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Class 4 GK Worksheet: Inventions and Inventors

GK lesson 21: Inventions and inventors · Set 136 · 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.🔧 Which invention helps us measure body temperature? (a) compass (b) clock (c) printing press (d) thermometer
  2. 2.True or false: Edward Jenner gave us the smallpox vaccine. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: Alexander Fleming gave us the first aeroplane. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a printing press helps us print many books. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.What did Johannes Gutenberg give us? (a) the electric battery (b) the printing press (c) X-rays (d) the stethoscope
  6. 6.💡 Who gave us raised-dot writing? (a) Wilhelm Röntgen (b) Louis Braille (c) René Laennec (d) Edward Jenner
  7. 7.True or false: a clock helps us find directions. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.What does a printing press help us do? (a) hear the heartbeat (b) tell the time (c) see tiny germs (d) print many books
  9. 9.True or false: Alessandro Volta gave us the electric battery. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💡 Who gave us the printing press? (a) Edward Jenner (b) Alexander Graham Bell (c) Wilhelm Röntgen (d) Johannes Gutenberg
  11. 11.What did Edward Jenner give us? (a) the stethoscope (b) the first aeroplane (c) the smallpox vaccine (d) raised-dot writing
  12. 12.True or false: a microscope helps us measure body temperature. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: Alexander Graham Bell gave us the telephone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💡 Who gave us the electric battery? (a) Alexander Fleming (b) Alessandro Volta (c) Alexander Graham Bell (d) the Wright brothers
  15. 15.What did Alessandro Volta give us? (a) the stethoscope (b) the smallpox vaccine (c) the electric battery (d) the printing press
  16. 16.True or false: Alessandro Volta gave us the stethoscope. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💡 Who gave us penicillin? (a) Alexander Fleming (b) Johannes Gutenberg (c) Wilhelm Röntgen (d) Alexander Graham Bell
  18. 18.💡 Who gave us X-rays? (a) Wilhelm Röntgen (b) Johannes Gutenberg (c) Edward Jenner (d) Alexander Graham Bell
  19. 19.True or false: René Laennec gave us the stethoscope. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a clock helps us tell the time. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💡 Who gave us the stethoscope? (a) the Wright brothers (b) René Laennec (c) Alexander Fleming (d) Alessandro Volta
  22. 22.What does a telephone help us do? (a) talk to people far away (b) do sums quickly (c) hear the heartbeat (d) print many books
  23. 23.What does a thermometer help us do? (a) print many books (b) see tiny germs (c) measure body temperature (d) tell the time
  24. 24.What did Alexander Fleming give us? (a) raised-dot writing (b) the first aeroplane (c) the smallpox vaccine (d) penicillin
  25. 25.True or false: Louis Braille gave us the stethoscope. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: Wilhelm Röntgen gave us X-rays. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a stethoscope helps us talk to people far away. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.What did René Laennec give us? (a) X-rays (b) raised-dot writing (c) the stethoscope (d) the printing press
  29. 29.True or false: a calculator helps us hear the heartbeat. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔧 Which invention helps us do sums quickly? (a) stethoscope (b) calculator (c) telescope (d) thermometer
  31. 31.🔧 Which invention helps us tell the time? (a) compass (b) telescope (c) stethoscope (d) clock
  32. 32.True or false: a calculator helps us do sums quickly. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a microscope helps us see tiny germs. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.What did the Wright brothers give us? (a) raised-dot writing (b) the printing press (c) penicillin (d) the first aeroplane
  35. 35.What does a clock help us do? (a) measure body temperature (b) hear the heartbeat (c) tell the time (d) talk to people far away
  36. 36.💡 Who gave us the first aeroplane? (a) Alessandro Volta (b) Johannes Gutenberg (c) Edward Jenner (d) the Wright brothers
  37. 37.💡 Who gave us the smallpox vaccine? (a) Louis Braille (b) Johannes Gutenberg (c) Edward Jenner (d) the Wright brothers
  38. 38.True or false: a stethoscope helps us find directions. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💡 Who gave us the telephone? (a) Alexander Fleming (b) Alexander Graham Bell (c) Louis Braille (d) Johannes Gutenberg
  40. 40.True or false: a telephone helps us hear the heartbeat. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. thermometer
  2. True
  3. False
  4. True
  5. the printing press
  6. Louis Braille
  7. False
  8. print many books
  9. True
  10. Johannes Gutenberg
  11. the smallpox vaccine
  12. False
  13. True
  14. Alessandro Volta
  15. the electric battery
  16. False
  17. Alexander Fleming
  18. Wilhelm Röntgen
  19. True
  20. True
  21. René Laennec
  22. talk to people far away
  23. measure body temperature
  24. penicillin
  25. False
  26. True
  27. False
  28. the stethoscope
  29. False
  30. calculator
  31. clock
  32. True
  33. True
  34. the first aeroplane
  35. tell the time
  36. the Wright brothers
  37. Edward Jenner
  38. False
  39. Alexander Graham Bell
  40. False

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