world book encyclopedia worksheets
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World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for Samuel Colt.
1. Click on the link for Colt, Samuel.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about Samuel Colt. What did Mr. Colt invent?
_______________________________________________________
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Pistol – ___________________________________________
b. Cylinder – _________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for Gottlieb Daimler.
1. Click on the link for Daimler, Gottlieb.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about Gottlieb Daimler. What did Mr. Daimler
invent? _____________________________________________________
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Combustion – ___________________________________________
b. Carriage – ______________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for Lee De Forest.
1. Click on the link for De Forest, Lee.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about Lee De Forest. What did Mr. De Forest invent?
_____________________________________________________________
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Triode – _______________________________________________
b. Amplify – ______________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for Rudolf Diesel.
1. Click on the link for Diesel, Rudolf.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about Rudolf Diesel. What did Mr. Diesel invent?
___________________________________________________________
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Spark – ________________________________________________
b. Locomotive – ___________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for John Boyd Dunlop.
1. Click on the link for John Boyd Dunlop.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about John Boyd Dunlop. What did Mr. Dunlop
invent? _____________________________________________________
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Pneumatic – ___________________________________________
b. Tricycle – ______________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for Richard Jordan Gatling.
1. Click on the link for Gatling, Richard Jordan.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about Richard Jordan Gatling. What did Mr. Gatling
invent? _____________________________________________________
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Practical – ___________________________________________
b. Agricultural – _________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for Elwood Haynes.
1. Click on the link for Haynes, Elwood.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about Elwood Haynes. What did Mr. Haynes invent?
____________________________________________________________
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Carburetors – ___________________________________________
b. Alloy – _________________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for John Philip Holland.
1. Click on the link for Holland, John Philip.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about John Philip Holland.
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Submarine – ___________________________________________
b. Vessel – ______________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for Jack Kilby.
1. Click on the link for Kilby, Jack.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about Jack Kilby.
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Resistor– ___________________________________________
b. Miniaturize – _________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for Jean Lenoir.
1. Click on the link for Lenoir, Jean Joseph Etienne.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir.
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Practical – _____________________________________________
b. Ignition – ______________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for Hans Lippershey.
1. Click on the link for Lippershey, Hans.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about Hans Lippershey.
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Telescope – ___________________________________________
b. Apprentice – _________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for Hudson Maxim.
1. Click on the link for Maxim, Hudson.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about Hudson Maxim.
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Explosive – ___________________________________________
b. Torpedo – _________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for Sid Meier.
1. Click on the link for Meier, Sid.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about Sid Meier.
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Rival – _______________________________________________
b. Simulator – ___________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for Thomas Newcomen.
1. Click on the link for Newcomen, Thomas.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about Thomas Newcomen.
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Pressure – ___________________________________________
b. Cylinder – ___________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for Ransom Olds.
1. Click on the link for Olds, Ransom Eli.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about Ransom Eli Olds.
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Reliable – ____________________________________________
b. Combustion – _________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for Richard Pearse.
1. Click on the link for Pearse, Richard.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about Richard Pearse.
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Craft – ______________________________________________
b. Steered – ____________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for John Ridley.
1. Click on the link for Ridley, John.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about John Ridley.
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Wheat – _______________________________________________
b. Reap – _________________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for Hironobu Sakaguchi.
1. Click on the link for Sakaguchi, Hironobu.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about Hironobu Sakaguchi.
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Vast – ________________________________________________
b. Acclaim – _____________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for Linus Torvalds.
1. Click on the link for Torvalds, Linus.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about Linus Torvalds.
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Claim – _______________________________________________
b. Arrangement – _________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for Isaac Lewis.
1. Click on the link for Lewis, Isaac Newton.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about Isaac Newton Lewis.
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Torpedo – ____________________________________________
b. Coast – _______________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for George Westinghouse.
1. Click on the link for Westinghouse, George.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about George Westinghouse.
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Railroad – ___________________________________________
b. Formation – _________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for Frank Whittle.
1. Click on the link for Whittle, Sir Frank.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about Sir Frank Whittle.
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Turbojet – ______________________________________________
b. Turbine – _______________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for Linus Yale.
1. Click on the link for Yale, Linus, Jr.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about Linus Yale.
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Rival – ________________________________________________
b. Secure – _______________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for Joseph Brown.
1. Click on the link for Brown, Joseph Rogers.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about Joseph Rogers Brown.
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Milling – _______________________________________________
b. Manufacturer – _________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________
World Book Encyclopedia Your Name _________________________________________________ Search for Robert Noyce.
1. Click on the link for Noyce, Robert.
2. Click on the picture and read the caption.
3. Click back
4. Read the information about Robert Noyce.
5. If you have earphones, click on the Hear the Text Read Aloud link and
then click at the beginning of the text. Listen to the text.
6. Double click on the following words in the text and write down the
definitions:
a. Components – ___________________________________________
b. Similar – ________________________________________________
7. Click on Translate This Text and choose Arabic. Read the text in Arabic.
8. Do you think this encyclopedia would be useful in your school work?
How?___________________________________________________