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Class 4 GK Worksheet: Inventions and Inventors

GK lesson 21: Inventions and inventors · Set 274 · 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.What does a printing press help us do? (a) measure body temperature (b) see tiny germs (c) hear the heartbeat (d) print many books
  2. 2.What did Alexander Graham Bell give us? (a) penicillin (b) raised-dot writing (c) the first aeroplane (d) the telephone
  3. 3.What does a clock help us do? (a) do sums quickly (b) tell the time (c) print many books (d) see faraway stars
  4. 4.What did the Wright brothers give us? (a) penicillin (b) raised-dot writing (c) the smallpox vaccine (d) the first aeroplane
  5. 5.💡 Who gave us the first aeroplane? (a) Alexander Fleming (b) René Laennec (c) the Wright brothers (d) Johannes Gutenberg
  6. 6.💡 Who gave us raised-dot writing? (a) Edward Jenner (b) Johannes Gutenberg (c) the Wright brothers (d) Louis Braille
  7. 7.💡 Who gave us the printing press? (a) Edward Jenner (b) Alessandro Volta (c) Wilhelm Röntgen (d) Johannes Gutenberg
  8. 8.🔧 Which invention helps us see tiny germs? (a) stethoscope (b) microscope (c) telescope (d) printing press
  9. 9.🔧 Which invention helps us hear the heartbeat? (a) compass (b) microscope (c) stethoscope (d) telescope
  10. 10.🔧 Which invention helps us talk to people far away? (a) microscope (b) clock (c) thermometer (d) telephone
  11. 11.What does a telephone help us do? (a) hear the heartbeat (b) see tiny germs (c) talk to people far away (d) measure body temperature
  12. 12.True or false: Edward Jenner gave us the first aeroplane. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.What did Alexander Fleming give us? (a) the printing press (b) the telephone (c) X-rays (d) penicillin
  14. 14.What did René Laennec give us? (a) raised-dot writing (b) the smallpox vaccine (c) the stethoscope (d) the electric battery
  15. 15.True or false: Alexander Graham Bell gave us the smallpox vaccine. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💡 Who gave us the smallpox vaccine? (a) Edward Jenner (b) Alexander Fleming (c) Alessandro Volta (d) René Laennec
  17. 17.True or false: a compass helps us find directions. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.What did Johannes Gutenberg give us? (a) the printing press (b) X-rays (c) the stethoscope (d) raised-dot writing
  19. 19.True or false: a clock helps us do sums quickly. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.What does a thermometer help us do? (a) tell the time (b) hear the heartbeat (c) measure body temperature (d) talk to people far away
  21. 21.What did Wilhelm Röntgen give us? (a) the smallpox vaccine (b) the printing press (c) X-rays (d) the first aeroplane
  22. 22.🔧 Which invention helps us see faraway stars? (a) compass (b) thermometer (c) microscope (d) telescope
  23. 23.What did Alessandro Volta give us? (a) raised-dot writing (b) the telephone (c) the electric battery (d) the smallpox vaccine
  24. 24.True or false: Alexander Fleming gave us the stethoscope. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💡 Who gave us X-rays? (a) Louis Braille (b) Alessandro Volta (c) Wilhelm Röntgen (d) Edward Jenner
  26. 26.🔧 Which invention helps us do sums quickly? (a) microscope (b) thermometer (c) calculator (d) stethoscope
  27. 27.True or false: a stethoscope helps us see tiny germs. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💡 Who gave us the telephone? (a) Wilhelm Röntgen (b) René Laennec (c) the Wright brothers (d) Alexander Graham Bell
  29. 29.True or false: Alexander Graham Bell gave us the telephone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a telephone helps us see faraway stars. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔧 Which invention helps us measure body temperature? (a) telescope (b) thermometer (c) stethoscope (d) compass
  32. 32.True or false: Alexander Fleming gave us penicillin. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 Who gave us penicillin? (a) Alexander Fleming (b) Johannes Gutenberg (c) the Wright brothers (d) Edward Jenner
  34. 34.What does a stethoscope help us do? (a) hear the heartbeat (b) find directions (c) tell the time (d) see faraway stars
  35. 35.💡 Who gave us the electric battery? (a) Alexander Graham Bell (b) Edward Jenner (c) Wilhelm Röntgen (d) Alessandro Volta
  36. 36.True or false: the Wright brothers gave us the first aeroplane. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔧 Which invention helps us find directions? (a) telescope (b) compass (c) thermometer (d) telephone
  38. 38.🔧 Which invention helps us tell the time? (a) thermometer (b) compass (c) clock (d) printing press
  39. 39.What does a compass help us do? (a) tell the time (b) do sums quickly (c) talk to people far away (d) find directions
  40. 40.True or false: Louis Braille gave us raised-dot writing. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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