Question

SECTION-A (Reading) 1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: (5 Marks) One of the greatest inventors of all times, Thomas Alva Edison was born in 1847 in a small town in Ohio, USA. His teachers thought he was a slow learner, so his mother taught him herself, inspiring his interest in Science. In 1869, after moving to New York he improved a machine called the "ticker'. It was used for relaying information about the stock market. Edison invented many things that changed the world. Electric lighting, sound recording, and an early form of moving pictures were among these. Perhaps Edison's most important invention was the electric light bulb. It took him thousands of experiments before he succeeded. Edison worked extremely hard and would spend days. months or even years experimenting in order to make something work. He often slept on his worktable, so that he could start work again first thing in the morning.


(2) a) Mention at least two inventions of Edison? b) Who was Thomas Alva Edison? c) Fill in the blanks:- (1) i) He was born in d) Write the antonym of 'succeeded'. (1)​

Answer 1

Answer:

2a electric light bulb and sound recorder

b Thomas Alva Edison was a scientist

c fill in the blanks

1 i 1847

d failed