Thomas Edison and the Light Bulb — Questions and answers

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What did Katya tell Moana was "all gone again!"?

Choices

  1. The giant sunflower
  2. The sunberry juice ✓
  3. The towering grass
  4. The leaf-powered lanterns

Answer: The sunberry juice

From page 1

What book did Katya open that caused a blinding light?

Choices

  1. Her worn leather notebook
  2. The 'Invention Encyclopedia' ✓
  3. A storybook about mushrooms
  4. A book about spider silk

Answer: The 'Invention Encyclopedia'

From page 2

Who did Katya meet and ask if he was Mr. Edison?

Choices

  1. A man driving a horse-drawn carriage
  2. A stocky man with auburn hair ✓
  3. Someone who stumbled into a lamppost
  4. A person fixing a gas lamp

Answer: A stocky man with auburn hair

From page 4

What did Mr. Edison say he had a thousand of to show Katya?

Choices

  1. Bright new light bulbs
  2. Old Roman philosophers
  3. Different kinds of notebooks
  4. Failures in his lab ✓

Answer: Failures in his lab

From page 5

What kind of filament did Katya suggest to Mr. Edison?

Choices

  1. Platinum filament
  2. Bamboo filament
  3. Carbonized paper filament ✓
  4. Cotton thread filament

Answer: Carbonized paper filament

From page 7

What made Mr. Edison shout "Eureka!" one evening?

Choices

  1. A new kind of juice was invented
  2. A bulb glowed steadily for hours ✓
  3. They found a hidden treasure
  4. The sun began to set

Answer: A bulb glowed steadily for hours

From page 8

What happened to Katya after seeing the city illuminated with electric light?

Choices

  1. She decided to stay with Mr. Edison
  2. She opened her own factory
  3. The familiar swirling light reappeared, and she vanished ✓
  4. She became a famous inventor herself

Answer: The familiar swirling light reappeared, and she vanished

From page 9

How did Katya and Moana make their garden brighter at the end of the story?

Choices

  1. They planted giant sunflowers
  2. They bought new leaf-powered lanterns
  3. They collected fireflies and magnified their light ✓
  4. They used some of Mr. Edison's light bulbs

Answer: They collected fireflies and magnified their light

From page 10