Thomas Edison

One gloomy night at Menlo Park, Thomas Edison said, Gee, its dark!
But then he had a brilliant thought, Electric lights would help a lot!
Now others too had tried their best to build a bulb that passed the test and yet their light would never
last
The glowing part burnt out too fast
I see, said Thom, I must invent a better stronger filament
At first he tried some metal wire which melted, broke or caught on fire
So next he tested strips of wood and every single plant he could
He had to turn
Grasses, wheats and weeds galore, he tried six thousand kinds and more
He had some luck with cotton thread
But then he tried bamboo instead
It filled the room with dazzling ray
Whats more, it lasted fifty days
and now the light bulbs golden glare. Its seen in houses everywhere
New York and London, Franze, Brazil
The bulbs keep getting better still
They light the night when days is done
All thanks to Thomas Edison

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Class : _____________

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Date : _____________

INSTRUCTIONS:
Circle the words that you found.

1. One gloomy night at Menlo Park, Thomas Edison said, Gee, its
dark!
2. But then he had a brilliant thought, Electric lights would help a
lot!
3. The glowing part burnt out too fast.
4. I see, said Thom, I must invent a better stronger filament.
5. At first he tried some metal wire which melted, broke or caught
on fire.
6. So next he tested strips of wood and every single plant he could.
7. Grasses, wheats and weeds galore, he tried six thousand kinds and
more
8. He had some luck with cotton thread.
9. But then he tried bamboo instead. It filled the room with dazzling
ray.
10. Whats more, it lasted fifty days.
11. The bulbs keep getting better still. They light the night when
days is done.
12. All thanks to Thomas Edison.
Name : _________________________________

Class : _____________

Groups Name : _________________________________

Date : _____________

INSTRUCTIONS:
Circle the words that you found.

1. One gloomy night at Menlo Park, Thomas Edison said, Gee, its
dark!
2. But then he had a brilliant thought, Electric lights would help a
lot!
3. The glowing part burnt out too fast.
4. I see, said Thom, I must invent a better stronger filament.
5. At first he tried some metal wire which melted, broke or caught
on fire.
6. So next he tested strips of wood and every single plant he could.
7. Grasses, wheats and weeds galore, he tried six thousand kinds and
more
8. He had some luck with cotton thread.
9. But then he tried bamboo instead. It filled the room with dazzling
ray.
10. Whats more, it lasted fifty days.
11. The bulbs keep getting better still. They light the night when
days is done.
12. All thanks to Thomas Edison.
Name

: ________________________

Groups name : _______________________

Class

: ___________

Date

: ___________

INSTRUCTIONS:
Write True or False for the following sentences.
1. But then he had a brilliant thought, Electric lights would help a lot!
(
)

2. The glowing part burnt out too slow. (

)
3. I see, said Thom, I must invent a better weaker filament.
(
)
4. At first he tried some cotton wire which melted, broke or caught on
fire. (
)
5. So next he tested strips of wood and every single plant he could.
(
)
6. Grasses, wheats and weeds galore, he tried two thousand kinds and
more. (
)
7. He had some luck with cotton thread. (
)
8. But then he tried metal instead. It filled the room with dazzling ray.
(
)
9. Whats more, it lasted fifteen days. (
)
10. All thanks to Pua Khein Seng. (
)

Name

: ________________________

Groups name : _______________________

Class

: ___________

Date

: ___________

INSTRUCTIONS:
Write True or False for the following sentences.
1. But then he had a brilliant thought, Electric lights would help a lot!
(
)
2. The glowing part burnt out too slow. (
)
3. I see, said Thom, I must invent a better weaker filament.
(
)
4. At first he tried some cotton wire which melted, broke or caught on
fire. (
)
5. So next he tested strips of wood and every single plant he could.

(
)
6. Grasses, wheats and weeds galore, he tried two thousand kinds and
more. (
)
7. He had some luck with cotton thread. (
)
8. But then he tried metal instead. It filled the room with dazzling ray.
(
)
9. Whats more, it lasted fifteen days. (
)
10. All thanks to Pua Khein Seng. (
)