Ben Franklin’s Big Splash

What did Ben Franklin ask himself about his future?

• Will I become a doctor?

• Will I always work at the shop?

• Will I travel the world?

• Will I become a teacher?

What was Ben Franklin's first invention?

• A) A boat

• B) A kite

• C) Swim fins

• D) A bicycle

What did Ben Franklin never do with his ideas?

• He never shared them

• He never kept them secret

• He never wrote them down

• He never forgot them.

What did Ben's experiments eventually lead him to become?

• A) A famous artist

• B) A scientist

• C) A musician

• D) A writer

What did Ben do after he sloshed toward shore?

• He gave up.

• He shook himself off and smiled.

• He cried.

• He went home.

What did Ben's actions make him in America?

• The happiest kid

• The strangest kid

• The smartest kid

• The fastest kid

What did Ben's determination show about his future?

• He would give up easily.

• He would continue to solve problems.

• He would become a teacher.

• He would stop experimenting.

What is one way the setting of the story is important to the plot?

• A) Ben likes to clean off in the river because there are no indoor showers.

• B) Ben has not seen tools that help people swim because no one has invented them yet.

• C) Ben and his family live near the ocean because his father needs the water to make soap.

• D) Ben has lots of time to invent swim fins and sandals because most children do not go to school.

Read the sentence from paragraph 11. He wouldn’t stop searching, studying, and struggling until he succeeded. Why does the author most likely use the words “searching, studying, and struggling”?

• to show that Ben is willing to work hard

• to show that Ben often makes mistakes

• to show that Ben wants to become a famous swimmer

• to show that Ben does not enjoy learning

What is the theme of the story?

Use details from the story to support your answer.

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