Question

READING
1. Read the passage.
Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced
life around the world. He lit up the world with his invention of electric light. Without him the world might have been a
dark place.
However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented phonograph, motion picture camera and over
1200 other things. About every two weeks, he created something new. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio on February 11,
1847. His family moved to Port Huron Michigan, when he was 7 years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for two
months. His mother, former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self educated. His natural curiosity
led him to start experimenting at a young age with electrical and mechanical things at home.
When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a news boy on a train that ran between Fort Huron and Detroit.
He set up a laboratory on a baggage car of the train so that he could experiment in his spare time. Unfortunately his first
work experience did not end well. Thomas was fired when he accidently set fire to the floor of the baggage car
Thomas then worked for 5 years as a telegraph operator but he continued to spend much of his time on the job conducting
experiments. He got his first patent in 1868 for a voice recorder run by electricity. However, it was not a success. In 1870,
he sold another invention, a stock ticker for 40,000 dollar. He was then able to build his first shop in New York, New
Jersey
On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following questions:
(1x10=10)
i. Edison made use of his spare time on train by
a) sleeping
b) reading important novels
c) conducting experiments in the train laboratory
d) writing articles
ii. Edison got his first patent for an electric voice recorder in
a) 1847 b) 1868
c) 1886
d) 1888​

Answer 1

Explanation:

i)c)conducting experiments in the train laboratory

ii)b)1868

Answer 2

i. Edison made use of his spare time on train by conducting experiments in the train laboratory.

ii. Edison got his first patent for an electric voice recorder in 1868.

• The passage describes the life of Thomas Alva Edison, an American inventor and businessman who is best known for his invention of the electric light. However, the passage also mentions that Edison created many other devices, such as the phonograph and motion picture camera, and that he was an incredibly prolific inventor, creating something new about every two weeks.
• The passage also describes Edison's upbringing and early career, noting that he was mostly self-educated, and that his curiosity and experimentation began at a young age. It mentions that he had his first job at the age of 12 and worked as a news boy on a train, where he set up a laboratory in a baggage car to conduct experiments in his spare time.
• It also highlights that Edison had his first patent in 1868 for an electric voice recorder, but it was not successful, and that he was able to build his first shop in New York, New Jersey after selling another invention, a stock ticker, for 40,000 dollar.

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