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4. Edison was invited to the White House in ___________ .

a) America b) London c) Washington

5. In 1929, the ________ of the invention of electric bulb was celebrated in a grand manner.

a) Golden Jubilee b) Silver Jubilee c) Diamond Jubilee

B. Write for true and for false statements.T F
1. Edison was fond of flying kites.

2. Edison became a newspaper boy and travelled up and down the
train to Detroit.

3. Edison succeeded in making an electric bulb after nearly two thousand
and one hundred experiments.

4. On September 4, 1882, for the first time New York shone in the
brightness of electric lights.
5. The Prime Minster of United States received Edison and honoured him at a
big function.

C. One word answer questions.

1. Who invented the electric bulb?
2. Who became the best teacher for Edison?

3. Who replied, “Because man has no wings”?

4. Who sat on the dozen of eggs?

5. How much money Edison’s father gave him for every book he read?
6. What did the Edison decided to produce?

D. Answer the following questions.

1. Which question made the teacher impatient and she asked to take Edison out of
school?

2. What kind of mixture did Edison make and why?
3. What did Edison do with one dozen eggs? What was his punishment?

4. How much cents did he use to get from his father and why?

5. What did Edison want to do and what did he do to get more money for fulfilling
his wish?
6. How did Edison be able to set up his laboratory and where?

7. Which invention made Edison successful and prosperous and how?

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