Vocabulary
Meaning of word "persistent"...
(Adj.) Someone or something that continues firmly and steadily, even in the face of difficulties.
Which words best describe what it was like to send a message before telephones were invented?
How are cell phones different from the old telephone?
c. Cell phones use the air to send messages instead of wires.
Meaning of word effective...
(adjective) achieving the greatest amount of work with the least amount of wasted effort or money
What do the telegraph and the telephone have in common?
a. Both were invented by Alexander Graham.
b. Both were just wanted by people living in Chicago.
c.Both were invented on the first try of the inventor.
Who invented the telephone?
A. Thomas Edison
B. Alexander Graham Bell
C. Samuel Morse
D. Benjamin Franklin
Meaning of the word "innovation" ...
(noun) a new idea, product, or way of doing things
Which statement best describes the connection between the Pony Express and telephones?
A. They were both replaced with faster ways of communicating.
B. Sending text messages through a cell phone was inspired by the Pony Express.
C. Although people use cell phones today, people still send letters through messengers.
D.Though the cell phone is faster than a messenger, it is not as reliable.
a. They were both replaced with faster ways of communicating.
Before telephones, how were messages first sent long distances?
A. By email
B. By airplanes
C. By messengers on foot
D. By radio
c. By messengers on foot.
Meaning of word "remarkable"...
(Adj.) Worthy of attention or striking.
How did the telegraph change communication in America?
What is the main idea of paragraph 6?
a. today's forms of communication are constantly advancing just as they did in the past.
b. telephones and bulky and hard to use.
c. How Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone and it's uses.
d. How the telegraph assisted in the Pony Express.
a. today's forms of communication are constantly advancing just as they did in the past.
Meaning of the word endurance...
(noun) the ability to do something difficult for a long time
Which of the following best identifies a central idea of this article?
A. Inventions are often unpopular before they are improved upon.
B. Communication changes as technology advances and improves.
C. Technology will keep changing until someone gets it right.
D. Bell invented the first means of quickly sending messages to another person.
A. Inventions are often unpopular before they are improved upon.
Which sentence best explains a cause-and-effect relationship in the text?
A. “Some people even use their computers to talk to other people.”
B. “The Pony Express involved riders who would carry a bag of mail.”
C. “The telegraph meant the end of the Pony Express.”
D. “Those were called landlines.”
C. "The telegraph meant the end of the Pony Express."