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Class 4 GK Worksheet: Inventions and Inventors

GK lesson 21: Inventions and inventors · Set 10 · 40 questions
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Remember (Who and what for?): Telephone – Alexander Graham Bell, first aeroplane – the Wright brothers, printing press – Johannes Gutenberg, raised-dot writing – Louis Braille. Smallpox vaccine – Edward Jenner, penicillin – Alexander Fleming, stethoscope – René Laennec, electric battery – Alessandro Volta, X-rays – Wilhelm Röntgen. Uses: telephone – talk far away, thermometer – body temperature, compass – directions, telescope – faraway stars, microscope – tiny germs.

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  1. 1.💡 Who gave us the first aeroplane? (a) Edward Jenner (b) the Wright brothers (c) Alessandro Volta (d) Johannes Gutenberg
  2. 2.True or false: a stethoscope helps us hear the heartbeat. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: Alexander Fleming gave us the telephone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a thermometer helps us measure body temperature. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.What did the Wright brothers give us? (a) the first aeroplane (b) penicillin (c) the smallpox vaccine (d) raised-dot writing
  6. 6.💡 Who gave us raised-dot writing? (a) Louis Braille (b) Johannes Gutenberg (c) René Laennec (d) Alexander Graham Bell
  7. 7.True or false: Louis Braille gave us raised-dot writing. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: Alexander Fleming gave us penicillin. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a microscope helps us measure body temperature. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.What did René Laennec give us? (a) the printing press (b) penicillin (c) the smallpox vaccine (d) the stethoscope
  11. 11.What does a microscope help us do? (a) see faraway stars (b) talk to people far away (c) do sums quickly (d) see tiny germs
  12. 12.💡 Who gave us the telephone? (a) René Laennec (b) Alexander Fleming (c) Edward Jenner (d) Alexander Graham Bell
  13. 13.🔧 Which invention helps us see faraway stars? (a) telephone (b) thermometer (c) microscope (d) telescope
  14. 14.True or false: Louis Braille gave us the printing press. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: the Wright brothers gave us the first aeroplane. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.What did Louis Braille give us? (a) the first aeroplane (b) the printing press (c) raised-dot writing (d) penicillin
  17. 17.True or false: a printing press helps us print many books. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.What did Alessandro Volta give us? (a) penicillin (b) the electric battery (c) the telephone (d) the smallpox vaccine
  19. 19.What does a telephone help us do? (a) tell the time (b) hear the heartbeat (c) measure body temperature (d) talk to people far away
  20. 20.🔧 Which invention helps us talk to people far away? (a) telephone (b) telescope (c) printing press (d) stethoscope
  21. 21.💡 Who gave us the smallpox vaccine? (a) the Wright brothers (b) Wilhelm Röntgen (c) Edward Jenner (d) Alexander Graham Bell
  22. 22.True or false: a microscope helps us see tiny germs. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.What did Edward Jenner give us? (a) the stethoscope (b) penicillin (c) the printing press (d) the smallpox vaccine
  24. 24.🔧 Which invention helps us print many books? (a) compass (b) calculator (c) printing press (d) microscope
  25. 25.True or false: Wilhelm Röntgen gave us the stethoscope. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💡 Who gave us the electric battery? (a) Johannes Gutenberg (b) Alessandro Volta (c) René Laennec (d) Edward Jenner
  27. 27.True or false: a compass helps us find directions. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.What does a printing press help us do? (a) print many books (b) see tiny germs (c) talk to people far away (d) measure body temperature
  29. 29.True or false: Alexander Graham Bell gave us the telephone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Edward Jenner gave us the smallpox vaccine. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 Who gave us X-rays? (a) Louis Braille (b) Wilhelm Röntgen (c) Johannes Gutenberg (d) Edward Jenner
  32. 32.What does a clock help us do? (a) print many books (b) talk to people far away (c) tell the time (d) do sums quickly
  33. 33.What did Alexander Graham Bell give us? (a) the electric battery (b) the stethoscope (c) the telephone (d) penicillin
  34. 34.True or false: a microscope helps us print many books. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💡 Who gave us penicillin? (a) René Laennec (b) the Wright brothers (c) Alessandro Volta (d) Alexander Fleming
  36. 36.True or false: René Laennec gave us the stethoscope. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Johannes Gutenberg gave us the printing press. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.What did Wilhelm Röntgen give us? (a) penicillin (b) X-rays (c) the smallpox vaccine (d) the electric battery
  39. 39.True or false: a calculator helps us do sums quickly. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Wilhelm Röntgen gave us X-rays. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. the Wright brothers
  2. True
  3. False
  4. True
  5. the first aeroplane
  6. Louis Braille
  7. True
  8. True
  9. False
  10. the stethoscope
  11. see tiny germs
  12. Alexander Graham Bell
  13. telescope
  14. False
  15. True
  16. raised-dot writing
  17. True
  18. the electric battery
  19. talk to people far away
  20. telephone
  21. Edward Jenner
  22. True
  23. the smallpox vaccine
  24. printing press
  25. False
  26. Alessandro Volta
  27. True
  28. print many books
  29. True
  30. True
  31. Wilhelm Röntgen
  32. tell the time
  33. the telephone
  34. False
  35. Alexander Fleming
  36. True
  37. True
  38. X-rays
  39. True
  40. True

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