The Boy Who Invented TV - Carlynn Nelson | Laabri

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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

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How was Idaho different from Utah?

There were trains.

There was electricity.

There were televisions.

There was running water.

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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

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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.

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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.

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What does the word passionate mean?

having a patient personality

having a strong feeling

displaying concern

showing joy

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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

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Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word enthusiastically?

boringly

graciously

quietly

slowly

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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.

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What does the word claimed mean?

to declare as one’s own

to stop something

to find an object

to play pretend