Characters
Edison
Roots
Prefixes/Suffixes
Definitions
100
silly, a clown
What is Benji's personality
100
the holder of the most U.S. patents
Who is Thomas Edison
100
usually in the middle of the word
What is the root
100
at the end
Where is the suffix
100
not involved or interested, uncaring
What is the meaning of unconcerned
200
good at science
Who is Amanda
200
Edison's famous quote
What is "Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration"
200
leg/jur/jus
What is the root of the meaning "law"
200
at the beginning
Where is the prefix
200
rearrange
What is the meaning of readjustment
300
changes behavior and apologizes for letting the group down
Who is Benji
300
concrete houses
What is Edison's worst invention
300
separate or distinguish
What is cern/cret/crim
300
dis-
What is a prefix meaning apart or away
300
discriminate
What is to hold back based on the type of person (skin color, religion, etc)
400
Amanda's metaphor of a group of people who do not combine easily
What is the meaning of "Science Friction"
400
to inform
What is the author's purpose for writing Thomas Edison
400
law
What is jur/jus or leg
400
with or together
What is the meaning of the prefix "con-" (or com-)
400
colleague
What is an associate or partner
500
the author's theme (or lesson) for this story
What is "don't make assumptions about people before really getting to know them"
500
Oct. 18, 1931
What is the date Edison died
500
the origin of our roots
What is Latin
500
re-
What is the prefix meaning again
500
delegate
What is a person who represents a group
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