Vocabulary
runs on electricity
electric
What three spelling patterns make the short o sound?
o, al, aw
George went to school on Monday.
He went to school on Monday.
Who is Al?
Thomas Edison
invention
cawst
cost
There was no room in the car.
There was no room in it.
What details tell you that Edison liked doing experiments?
On page 363, the story says, "Thomas loved to experiment. In 1856, at the age of nin, he turned his family's cellar into a laboratory complete with test tubes, beakers, and whatever chemicals he could buy."
Also, he would mix chemicals based on chemistry books or out of his own curiosity.
His mother encouraged him to ask questions.
laboratory
wok
walk
What is the pronoun in this sentence?
We always buy so much food at the grocery store.
We
Why did Al get fired from his job on the train?
The train made a sudden lurch, and his laboratory started a fire (p. 368).
What word means the same as ecstatic?
I was ecstatic to find out that I passed my test!
A. sad
B. nervous
C. excited
Excited
basketboll
basketball
What is the pronoun in this sentence?
I do not want to play with them.
Them
What did Al so he could sleep on his job as an operator?
He made an invention that hooked the telegraphy key to the clock and sent the signal for him (p. 372).
What word means the same as gloomy?
Today was dark and rainy, so I felt gloomy.
A. Great
B. Depressed
C. Furious
B. Depressed
flau
flaw
What is the antecedent that the pronoun replaces?
My mom and I went to the movies.
We went to the movies.
My mom and I.
Was Thomas Edison a successful inventor? How do you know?
Yes, he patented 1,093 inventions, including the phonograph, electric light bulb, and motion picture. He was known as "The Wizard" because so many inventions were created in his laboratory (p. 379-380).