Thomas Edison was a famous inventor who created many things we use today. One of his most famous inventions is the light bulb. However, it was not easy for him to make the light bulb work.
Edison tried many times to make the light bulb shine, but it kept failing. He felt very frustrated. One day, while he was working on the light bulb in his lab, his wife came into the room. She noticed that the room was very stuffy and hard to breathe in. She asked Edison to air the room by opening the windows.
Edison opened the windows, and as he did this, he got an idea. He thought, “If I can make the room better by letting air out, maybe the light bulb will work better if I take the air out of it too!”
So, Edison tried making a light bulb with no air inside it. He used a vacuum pump to remove all the air from the bulb. To his surprise and joy, the bulb started to shine brightly. Finally, after many tries, Edison had invented a successful light bulb.
This story shows that sometimes, good ideas can come from everyday things, like opening a window!
Comprehension Questions:
1. What was Thomas Edison’s famous invention?
a) The telephone
b) The light bulb
c) The television
d) The computer
2.Why did Edison feel frustrated?
a) He lost his tools
b) He couldn’t make the light bulb work
c) His wife was angry with him
d) He didn’t like his job
3. What did Edison’s wife ask him to do?
a) Cook dinner
b) Air the room
c) Buy groceries
d) Fix the door
4. What idea did Edison get from airing the room?
a) To make the bulb bigger
b) To add more wires to the bulb
c) To remove the air from the bulb
d) To paint the bulb
5. How did Edison remove the air from the bulb?
a) He used a fan
b) He used a vacuum pump
c) He used his hands
d) He used water
6. What happened after Edison removed the air from the bulb?
a) The bulb exploded
b) The bulb broke
c) The bulb shone brightly
d) The bulb melted
