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Class 4 GK Worksheet: Inventions and Inventors

GK lesson 21: Inventions and inventors · Set 322 · 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 did Alessandro Volta give us? (a) the electric battery (b) the telephone (c) the printing press (d) the stethoscope
  2. 2.💡 Who gave us raised-dot writing? (a) Wilhelm Röntgen (b) René Laennec (c) Johannes Gutenberg (d) Louis Braille
  3. 3.💡 Who gave us penicillin? (a) Alessandro Volta (b) Louis Braille (c) Alexander Fleming (d) Edward Jenner
  4. 4.True or false: René Laennec gave us the smallpox vaccine. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.What did the Wright brothers give us? (a) the first aeroplane (b) the printing press (c) the smallpox vaccine (d) penicillin
  6. 6.True or false: René Laennec gave us the telephone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 Who gave us the smallpox vaccine? (a) Alessandro Volta (b) Edward Jenner (c) Wilhelm Röntgen (d) the Wright brothers
  8. 8.💡 Who gave us the first aeroplane? (a) Johannes Gutenberg (b) René Laennec (c) the Wright brothers (d) Wilhelm Röntgen
  9. 9.What did Alexander Fleming give us? (a) the first aeroplane (b) the stethoscope (c) penicillin (d) the telephone
  10. 10.💡 Who gave us the electric battery? (a) Johannes Gutenberg (b) Alexander Fleming (c) the Wright brothers (d) Alessandro Volta
  11. 11.True or false: Alexander Fleming gave us penicillin. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: the Wright brothers gave us the first aeroplane. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: Edward Jenner gave us the smallpox vaccine. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: Wilhelm Röntgen gave us the telephone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔧 Which invention helps us see tiny germs? (a) clock (b) telephone (c) microscope (d) thermometer
  16. 16.What did Johannes Gutenberg give us? (a) the printing press (b) penicillin (c) the first aeroplane (d) the stethoscope
  17. 17.True or false: Alexander Fleming gave us the electric battery. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔧 Which invention helps us find directions? (a) printing press (b) thermometer (c) microscope (d) compass
  19. 19.🔧 Which invention helps us do sums quickly? (a) thermometer (b) calculator (c) clock (d) telephone
  20. 20.💡 Who gave us the telephone? (a) Alexander Graham Bell (b) Alexander Fleming (c) Louis Braille (d) Johannes Gutenberg
  21. 21.True or false: Alexander Fleming gave us the telephone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.What does a microscope help us do? (a) hear the heartbeat (b) talk to people far away (c) see tiny germs (d) find directions
  23. 23.What does a compass help us do? (a) talk to people far away (b) tell the time (c) find directions (d) print many books
  24. 24.💡 Who gave us the printing press? (a) Johannes Gutenberg (b) the Wright brothers (c) Alessandro Volta (d) Edward Jenner
  25. 25.True or false: Louis Braille gave us X-rays. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a calculator helps us do sums quickly. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.What did Alexander Graham Bell give us? (a) raised-dot writing (b) the telephone (c) the electric battery (d) the stethoscope
  28. 28.🔧 Which invention helps us print many books? (a) printing press (b) microscope (c) compass (d) thermometer
  29. 29.True or false: a telephone helps us talk to people far away. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.What does a telescope help us do? (a) hear the heartbeat (b) talk to people far away (c) find directions (d) see faraway stars
  31. 31.What does a calculator help us do? (a) hear the heartbeat (b) measure body temperature (c) tell the time (d) do sums quickly
  32. 32.True or false: Johannes Gutenberg gave us the telephone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a microscope helps us hear the heartbeat. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.What did Edward Jenner give us? (a) X-rays (b) the electric battery (c) penicillin (d) the smallpox vaccine
  35. 35.What does a clock help us do? (a) talk to people far away (b) do sums quickly (c) tell the time (d) print many books
  36. 36.True or false: Johannes Gutenberg gave us X-rays. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.What did Wilhelm Röntgen give us? (a) the telephone (b) X-rays (c) raised-dot writing (d) penicillin
  38. 38.What does a printing press help us do? (a) measure body temperature (b) print many books (c) see faraway stars (d) see tiny germs
  39. 39.🔧 Which invention helps us tell the time? (a) clock (b) telephone (c) calculator (d) thermometer
  40. 40.🔧 Which invention helps us hear the heartbeat? (a) thermometer (b) clock (c) stethoscope (d) telescope

Answer key

  1. the electric battery
  2. Louis Braille
  3. Alexander Fleming
  4. False
  5. the first aeroplane
  6. False
  7. Edward Jenner
  8. the Wright brothers
  9. penicillin
  10. Alessandro Volta
  11. True
  12. True
  13. True
  14. False
  15. microscope
  16. the printing press
  17. False
  18. compass
  19. calculator
  20. Alexander Graham Bell
  21. False
  22. see tiny germs
  23. find directions
  24. Johannes Gutenberg
  25. False
  26. True
  27. the telephone
  28. printing press
  29. True
  30. see faraway stars
  31. do sums quickly
  32. False
  33. False
  34. the smallpox vaccine
  35. tell the time
  36. False
  37. X-rays
  38. print many books
  39. clock
  40. stethoscope

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