What is the full name of the inventor we have been studying?
Thomas Alva Edison
100
What did some people call Thomas Edison?
The _________ of Menlo Park
wizard
100
Which of these is a champion sentence?
1. The bird.
2. The plump robin sang while feeding her famished babies.
3. The bird sang.
2. The plump robin sang while feeding her famished babies.
100
What is the author's purpose when writing funny cartoons for the newspaper?
to entertain
200
What is the name of our class?
Invention Convention
200
How long did Tom go to school?
3 months
200
How long did Tom usually sleep at night?
4 hours
200
What is a glitch?
another word for a problem
200
What does persistent mean?
to never give up
300
What time does summer school start?
8:00 am
300
What was Tom's first job?
selling newspapers on a train
300
What famous song did Tom speak into his phonograph?
Mary Had a Little Lamb
300
How old was Tom when he died?
84
300
Which of these statements is a fact?
1. Jose loves chicken.
2. That is the silliest thing I have ever heard!
3. Summer school is the best thing I have ever done.
1. Jose loves chicken.
400
Why did Tom leave Menlo Park?
his wife died
400
How did Tom lose his hearing?
He was late for the train and a man tried to help him get on the train. He grabbed and got Tom's ears. When he grabbed Tom's ears, he heard a snap.
400
Why did Tom teach his 2nd wife Morse Code?
He was too deaf to hear her voice.
400
What are the three reasons we write?
to inform, to entertain and to persuade
400
Who is the author of Thomas Alva Edison?
Margaret Davidson
500
What was the date that Thomas Edison died?
October 18, 1931
500
Why did people not like Tom's electric vote recorder?
It counted the votes too fast.
500
What do we use today that began as Thomas Edison's phonograph invention?