flashlights did not change the way people lived their daily lives.

Which statement is a fact based on the story Edison's best Inventions?

• The light bulb led to may inventions powered by electricity.

• The lightbulb was the best invention of all time

• The lightbulb was not invented by Thomas Edison

• The kinetograph was the be invention of all time

Why does the author describe what life might be like today if Edison hadn't invented the phonograph?

• To persuade the reader into buying a phonograph

• To compare and contrast the phonograph to the kinetograph

• To show how our lives would be less interesting because we would not be able to listen to music.

• To inform the reader of Edison's inventions.

What is a visonary?

• An inventor

• A person who is able to assist the inventor.

• The name that Thomas Edison first gave to the phonograph

• A person who has new or unusual ideas about the future.

If something is compact, it is

• big

• small

• hard to see

• hard to hear

Pick a theme flag for Edison's Best Inventions

• Kindness

• courage

• perseverance

• compassion