What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?
Authored by Beth Herman
English
4th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Benjamin Franklin's father and brothers were leather apron men, which meant that they _____.
were cooks in the military
worked with their hands for their job (candle making, soap making, blacksmith, carpenter)
fought in the war
sold aprons
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CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
2.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was Ben's most important invention, in your opinion? Why?
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CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ben Franklin had all of the following jobs EXCEPT _________.
store owner
an inventor
printer
banker
apprentice to his brother
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CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
As a teenager, Ben spent a lot of time learning about all of the following except for _______________.
arguing
swimming
sewing
arguing
Math /magic squares
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CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why didn't Benjamin want to be an apprentice to anyone?
He wanted to be a preacher.
He thought being an apprentice would not make much money.
He wanted to sit at home and play video games.
He thought he could learn how to do the job in a shorter amount of time.
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CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Benjamin's experiments about electricity teach him?
Lightning and electricity were the same thing.
Electricity can't be stored.
Electricity could cause fires.
Electricity needs a battery.
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CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RI.4.9
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, but he spent most of his life living in __________.
New York City & Boston
Annville & Cleona
Europe & Philadelphia
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CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
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