Let’s go step by step to check each statement against the text.
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1. Galileo was from Italy.
→ The text says: “Galileo was a famous Italian.”
✔ So this is
TRUE.
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2. He studied and worked at Pisa University.
→ Text says: “He studied at Pisa University from 1581 to 1585. When he was 25, he started a job at Pisa University…”
✔ So he both studied AND worked there. This is
TRUE.
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3. He had two sons and one daughter.
→ Text says: “they had three children: Virginia (born 1600), Livia (born 1601), and Vicenzio (born 1606).”
Virginia and Livia are female names → daughters. Vicenzio is male → son.
So that’s
two daughters and one son, not two sons and one daughter.
✘ This is
FALSE.
Correction: He had two daughters and one son.
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4. He invented the telescope.
→ Text says: “Galileo did not invent the telescope but in 1609 he designed and made an important new telescope…”
✘ So this is
FALSE.
Correction: He did not invent the telescope — he improved it and made a better version.
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5. He was seventy-six when he died.
→ Born in 1564, died in 1642.
Let’s calculate: 1642 – 1564 = 78.
Wait — let’s double-check:
1642 – 1564
= (1642 – 1560) – 4
= 82 – 4 = 78? Wait, no:
Better way:
1564 + 78 = 1642 → yes, because 1564 + 70 = 1634, +8 = 1642.
So he was 78 when he died.
But the statement says “seventy-six” → that’s wrong.
✘ So this is
FALSE.
Correction: He was seventy-eight when he died.
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Final Answers:
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE → Correction: He had two daughters and one son.
4. FALSE → Correction: He did not invent the telescope; he designed and made an improved version.
5. FALSE → Correction: He was seventy-eight when he died.
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Final Answer:
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE — He had two daughters and one son.
4. FALSE — He did not invent the telescope; he designed and made an improved version.
5. FALSE — He was seventy-eight when he died.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of galileo worksheet.
