Question

Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics, the study of the sounds of languages. As a boy, Bell became interested in sounds and speech.

In 1870 the Bells decided to emigrate to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began  experimenting with a machine to help the deaf hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea. Why not  use electricity to send the human voice from one place to another? Bell began work on a new invention.

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1. When was Alexander G. Bell born?
a. In 1847                     b. In 1870                              c.In 1870s                              d.no information

2. He went to live _______ .
a. in Scotland              b. in America                        c. in Boston                           d. b & c are correct

3. What does the word ‘emigrate’ in line 4 mean?

a. leave somebody’s country to live in another country
b. to go to a place for a short time
c. travel a long way from home to work every day
d. get away from something dangerous
4. What does the word ‘they’ in line 4 refer to?

a. sounds                      b. the Bells                           c. the American                    d.the deaf.
5. Which of the following is not true?

a. Bell’s father was an expert in phonetics.
b. Bell became interested in sounds and speech since he was a boy.
c. Bell learned in a school for the deaf.
d. He experimented a machine to help the deaf hear. 

Answer 1

1. When was Alexander G. Bell born?
a. In 1847                     b. In 1870                              c.In 1870s                              d.no information

2. He went to live _______ .
a. in Scotland              b. in America                        c. in Boston                           d. b & c are correct

3. What does the word ‘emigrate’ in line 4 mean?

a. leave somebody’s country to live in another country
b. to go to a place for a short time
c. travel a long way from home to work every day
d. get away from something dangerous
4. What does the word ‘they’ in line 4 refer to?

a. sounds                      b. the Bells                           c. the American                    d.the deaf.
5. Which of the following is not true?

a. Bell’s father was an expert in phonetics.
b. Bell became interested in sounds and speech since he was a boy.
c. Bell learned in a school for the deaf.
d. He experimented a machine to help the deaf hear.