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Key Details Lesson Topic: Use Details from the Text to Answer Questions Question 1 Lesson: Key Details Lesson Topic: Use details from the text to answer questions Question 1: Read the text below. Edison Invents Motion Pictures Written by America's Story from America's Library Who are these wild women, and what are they doing? Would you believe they were two sisters in a boxing act that played all over the East coast? They were the Gordon Sisters, Bessie and Minnie, who claimed to be the first female boxing act. In the early years of motion pictures, there was such a demand for movies that Thomas Edison's company filmed all sorts of things. This film of the sparring sisters was made in 1901. The Edison Manufacturing Company was able to shoot "Gordon Sisters Boxing" and many other films only after Edison and his employee W.K.L Dickson had spent years inventing the motion picture camera. How were Bessie and Minnie related? Bessie and Minnie were aunts. Bessie and Minnie were friends. Bessie and Minnie were sisters. Bessie and Minnie were cousins. Question 2: Read the text below. Edison Invents Motion Pictures Written by America's Story from America's Library Who are these wild women, and what are they doing? Would you believe they were two sisters in a boxing act that played all over the East coast? They were the Gordon Sisters, Bessie and Minnie, who claimed to be the first female boxing act. In the early years of motion pictures, there was such a demand for movies that Thomas Edison's company filmed all sorts of things. This film of the sparring sisters was made in 1901. The Edison Manufacturing Company was able to shoot "Gordon Sisters Boxing" and many other films only after Edison and his employee W.K.L Dickson had spent years inventing the motion picture camera. What were the Gordon Sisters best known for? being the first female boxing act being the first female actresses being the inventors of the motion picture being the inventors of boxing Question 3: Read the text below. Edison Invents Motion Pictures Written by America's Story from America's Library Who are these wild women and what are they doing? Would you believe they were two sisters in a boxing act that played all over the East coast? They were the Gordon Sisters, Bessie and Minnie, who claimed to be the first female boxing act. In the early years of motion pictures, there was such a demand for motion pictures that Thomas Edison's company filmed all sorts of things. This film of the sparring sisters was made in 1901. The Edison Manufacturing Company was able to shoot "Gordon Sisters Boxing" and many others only after Edison and his employee W.K.L Dickson had spent years inventing the motion picture camera. What did Edison and his employee W.K.L Dickson invent? a digital camera a still shot camera a photographic camera a motion picture camera Question 4: Read the text below. Edison Invents Motion Pictures Written by America's Story from America's Library In 1888, after Edison invented the phonograph, he turned his attention to motion pictures. "I am experimenting upon an instrument which does for the eye what the phonograph does for the ear," he said. The result of his experiments was the Kinetograph (a motion picture camera) and the Kinetoscope (a peephole motion picture viewer). What did Edison invent while focusing on motion pictures? Check all that are true. a motion picture camera a digital camera a still shot camera a peephole motion picture viewer an instant camera Question 5: Read the text below. Edison Invents Motion Pictures Written by America's Story from America's Library Edison built a motion picture production studio in New Jersey. The studio had a roof that could be opened to let in daylight, and the entire building was constructed so that it could be moved to stay in line with the sun. The "Boxing Gordon Sisters" was not the only boxing film Edison's company made. Can you imagine boxing cats? One of the Edison Manufacturing Company's earliest films shows two cats fighting in a boxing ring. Other films starred well-known performers, such as Annie Oakley and Native American dancers from Buffalo Bill's "Wild West Show." What did one of Edison's earliest film show? Annie Oakley's two cats two cats dancing with Native Americans two cats filming movies two cats fighting in the boxing ring Question 6: Read the text below. George Washington Written by America's Story from America's Library The first president of the United States, George Washington, is often referred to as the Father of Our Country. He was known for his love of the land and farming, and his dislike of war. He was a distinguished general and commander in chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution. He married a widow, Martha Dandridge Custis, and they lived at Mount Vernon, Washington's plantation in Virginia on the Potomac River. Where did George Washington live with his wife? Mount Tom Mount Martha Mount Washington Mount Vernon Question 7: Read the text below. Edison Invents Motion Pictures Written by America's Story from America's Library Edison's films were so popular that he needed a way to show them to large groups of people. C. Francis Jenkins and Thomas Armat invented a film projector called the Vitascope. Jenkins and Arnat competed against Edison and licensed a version of their projector to the Columbia Phonograph Company. Eventually, the Edison Company developed its own projector, known as the Projectoscope. The first films shown in a "movie theater" in America were presented to audiences on April 23, 1896, in New York City. Who invented the Vitascope? Check all that are true. C. Francis Jenkins Thomas Armat Harvey Firestone Thomas Edison Henry Ford Question 8: Read the text below. Edison Invents Motion Pictures Written by America's Story from America's Library Edison's films were so popular that he needed a way to show them to large groups of people. C. Francis Jenkins and Thomas Armat invented a film projector called the Vitascope. Jenkins and Arnat competed against Edison and licensed a version of their projector to the Columbia Phonograph Company. Eventually, the Edison Company developed its own projector, known as the Projectoscope. The first films shown in a "movie theater" in America were presented to audiences on April 23, 1896, in New York City. What did the Edison Company create? the Vitascope the phonograph the movie theater the Projectoscope Question 9: Read the text below. Edison Invents the Phonograph Written by America's Story from America's Library Thomas Edison had many inventions, but his favorite was the phonograph. While working on improvements to the telegraph and the telephone, Edison figured out a way to record sound on tinfoil-coated cylinders. In 1877, he created a machine with two needles: one for recording and one for playback. When Edison spoke into the mouthpiece, the sound vibrations of his voice would be indented onto the cylinder by the recording needle. "Mary had a little lamb" were the first words that Edison recorded on the phonograph, and he was amazed when he heard the machine play them back to him. What were the two needles on Edison's machine used for? Check all that are true. One was used for playback. One was used for pausing. One was used for rewinding. One was used for fast forwarding. One was used for recording. Question 10: Read the text below. Edison Invents the Phonograph Written by America's Story from America's Library Thomas Edison had many inventions, but his favorite was the phonograph. While working on improvements to the telegraph and the telephone, Edison figured out a way to record sound on tinfoil-coated cylinders. In 1877, he created a machine with two needles: one for recording and one for playback. When Edison spoke into the mouthpiece, the sound vibrations of his voice would be indented onto the cylinder by the recording needle. "Mary had a little lamb" were the first words that Edison recorded on the phonograph, and he was amazed when he heard the machine play them back to him. What were the first words recorded on the phonograph? Mary had a little lamb Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall twinkle twinkle little star Question 11: Read the text below. Edison Invents the Phonograph Written by America's Story from America's Library Edison suggested other uses for the phonograph. He thought families could use it to record their voices to make a family record. He also thought it could be used for everyday things: letter writing and dictation, music boxes, toys, clocks that announce the time, and a connection with the telephone so communications could be recorded. He even believed it could help people who were blind by recording books. What were other uses of the phonograph? Check all that are true. keeping family records typing on the computer helping people who are deaf helping people who are blind writing letters Correct Answers Lesson: Key Details Lesson Topic: Use details from the text to answer questions Question 1: Bessie and Minnie were sisters. Question 2: being the first female boxing act Question 3: a motion picture camera Question 4: a motion picture camera | a peephole motion picture viewer Question 5: two cats fighting in the boxing ring Question 6: Mount Vernon Question 7: C. Francis Jenkins | Thomas Armat Question 8: the Projectoscope Question 9: One was used for recording. | One was used for playback.
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