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Biography Benjamin Franklin
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- Q1As it is used in paragraph 6, the word [efficient] refers tosomething that is done successfullywasting time and energya hard project that must be completed in a short amount of timea task that is not complete30s
- Q2Read this sentence from paragraph 8. Benjamin Franklin never stopped thinking of ways to make life better. This sentence helps the reader understand that -Franklin was tired and wanted to relax and enjoy his life.Franklin had to be motivated constantly by others to come up with ideas.Franklin was only interested in being famous .Franklin was a determined person who wanted to use his skills to help others.30s
- Q3Based on the author's description of Franklin's career, the reader can infer that he-had many different skills and abilitieswas not good at working with othersachieved his goals to help him to become the president of the Coloniesdid not really try to help people other than himself30s
- Q4The reader knows that this selection is a biography because it -contains linestells about events in Franklin's life that allowed him to help many peopleexplains why Franklin helped many peopletells a story about a fictional character30s
- Q5Which theme is best supported by details in this selection?It is important to do right and work with others to accomplish great things.A person should have access to public hospitals.Showing respect to the boss is an important part of any job.Everyone should try to accomplish as many things as possible.30s
- Q6What caused Franklin to organize lots of volunteer fire departments?Philadelphia had the best fire department.The Junto group began to expand.There were too many members of the library.There were too many volunteers for one company.30s
- Q7Why did Franklin invent the odometer?to help increase memberships to the lending libraryto make the United States Postal Service more modernto help provide faster delivery serviceto help provide a place for people to receive healthcare30s
- Q8How was Franklin's career as a newspaper owner similar to his career as a Philadelphis postmaster?Both careers allowed him to provide leadership roles that would help others.Both careers were both too challenging for Franklin to accomplish his goals.Both careers made Franklin very rich.Both careers were only for the benefit of Franklin only.30s
- Q9In paragraph 4, the word rapidly means-to happen beforein a quick wayto repeat againvery slow30s