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Class 4 GK Worksheet: Inventions and Inventors

GK lesson 21: Inventions and inventors · Set 747 · 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 René Laennec give us? (a) the electric battery (b) raised-dot writing (c) the first aeroplane (d) the stethoscope
  2. 2.True or false: the Wright brothers gave us the first aeroplane. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a compass helps us find directions. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: Johannes Gutenberg gave us raised-dot writing. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💡 Who gave us X-rays? (a) Alessandro Volta (b) René Laennec (c) Wilhelm Röntgen (d) the Wright brothers
  6. 6.True or false: Louis Braille gave us X-rays. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: Wilhelm Röntgen gave us penicillin. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔧 Which invention helps us see faraway stars? (a) clock (b) compass (c) telescope (d) calculator
  9. 9.True or false: a telephone helps us find directions. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a stethoscope helps us hear the heartbeat. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔧 Which invention helps us see tiny germs? (a) telephone (b) stethoscope (c) telescope (d) microscope
  12. 12.What did Alexander Fleming give us? (a) the smallpox vaccine (b) the stethoscope (c) the first aeroplane (d) penicillin
  13. 13.What does a microscope help us do? (a) see faraway stars (b) do sums quickly (c) tell the time (d) see tiny germs
  14. 14.What did Wilhelm Röntgen give us? (a) X-rays (b) raised-dot writing (c) penicillin (d) the electric battery
  15. 15.What did the Wright brothers give us? (a) the telephone (b) the first aeroplane (c) the smallpox vaccine (d) the electric battery
  16. 16.True or false: Johannes Gutenberg gave us the printing press. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💡 Who gave us raised-dot writing? (a) the Wright brothers (b) Edward Jenner (c) Louis Braille (d) Alexander Graham Bell
  18. 18.💡 Who gave us the printing press? (a) Louis Braille (b) Johannes Gutenberg (c) Alexander Fleming (d) Edward Jenner
  19. 19.True or false: a printing press helps us print many books. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔧 Which invention helps us hear the heartbeat? (a) telephone (b) calculator (c) stethoscope (d) telescope
  21. 21.True or false: a clock helps us find directions. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a telescope helps us see faraway stars. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a printing press helps us hear the heartbeat. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.What did Edward Jenner give us? (a) the smallpox vaccine (b) raised-dot writing (c) the electric battery (d) the printing press
  25. 25.💡 Who gave us the first aeroplane? (a) the Wright brothers (b) Johannes Gutenberg (c) Edward Jenner (d) Alexander Graham Bell
  26. 26.True or false: a thermometer helps us measure body temperature. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.What does a clock help us do? (a) measure body temperature (b) find directions (c) tell the time (d) hear the heartbeat
  28. 28.💡 Who gave us the telephone? (a) Alexander Graham Bell (b) Wilhelm Röntgen (c) Louis Braille (d) Alessandro Volta
  29. 29.💡 Who gave us the stethoscope? (a) Wilhelm Röntgen (b) Louis Braille (c) René Laennec (d) Alexander Graham Bell
  30. 30.🔧 Which invention helps us measure body temperature? (a) telescope (b) thermometer (c) telephone (d) stethoscope
  31. 31.What did Johannes Gutenberg give us? (a) penicillin (b) the stethoscope (c) the printing press (d) the telephone
  32. 32.🔧 Which invention helps us talk to people far away? (a) telephone (b) printing press (c) stethoscope (d) microscope
  33. 33.🔧 Which invention helps us find directions? (a) compass (b) telescope (c) clock (d) calculator
  34. 34.What does a telescope help us do? (a) talk to people far away (b) see faraway stars (c) see tiny germs (d) hear the heartbeat
  35. 35.💡 Who gave us penicillin? (a) Alessandro Volta (b) Alexander Fleming (c) Edward Jenner (d) Johannes Gutenberg
  36. 36.🔧 Which invention helps us print many books? (a) microscope (b) compass (c) thermometer (d) printing press
  37. 37.💡 Who gave us the electric battery? (a) the Wright brothers (b) Edward Jenner (c) Louis Braille (d) Alessandro Volta
  38. 38.What did Louis Braille give us? (a) raised-dot writing (b) the electric battery (c) the stethoscope (d) the printing press
  39. 39.What does a thermometer help us do? (a) see tiny germs (b) measure body temperature (c) see faraway stars (d) print many books
  40. 40.True or false: a thermometer helps us find directions. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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