Question

1. Read the text and write which sentences are true or false .1 Edison invented the telegraph 2 When Edison was a boy of 15, he worked as a telegraph operator 3 He worked from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. 4 He worked at night 5 Edison sent signals with astonishing exactness “Edison’s first Inventions” When Edison was a boy of fifteen, he worked as a telegraph operator. He had to be on duty from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. and give a signal every hour to prove that he did not sleep. The signal every hour to prove that he did not sleep. The signals were made with astonishing exactness. One night an inspector arrived and saw Edison sleeping in a chair. He was about to shake him when he caught sight of a mechanism on a table near the telegraph instrument. He waited to see what would happen. When the hand of the clock pointed to the hour, the instruments got busy and one lever threw open the key while the other sent the signal over the wire. The inspectors seized the sleeping boy, roused him and “fired” him. That is why the first of Edison’s numerous inventions was never patented.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1) false 2) true 3) false 4) true 5) true

Answer 2

Let's analyze the statements based on the provided text:

1. Edison invented the telegraph. - False. The text does not mention Edison inventing the telegraph.

2. When Edison was a boy of 15, he worked as a telegraph operator. - True. The text mentions that when Edison was fifteen, he worked as a telegraph operator.

3. He worked from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. - False. The text states that Edison had to be on duty from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., not during the day.

4. He worked at night. - True. The text specifies that Edison worked from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., indicating night hours.

5. Edison sent signals with astonishing exactness. - True. The text mentions that the signals were made with astonishing exactness.

In summary: - Statements 2, 4, and 5 are true. - Statements 1 and 3 are false.