Vocabulary
a period of 10 years
a. marvel
b. decade
c. birthday
b. decade
What is Dr. Ericksen's daughter's name?
Meg
Where was the first telephone installed in Centerburg?
a. in the general store
b. in Cheongwon Elementary
c. in the hospital
d. in Dr. Ericksen's house
a. in the general store
What is a synonym for the word "big"?
a. pig
b. huge
c. small
d. little
b. huge
The Olympics started in which country?
a. USA
b. France
c. Greece
d. Nowon
c. Greece
Dr. Ericksen could not hear Mrs. Kane because of the ______ on the phone.
a. static
b. technology
c. gleaming
a. static
In what year did "The Telephone Mix-Up" happen?
a. 1900
b. 1915
c. 1905
c. 1905
Dr. Ericksen _____ a hundred phones could be in Centerburg by the end of the decade.
a. smelled
b. predicted
c. squirmed
d. newfangled
b. predicted
What is a synonym for "hard"?
a. easy
b. soft
c. difficult
d. card
c. difficult
Which country has won the most World Cups?
a. France
b. Brazil
c. Argentina
d. Germany
b. Brazil
shining
a. marvel
b. gleaming
c. envision
b. gleaming
Dr. Ericksen thought that the telephones would ____.
a. save lives
b. save money
c. save honey
a. save lives
Some people didn't think the telephones were a good idea because ______.
a. people would stop visiting each other at home
b. they were too noisy
c. they were too expensive
d. telephones are ugly
a. people would stop visiting each other at home
What is a synonym for "fast"?
a. express
b. slow
c. car
d. monkey
a. express
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a. Di Vinci
b. Van Gogh
c. Beethoven
d. Dr. Ericksen
a. Di Vinci
imagine
a. scouted
b. squirmed
c. envision
c. envision
In the beginning of the story, how many telephones came to Centerburg, Ohio?
8
Why was the farmer confused?
a. The farmer ordered a pizza, not a doctor.
b. The farmer called his mom, not Dr. Ericksen.
c. The farmer called the vet, not Dr. Ericksen.
d. The farmer didn't like Dr. Ericksen.
c. The farmer called the vet, not Dr. Ericksen.
What is a synonym for "flavorful"?
a. cold
b. delicious
c. empty
d. sad
b. delicious
How tall is Halla Mountain?
a. 1950 meters
b. 2000 meters
c. 1500 meters
d. 3000 meters
a. 1950 meters
Which vocabulary word means "searched"?
scouted
What is the name of the farmer in the story?
Turner
What animal was sick and needed help?
a goat
What is a synonym for "inexpensive"?
a. expensive
b. amazing
c. funny
d. cheap
d. cheap
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
a. Michael Jackson
b. Son Heung Min
c. Neil Armstrong
d. Dr. Ericksen
c. Neil Armstrong