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Class 4 GK Worksheet: Inventions and Inventors

GK lesson 21: Inventions and inventors · Set 291 · 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 smallpox vaccine? (a) Edward Jenner (b) Wilhelm Röntgen (c) Alexander Graham Bell (d) the Wright brothers
  2. 2.True or false: Wilhelm Röntgen gave us the first aeroplane. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.💡 Who gave us the first aeroplane? (a) Alexander Fleming (b) René Laennec (c) the Wright brothers (d) Alessandro Volta
  4. 4.True or false: Edward Jenner gave us the smallpox vaccine. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.What does a telescope help us do? (a) talk to people far away (b) find directions (c) hear the heartbeat (d) see faraway stars
  6. 6.💡 Who gave us penicillin? (a) Johannes Gutenberg (b) Louis Braille (c) Alexander Fleming (d) Alessandro Volta
  7. 7.What does a thermometer help us do? (a) hear the heartbeat (b) print many books (c) measure body temperature (d) see tiny germs
  8. 8.What did Wilhelm Röntgen give us? (a) the smallpox vaccine (b) the first aeroplane (c) X-rays (d) the stethoscope
  9. 9.What did the Wright brothers give us? (a) the smallpox vaccine (b) the electric battery (c) the printing press (d) the first aeroplane
  10. 10.🔧 Which invention helps us talk to people far away? (a) clock (b) thermometer (c) telescope (d) telephone
  11. 11.💡 Who gave us the stethoscope? (a) Johannes Gutenberg (b) René Laennec (c) Alexander Graham Bell (d) the Wright brothers
  12. 12.True or false: the Wright brothers gave us the stethoscope. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: Wilhelm Röntgen gave us X-rays. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a compass helps us find directions. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💡 Who gave us the printing press? (a) Johannes Gutenberg (b) Alessandro Volta (c) Alexander Fleming (d) Wilhelm Röntgen
  16. 16.What did Edward Jenner give us? (a) the telephone (b) the smallpox vaccine (c) X-rays (d) the printing press
  17. 17.What did Alexander Fleming give us? (a) the first aeroplane (b) penicillin (c) the telephone (d) the stethoscope
  18. 18.True or false: a clock helps us hear the heartbeat. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: René Laennec gave us the stethoscope. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔧 Which invention helps us do sums quickly? (a) telescope (b) thermometer (c) compass (d) calculator
  21. 21.What does a printing press help us do? (a) find directions (b) print many books (c) see tiny germs (d) hear the heartbeat
  22. 22.What did Johannes Gutenberg give us? (a) X-rays (b) the first aeroplane (c) raised-dot writing (d) the printing press
  23. 23.True or false: Johannes Gutenberg gave us X-rays. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.What did Alexander Graham Bell give us? (a) the smallpox vaccine (b) penicillin (c) the telephone (d) the first aeroplane
  25. 25.🔧 Which invention helps us print many books? (a) printing press (b) compass (c) stethoscope (d) telescope
  26. 26.💡 Who gave us the electric battery? (a) René Laennec (b) Wilhelm Röntgen (c) the Wright brothers (d) Alessandro Volta
  27. 27.🔧 Which invention helps us measure body temperature? (a) clock (b) telescope (c) thermometer (d) stethoscope
  28. 28.True or false: Alexander Fleming gave us penicillin. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: Alessandro Volta gave us the stethoscope. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.What does a clock help us do? (a) measure body temperature (b) see faraway stars (c) do sums quickly (d) tell the time
  31. 31.What does a stethoscope help us do? (a) hear the heartbeat (b) talk to people far away (c) do sums quickly (d) measure body temperature
  32. 32.True or false: the Wright brothers gave us the first aeroplane. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a stethoscope helps us print many books. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a microscope helps us tell the time. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.What did Louis Braille give us? (a) the printing press (b) raised-dot writing (c) the smallpox vaccine (d) X-rays
  36. 36.True or false: Louis Braille gave us penicillin. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💡 Who gave us the telephone? (a) Edward Jenner (b) Alexander Graham Bell (c) Wilhelm Röntgen (d) the Wright brothers
  38. 38.True or false: Alexander Graham Bell gave us penicillin. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💡 Who gave us X-rays? (a) Edward Jenner (b) the Wright brothers (c) Louis Braille (d) Wilhelm Röntgen
  40. 40.🔧 Which invention helps us find directions? (a) telephone (b) clock (c) telescope (d) compass

Answer key

  1. Edward Jenner
  2. False
  3. the Wright brothers
  4. True
  5. see faraway stars
  6. Alexander Fleming
  7. measure body temperature
  8. X-rays
  9. the first aeroplane
  10. telephone
  11. René Laennec
  12. False
  13. True
  14. True
  15. Johannes Gutenberg
  16. the smallpox vaccine
  17. penicillin
  18. False
  19. True
  20. calculator
  21. print many books
  22. the printing press
  23. False
  24. the telephone
  25. printing press
  26. Alessandro Volta
  27. thermometer
  28. True
  29. False
  30. tell the time
  31. hear the heartbeat
  32. True
  33. False
  34. False
  35. raised-dot writing
  36. False
  37. Alexander Graham Bell
  38. False
  39. Wilhelm Röntgen
  40. compass

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