Name: _______________________________ Grade and Section: __________

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Prompt: Who invented the telephone? Read and find out.

Gr. VINo of words: 79

Questions:

Literal: 1. What Alexander Graham Bell’s invention was ______ mentioned?

Answer: telephone

2. What was the testing? ______Answer: a new transmitter

3. What happen to the burning acid? ______

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Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell accidentally invented the

telephone.

He was testing a new transmitter when it happened. He

spilled a burning acid on it and produced sound waves. Bell

didn’t realize that the sound waves make sound travel to

different places. He shouted for help from Mr. Watson who

was in the kitchen. Mr. Watson was surprised to hear Bell’s

voice clearly. He went to Bell and uttered, “I heard every word

you said.”

This was how telephone was discovered.

Phil-IRI Form 1 - Pretest

Answer: spilled out

Interpretive: 4. How did Mr. Watson receive Bell’s message? ______

Answer: through sound waves in the transmitter

5. What do you think is the effect of the acid ______ to the transmitter?

Possible The burning acid acted uponAnswers: the transmitter and was able

to send message or sound wave (accept any similar answer)

Applied: 6. How important is the telephone to you? ______Possible Answers:

It is important because communication is easier and faster.

It is important because it made life easy and comfortable.

7. If the telephone was not invented, do you think ______ communication would be easy? Why?

Possible No, we can’t communicate at once.Answers: No, we can’t receive messages from

other people and place.No, events around the world couldnot be reported at once.

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