LISTENING TEST about Thomas Edison

 

Listening Practice

EXTRA LISTENING TEST ABOUT THOMAS EDISON

 

1. In what U.S. state was Thomas Edison born?
   1.   Ohio
   2.   Michigan
   3.   Texas
   4.   New York
2. What kind of student did Edison’s teachers think that he was?
   1.   a slow one
   2.   genius
   3.   smart
   4.   quarrelsome
3. What did Edison’s mom do in response to the teachers’ comments?
   1.   Took him out of school and homeschooled him.
   2.   Encouraged him to take part in science competitions.
   3.   Took him to a school for the disabled.
   4.   He was taken to a school specializing in physics.
4. What was Edison’s first invention?
   1.   the phonograph.
   2.   the bike.
   3.   the telephone.
   4.   the bulb.
5. Edison invented the first light bulb.
   1.   TRUE
   2.   FALSE
6. What was Edison’s propaganda campaign called?
   1.   War of the Currents
   2.   Path of scientists
   3.   Miracle of science
   4.   Genius inventor
7. What invention was Edison working on in 1888.
   1.   the motion picture camera
   2.   the telegraph.
   3.   The bulb.
   4.   The lightening.
8. What material did Edison try using to build furniture?
   1.   a light foam concrete
   2.   stone particles
   3.   wood
   4.   plastic
9. What disease killed Edison in 1931?
   1.   diabetes
   2.   diarrhea
   3.   measles
   4.   liver cancer