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Unit 4 Lesson 4: How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning
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McGraw Hill- Imagine It-4th grade
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Question 1
1.
Another word for 'genuine' is
real
ancient
expensive
heavy
Question 2
2.
One of the things Benjamin Franklin liked to do best was to create 'inventions.' 'Inventions' are
paddles to help you swim faster.
predictions about what the weather will be.
types of sails.
things that are made for the first time.
Question 3
3.
They ran an electric 'charge' through it. In this sentence, 'charge' means
a thrill.
a load of electricity.
a command.
a cost.
Question 4
4.
Two people got 'shocked' by sparks. This means that the sparks
jolted them.
surprised them.
carried them.
avoided them.
Question 5
5.
The weatherman 'forecasts' the weather. 'Forecasts' means
made fun of.
told stories about.
predicted.
prepared for.
Question 6
6.
Franklin was all of these EXCEPT
a writer.
a shopkeeper.
a world traveler.
a carpenter.
Question 7
7.
What did Franklin invent when he was eleven?
a glass harmonica.
swim paddles.
a library chair.
daylight savings time.
Question 8
8.
Why did Franklin sail to England and France?
to do business for America
to figure out a shorter way across the ocean
to find a new market for his inventions
to take a break from his work
Question 9
9.
Which of these is a fact about Franklin?
Franklin was a very clever man.
Franklin enjoyed flying kites.
Franklin wrote an almanac.
Franklin was liked by most people who knew him.
Question 10
10.
Franklin believed that lightning
would be useful to people.
was pure electricity.
was very dangerous to work with.
could be created with a kite and silk ribbon.
Question 11
11.
What were some of Franklin´s ideas about health?
Question 12
12.
How is a electrician today different from one in Franklin´s time?
Question 13
13.
What happened after Franklin charted the Gulf Stream?
Question 14
14.
Why did Franklin invent the lightning rod?