Read the passage below and choose the best answer: You may use the telephone every day but how much do you know about it? The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell in 1876. Bell was born in Scotland in 1847. Later he went to live in the USA. Bell was always interested in sound. He wanted to be able to send sound through a wire. He had a workshop in his house in America and did many experiments there. One day, he was doing an experiment in his workshop. He was careless and spilt some burning liquid onto his clothes. Talking into his telephone, Bell said, ‘Mr. Watson, I want you to come over here immediately, please.’ His assistant, Watson, was in another room far away from the workshop. However he heard Bell clearly on his own telephone. Quickly, he ran to Bell’s workshop. ‘Mr. Bell, I heard every word you said!’ Watson shouted excitedly. Bell had finally succeeded. He had invented the first telephone. Later other inventors made better one.
1. Which of the following is true?
Bell invented the telephone in Scotland.
Bell did only one experiment and he succeeded
Bell was the owner of a workshop in his house in America
Bell discovered the telephone in 1847
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2. Where did Bell settle down?
in Scotland
in the UK
in New Zealand
in the US
3. What did he have a great interest in?
music
sound
philosophy
physics
4. What did he do many experiments for?
To express feeling through musical instruments.
To hear his assistant's voice.
To give a request to his assistant
To send sound through a wire
5. What did other inventors do later?
Made telephones better.
Made telephones useless
Made telephones unpopular.
Made telephones disused.
