Instituto Rubiano

Worksheet

Name: _________________________________________ Level: ____________________.

After reading activities.

1.Comprehension questions on the reading Teenage Inventors.

Read the reading Teenage Inventors and answer the following comprehension questions by finding out the answers
in the reading.

1. What was Ruth Amos main aim with her school project?

2. What did Ruth Amos teacher asked for?

3. How old is Ruth Amos?

4. Which kind of people can use StairSteady?

5. When did Ruth Amos start her business?

6. Where did Ryan Patterson find the inspiration for his invention?

7. Why did Ryan win awards?

8. What did Ryan invent at the age of 18?

9. How does the Sign Language translator work?

10. What did Krysta Morlan invent the waterbike?

11.Where did Krysta Morlan spend a lot of time?

12. When was invented the Braille system?

13. Who visited Louis Braille?

14. What was night-writing?

15. Why did Louis simplify the night-writingsystem?

2. Multiple choice exercise on the reading Teenage Inventors.

Read the reading Teenage Inventors and the questions, and select the best answer by circling the letter that contains
the correct answer.

1. Whose invention is the oldest?

A. Louis Brailles B. Ruth Amos C. Krystan Morlans D. Ryan Pattersons

2. Whose invention have to do with language ?

A. Ruth Amos B. Louis Brailles C. Ryan Patttersons D. Krystan Morlans

3. Whose invention helps people with walking difficulties?

A. Krystan Morlans B. Ryans Pattersons C. Ruth Amos D. Louis Brailles

4. Whose invention has to do with bicycling ?

A. Louis Brailles B. Ryan Pattersons C. Ruth Amos D. Krystan Morlans

5. Whose invention uses computers?

A. Ruth Amos B. Krystan Morlans C. Louis Brailles D. Ryan Pattersons

6.Whose invention helps people who cannot see?

A. Krystan Morlans B. Louis Brailles C. Ruth Amos D. Ryan Pattersons

7. Whose invention helps people who cannot hear?

A. Louis Brailles B. Ruth Amos C. Ryan Pattersons D. Krystan Morlans

8. Whose invention is fun whether you are disable or not?

A. Ruth Amos B. Ryan Pattersons C. Louis Brailles D. Krystan Morlans

9. Whose invention have to with hands?

A. Ryan Pattersons B. Louis Brailles C. Krystan Morlans D. Ruth Amos

3. True and False exercise about the reading Teenage Inventors.

Read the reading Teenage Inventors and analyze the following statements by writing T for True and F for false on
the line.

1. Ruth Amos created a glove that translates. _____________.

2. Ruths teacher asked Ruth Amos to design product to help old people. ____________.

3.Stair Steady is a metal bar which slides on a metal rail. ____________.

4.Ruth went to college. ____________.

5. Ryan had been fascinated by electronics. ____________.

6. Ryan invented the Braille System. ____________.

7. The Sign Language Translator translates sign language into letters. ___________.

8. Krysta Morlan was 16 when she invented a special waterbike. ____________.

9.Krystan Morlan did not need to do exercises. _____________.

10.Only disabled people can have fun with the waterbike. _____________.

11. Louis Braille invented the waterbike. _____________.

12. Charles Babier visited Louis Braille in the hospital. _____________.

13. Night Writing is a way for soldiers to communicate in the dark so _____________.

that the enemy did not hear them speak.

4. Pronunciation.
Underline the stress of the following words from the reading and classify them according to the color
vowel chart.
1. advantage 2. Balance 3. Bicycle 4. Communicate 5. Handrail
6. successful 7. Translate 8. Sign 9. Deaf 10. Disabled
11. electronics 12. Enemy 13. Realize 14. Mobility 15. Recover
15. simplify 16. Inspiration 17. Invention 18.blind 19.strength
20. dots

GREEN TEA WHITE TIE BLUE MOON

SILVER PIN BROWN COW WOODEN HOOK

GRAY DAY PURPLE SHIRT ROSE COAT

RED DRESS A CUP OF MUSTARD TURQUOISE TOY

BLACK CAT OLIVE SOCK AUBURN DOG