Reading Comprehension: Light Bulb Invention

Reading Comprehension: Light Bulb Invention

10th Grade

10 Qs

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Reading Comprehension: Light Bulb Invention

Reading Comprehension: Light Bulb Invention

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Hard

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அல் அமீன்

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the central idea of the passage?

Edison invented the first light bulb.

Innovation takes time and collaboration.

Electricity is a modern marvel.

Arc lamps were the most successful design.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the author use to introduce the topic?

A personal anecdote

A quote from Edison

A historical context

A technical diagram

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes how the author structures the passage?

Compare and contrast

Chronological sequence

Problem and solution

Cause and effect

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of mentioning Humphry Davy and Joseph Swan?

To argue they were more important than Edison

To show Edison worked alone

To highlight earlier contributions to electric light

To describe unrelated scientific discoveries

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the author develop the idea of cumulative innovation?

By focusing only on Edisons success

By listing each scientist alphabetically

By explaining the sequence of inventions and improvements

By emphasizing the failures of other inventors

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What connection is made between Edisons invention and society?

Edisons bulb was never adopted

It led to the invention of the battery

It brought electricity to homes and cities

It caused public resistance

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which paragraph describes the limitations of early electric lights?

Paragraph 1

Paragraph 2

Paragraph 3

Paragraph 4

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