Question

Reading Practice

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When Thomas Alva Edison successfully invented light bulb all his assistants were happy. As he had

experimented around 1000 times before getting success in his attempt to invent light bulb.

Edison then called his office boy and asked him to test that bulb. Being just an office boy he was very

nervous to even holding that bulb in his hand. Still he did because Edison asked him to test it. He was so

nervous holding it that due to nervousness he accidentally dropped it. The office boy got scared that he

would get fired from his job for dropping such an important invention.

After two days Edison again called that office boy to come to his cabin. All his assistants were present

there. Edison gave the boy another bulb and asked the boy to test it. All assistants were surprised and

asked, “Why did you call him again? There are chances of him dropping it again and all your effort could

go to waste.”

Edison replied, “It took roughly one day to construct that bulb again and even if he drops it again, I can

construct the bulb within a day. But if I don’t give him the same task again then he would have lost his

self believe and confidence which would be very difficult to get back and I don’t want that to happen.

a. Find whether the following statements are Right or Wrong. If Wrong write the correct answer.

i. Edison could invent light bulb after hundreds of attempts.

ii. Edison called one of his assistants for testing the bulb.

iii. The assistant due to nervousness intentionally dropped it.

iv. Edison took couple of days to construct another bulb.

v. Edison helped the boy to get back his confidence.



b. Fill in the blanks using suitable words that can complete the sentences:

Edison’s ____(i)____ of the light bulb is one of the greatest events in the world history. After

thousands of ____(ii)____ attempts he could finally construct the bulb. He then called one of his office

____(iii)_____ to taste it. He couldn’t do that due to lack of ___(iv)____. But Edison ____(v)_____

him by giving him another chance so that he could regain his self believe.



C. Words in list B below are connected in some way with the words in list A but not in proper order.

Rearrange the order.

A,B

Happy, examination

Test, light bulb

Effort, feeling pleasure

Invention, to make something

Construct, an attempt to do something difficult​

Answer 1

Answer: A)

1) Edison invented light bulb after thousands of attempts.

2) True

3) The assistant due to nervousness accidentally dropped it.

4) Edison took a day to construct another bulb.

5) True

B)

1) invention

2) unsuccessful

3) boy

4) confidence

5) helped

C)

examination, happy

light bulb, test

effort, feeling pleasure

to make something, invention

an attempt to do something, construct