Biography

 Thomas Alva Edison.

Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, 1847, but his parents moved to Michigan in 1854 and grow there. But he only entered the school for 3 months because the teachers there considered him as a foolish student.

After that, he started to fulfill his curiousity by making a small laboratory under his house, and he started to work as a candy and newspaper seller in the train station in Detroit.

Then several years after that, there was a war that makes Edison feel to make his own newspaper named Weekly Hearld, and his newspapers sold a lot.

Then, he almost lost his hearing because the train station was so noisy, then in 1877 hi focused on founding the lamp because there was no lamp.

But you all know, it's difficult to found conductor ingredients and finally in 21 October 1879 he made a lamp that could shine 40 hours long.

The first lamp.


Then, answer these questions :

1. When Edison was born ?
A. 1555
B. 900 BC
C. 1847
D. 2003
E. Not mentioned.

2. Edison entered school for ...
A. 12 years
B. 8 years
C. 3 months
D. 1 month
E. 20 years

3. He worked as ... in ... in ...
A. Newspaper and candy seller, train conductor, Miami.
B. Candy and Balloon seller, hotel, Detroit.
C. Newspaper and balloon seller, train station, Detroit
D. Newspaper and candy seller, train station, Essex.
E. Newspaper and candy seller, train station, Detroit.

4. Edison almost lost his hearing because...
A. He is stupid
B. The train station was so noisy so he fell
C. He got an accident
D. Train station was so noisy
E. Because of the war.

5. The lamp he found could shine for..
A. 40 days
B. 40 years
C. 40 seconds
D. 40 minutes
E. 2400 minutes

Answers ; 1. C, 2. C, 3. E, 4. D, 5. E