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The Boy Who Invented TV
By Carlynn Nelson
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Which two inventions most interested young Philo?
telephone and television
phonograph and telephone
electric generator and radio
electric generator and phonograph
How was Idaho different from Utah?
There were trains.
There was electricity.
There were televisions.
There was running water.
What did Philo see while plowing fields that helped him invent the television?
view of the open country
light reflected off the field
parallel lines in the field
overturned earth
Philo thought that the best thing about television was that it would
make him famous.
allow people to see one another.
establish world peace.
permit people to share the same stories.
All of the following tell how Philo learned EXCEPT
he graduated from college.
he asked a lot of questions.
he read a lot of magazines.
he tinkered with all kinds of machines.
What does the word
passionate
mean?
having a patient personality
having a strong feeling
displaying concern
showing joy
What does the word
devices
mean?
things made for a purpose
rules for doing something
things that can be recycled
ways of understanding a new experience
Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word
enthusiastically?
boringly
graciously
quietly
slowly
How Philo felt about himself compared to the other children?
He felt different.
He felt smarter than the other children.
He was serious and they were not.
He was just like the other children.
What does the word
claimed
mean?
to declare as one’s own
to stop something
to find an object
to play pretend