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This worksheet explores Nikola Tesla’s life and inventions while building reading and analytical skills through four progressive activities:
Activity 1: True/False questions on Tesla’s work, relationships, and challenges
Activity 2: Fill-in-the-blanks focusing on key vocabulary
Activity 3: Multiple-choice questions on inference and themes
Activity 4: Open-ended questions on analysis and evaluation
A complete answer key with sample responses is included for easy grading and self-assessment.
Focus Skills & Lesson Use
Focus Skills: Main idea, supporting details, vocabulary in context, inference, and critical evaluation.
Lesson Use: Classwork, homework, or assessment (45–60 minutes).
Standards Alignment
✦ CCSS (USA)
RL.8.1: Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly and implicitly.
RI.8.2: Determine central ideas and analyze their development throughout the text.
RI.8.3: Analyze connections among individuals, events, and ideas in informational texts.
RI.8.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases in context.
✦ CEFR
B1+/B2: Understand factual texts, infer meaning, and express viewpoints with supporting evidence.
✦ ACARA (Australia)
AC9E8LY05: Interpret and evaluate information and ideas in texts.
AC9E8LY07: Understand how texts are structured for different purposes.
✦ Cambridge
Reading: Reading for detail and gist.
Understanding writer’s purpose, perspective, and opinion.
