Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio,on 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months.His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at ayoung age.
Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although The electric light was the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera. and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.He worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep eat.
Thomas Edison died in 1931, in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved quality of life all over the world

1. When and where was Edison born?

2. How did Thomas Edison light up the world?

3. How often did Edison light up the world?

4. Was Edition mostly self-educated?

FUN FACTS ABOUT THOMAS EDISON

-Edison was born in 1847 in Ohio. He was the youngest of seven children

- Edison’s mother was an excellent school teacher. That is probably why she was able to teach Edison so well. Edison said about his mother “All that  am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother”

- Edison’s mother let him set up a chemistry lab in the basement, which made his father very nervous

- Thomas Edison has scarlet fever when he was a child. The disease left him almost deaf.

- When Edison was twelve, he started publishing and selling a newspaper to train passengers.

- Edison started a fire in a train car doing chemistry experiments. He was kicked off the train

- Edison submitted his last invention for patent when he was 80 years old. He had 1093 inventions.

- Edison was a devotee of hard work, often logging over 90 hours a week in his office and labs, punching the time clock just like everyone else and also catching a quick nap when he could refresh himself

- Think about this. He was purported to have conducted over 3000 experiments to perfect his light bulb filament, and over 15,000 experiments to get his nickel-iron storage batteries right. How many people do you know who have this kind of work discipline? Do you?

17. How many siblings did Edison have?

            A. 4                             B. 5                             C. 6                             D. 7

18. What was Edison’s mother’s job?

            A. a nurse                    B. a teacher                 C. a farmer                  D. a housewife

19. It can be inferred from the passage that

            A. Edison’s mother had a big impact on him             B. Edison didn’t love his mother

            C. Edison was deaf                                                     D. Edison had 7 sisters and brothers

20. According to the passage, which of the following information is NOT true?

            A. Edison started selling a newspaper to train passengers at the age of twelve

            B. Edison was so hard-working that he spent more than 10 hours a day in his office and labs

            C. Edison supposedly conducted over 3,000 experiments to perfect his light bulb filament

            D. Edison was completely deaf due to a disease

Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. When he was at school, his teacher considered him to be a slow student. Because hearing problems, Edison had difficulty in following the lessons. But with only three months of formal education he became one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history. Edison's most famous invention was the electric light bulb. He also invented the phonograph, and made improvements to the telegraph, telephone and motion picture technology.

       Edison had a special life. He married twice with five children. He loved books had excellent memory and always showed curiosity about science. Although he had hearing problems, he refused to have an operation for his deafness. He said that silence helped him concentrate. He always worked very hard and often had only four hours of sleep every day. He used to say "Genius was I percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration". When he died on October 18, 1931, he was still working on new ideas.

1.When was Thomas Edison born?

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2. Did he have difficulty in hearing?

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3. What was Edison's most famous invention?

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4. How long did he use to work every day?

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Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio in 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a 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.

 Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light was the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks, he created something new. He worked 16 hours of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.

 Thomas Edison died in 1931, in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world.

76. Thomas Edison was …………….

77. How many things did Thomas Edison invent?

78. The word “self-educated” in the passage mostly means …………..

79. Edison died at the age of……………...

80. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Edison?

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Thomas A. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11th, 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a 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.

Thomas Alve Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light seems to be the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.

He worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had reminded him to sleep and eat.

Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18th, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world.

Question: When and where was Edison born?

Read the passage and answer the questions.

Thomas A. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11th, 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a 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.

Thomas Alve Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light seems to be the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.

He worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had reminded him to sleep and eat.

Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18th, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world.

When and where was Edison born?

Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow

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In 1878, Thomas Edison began serious research into developing a practical incandescent lamp and on October 14, 1878, Edison filed his first patent application for "Improvement In Electric Lights". In 1879 he created a successful incandescent light bulb. This was his hardest project – from 1877 to 1880, Edison and his assistants tried around 3000 experiments to perfect their light bulb design. By the end of 1880, Edison had produced a bulb that lasted 1500 hours. This discovery marked the beginning of commercially manufactured light bulbs and in 1880, Thomas Edison’s company, Edison Electric Light Company began marketing its new product.

When was Edison born?

A. in 1878

B. in 1847

C. in 1877

D. in 1500

B. Read through the text and choose one answer for each question Thomas A. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a 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 newsboy on a train that ran between Port Huron and Detroit. He set up a laboratory in a baggage care of the train so that he could continue his experiments in his spare time. Unfortunately, his first work experience did not end well. Thomas was fired when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the baggage car. Thomas then worked for five 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 vote recorder run by electricity. However, the vote recorder was not a success. In 1870, he sold another invention, a stock-ticker, for $40,000. A stock-ticker is a machine that automatically prints stock prices on a tape. He was then able to build his first shop in Newark, New Jersey. Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He called himself a "two-shift man" because he worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat. Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world. 1. When did he move to Michigan? 2 điểm For two months In 1847 At the age of seven Seven years ago. 2. What was his mother’s job? 2 điểm A housewife A teacher A farmer A driver 3. Where did he work in his first job? 2 điểm At home At a laboratory At a library On a train 4. He got …………….…… from selling his invention, a stock-ticker. 2 điểm $40,000 £40,000 €40,000 nothing 5. Which sentence is TRUE about Thomas? 2 điểm He was totally deaf in both ears. He started working at the age of twelve. Thomas was born in England. He went to school for all his childhood.