1) Drag and drop each person to his accomplishment.

Question

invented a braking system that made elevators

businessman who made a lot of steel

invented the light bulb and built the electric station

invented a low-cost way to turn iron into steel

built Chicago's first skyscraper
Choices
Andrew Carnegie
Elisha Otis
Thomas Edison
William Le Baron Jenney
Henry Bessemer



2) Select THREE inventions that made skyscrapers possible.

granite stone

low-cost steel

elevators

glass windows

plastic walls

light bulbs



3) Choose the best answer.

A(n) _____ is a small room used to raise or lower people or things within a building.

loading dock

escalator

blind

elevator



4) Choose the best answer.

_____ destroyed much of Chicago in 1871.

The Great Midwest Earthquake

The Lake Michigan Flood

The Great Chicago Fire

The Dust Bowl



5) Choose the best answer.

Which city was the first to be lit by electricity?

Chicago

Dallas

Los Angeles

Baltimore

New York City



6) Match the words with the skyscrapers.
Tallest skyscraper in Chicago
Skyscraper built in 1884 in Chicago was tore down in 1931
Tallest tower in the world as of 2019; located in Dubai

Answer 1

1. Drag and drop each person to his accomplishment.

• Elisha Otis - invented a braking system that made elevators
• Andrew Carnegie - businessman who made a lot of steel
• Thomas Edison - invented the light bulb and built the electric station
• Henry Bessemer - invented a low-cost way to turn iron into steel
• William Le Baron Jenney - built Chicago's first skyscraper

2. Select THREE inventions that made skyscrapers possible.

• low-cost steel
• elevators
• glass windows

3. Choose the best answer.

A(n) _____ is a small room used to raise or lower people or things within a building.

• elevator

4. Choose the best answer.

_____ destroyed much of Chicago in 1871.

• The Great Chicago Fire

5. Choose the best answer.

Which city was the first to be lit by electricity?

• New York City

6. Match the words with the skyscrapers.

• Tallest skyscraper in Chicago - Willis Tower (formerly known as Sears Tower)
• Skyscraper built in 1884 in Chicago was torn down in 1931 - Home Insurance Building
• Tallest tower in the world as of 2019; located in Dubai - Burj Khalifa