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Class 4 GK Worksheet: Inventions and Inventors

GK lesson 21: Inventions and inventors · Set 125 · 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 electric battery? (a) the Wright brothers (b) Alexander Graham Bell (c) René Laennec (d) Alessandro Volta
  2. 2.💡 Who gave us the first aeroplane? (a) Alessandro Volta (b) Johannes Gutenberg (c) Wilhelm Röntgen (d) the Wright brothers
  3. 3.What does a telephone help us do? (a) tell the time (b) find directions (c) do sums quickly (d) talk to people far away
  4. 4.🔧 Which invention helps us measure body temperature? (a) stethoscope (b) thermometer (c) telephone (d) microscope
  5. 5.💡 Who gave us the printing press? (a) Alessandro Volta (b) Edward Jenner (c) the Wright brothers (d) Johannes Gutenberg
  6. 6.What did Louis Braille give us? (a) the first aeroplane (b) the printing press (c) raised-dot writing (d) the telephone
  7. 7.🔧 Which invention helps us see tiny germs? (a) microscope (b) printing press (c) telescope (d) thermometer
  8. 8.What does a clock help us do? (a) see tiny germs (b) find directions (c) tell the time (d) measure body temperature
  9. 9.What did Alexander Graham Bell give us? (a) the telephone (b) the stethoscope (c) the printing press (d) the first aeroplane
  10. 10.True or false: Alexander Fleming gave us the printing press. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a telephone helps us talk to people far away. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a clock helps us print many books. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a clock helps us tell the time. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.What does a compass help us do? (a) measure body temperature (b) do sums quickly (c) find directions (d) see tiny germs
  15. 15.True or false: a telephone helps us hear the heartbeat. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔧 Which invention helps us do sums quickly? (a) telephone (b) calculator (c) thermometer (d) compass
  17. 17.What does a printing press help us do? (a) do sums quickly (b) print many books (c) find directions (d) measure body temperature
  18. 18.🔧 Which invention helps us tell the time? (a) clock (b) thermometer (c) telephone (d) printing press
  19. 19.💡 Who gave us the smallpox vaccine? (a) Edward Jenner (b) Alexander Graham Bell (c) Louis Braille (d) Alessandro Volta
  20. 20.True or false: Alessandro Volta gave us the printing press. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: Wilhelm Röntgen gave us penicillin. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a printing press helps us see faraway stars. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.What does a microscope help us do? (a) measure body temperature (b) see tiny germs (c) find directions (d) talk to people far away
  24. 24.True or false: Wilhelm Röntgen gave us the telephone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: Johannes Gutenberg gave us the smallpox vaccine. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.What does a stethoscope help us do? (a) hear the heartbeat (b) do sums quickly (c) see faraway stars (d) talk to people far away
  27. 27.True or false: a compass helps us find directions. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💡 Who gave us X-rays? (a) Wilhelm Röntgen (b) Louis Braille (c) Alexander Fleming (d) Edward Jenner
  29. 29.What did Wilhelm Röntgen give us? (a) the smallpox vaccine (b) the first aeroplane (c) X-rays (d) raised-dot writing
  30. 30.What does a telescope help us do? (a) tell the time (b) hear the heartbeat (c) print many books (d) see faraway stars
  31. 31.True or false: Alexander Fleming gave us penicillin. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔧 Which invention helps us find directions? (a) compass (b) stethoscope (c) thermometer (d) printing press
  33. 33.🔧 Which invention helps us print many books? (a) calculator (b) clock (c) printing press (d) telephone
  34. 34.True or false: a clock helps us hear the heartbeat. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a printing press helps us print many books. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a thermometer helps us find directions. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Alexander Graham Bell gave us the telephone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💡 Who gave us raised-dot writing? (a) Alessandro Volta (b) Alexander Graham Bell (c) Louis Braille (d) Wilhelm Röntgen
  39. 39.What did Johannes Gutenberg give us? (a) the first aeroplane (b) the printing press (c) the telephone (d) raised-dot writing
  40. 40.What does a thermometer help us do? (a) see faraway stars (b) find directions (c) talk to people far away (d) measure body temperature

Answer key

  1. Alessandro Volta
  2. the Wright brothers
  3. talk to people far away
  4. thermometer
  5. Johannes Gutenberg
  6. raised-dot writing
  7. microscope
  8. tell the time
  9. the telephone
  10. False
  11. True
  12. False
  13. True
  14. find directions
  15. False
  16. calculator
  17. print many books
  18. clock
  19. Edward Jenner
  20. False
  21. False
  22. False
  23. see tiny germs
  24. False
  25. False
  26. hear the heartbeat
  27. True
  28. Wilhelm Röntgen
  29. X-rays
  30. see faraway stars
  31. True
  32. compass
  33. printing press
  34. False
  35. True
  36. False
  37. True
  38. Louis Braille
  39. the printing press
  40. measure body temperature

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