Fill In Sentences:
Ben Franklin
INSTRUCTIONS:
Fill in each blank box with the word from the above list that best completes the sentence.
assembly
laborious
radiate
maintain
detestable
specification
autobiography
devise
repulsion
abolition
representation
rotate
inevitable
negotiate
decisive
1. It took Jake all day to finish the job of painting the house by himself.
2. The inventor planned to a machine that would do his dishes for him.
3. As the first day of school drew near, they knew that the end of their vacation was .
4. Harry thought taking out the garbage was a chore.
5. Alice continued to that she had met a rabbit with a pocket watch, even though her sister said it was a dream.
6. Tom hoped his dad would be willing to and change the rule limiting how often he could play his video game.
7. A modern electric light bulb can more light than an old-fashioned oil lamp.
8. The weather was the factor in their decision—to move to a warm place.
9. For many years, women had little in government because they were not allowed to run for office.
10. Two positive sides of a magnet placed together demonstrate by moving away from one another.
11. The of over one hundred students waited for the principal to arrive.
12. He argued for the of slavery, demanding that all the slaves be set free.
13. Ann decided to write an after so many people had asked to hear her stories of traveling with the circus her whole life.
14. The front wheel of the bicycle was broken and did not anymore.
15. The porch was built to the architect’s , matching every detail of the drawings he provided.
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Definition Matching:
Ben Franklin
INSTRUCTIONS:
For each vocabulary word in the left column, locate its definition in the right column.
Type the number of the correct definition in the blank before the word.
negotiate
1. needing lots of effort and time
decisive
2. to think something up or to invent something
assembly
3. certain to happen; unavoidable
specification
4. deserving intense dislike
detestable
5. to state something strongly and continue to state an opinion
autobiography
6. try to reach an agreement by bargaining or discussing something
representation
7. to send out or give off something
abolition
8. settling an issue, producing a specific result
laborious
9. the act of speaking for someone else or a group of people
devise
10. the force that pushes two things away from each other
rotate
11. a meeting of lots of people
maintain
12. the act of putting an end to something
radiate
13. a book in which the author tells the story of his or her life
repulsion
14. to move in a circle around a center
inevitable
15. detailed information and instructions about something that is to be built or made
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Crossword:
Ben Franklin
Words
NEGOTIATE
MAINTAIN
ASSEMBLY
SPECIFICATION
REPRESENTATION
DEVISE
DECISIVE
INEVITABLE
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
ABOLITION
RADIATE
DETESTABLE
LABORIOUS
REPULSION
ROTATE
5
10
14
1
4
9
8
6
7
13
2
11
3
12
15
Across
2. a book in which the author tells the story of his or her life
3. detailed information and instructions about something that is to be built or made
4. certain to happen; unavoidable
6. needing lots of effort and time
9. the force that pushes two things away from each other
12. to state something strongly and continue to state an opinion
14. to think something up or to invent something
15. to move in a circle around a center
Down
1. the act of speaking for someone else or a group of people
5. deserving intense dislike
7. the act of putting an end to something
8. try to reach an agreement by bargaining or discussing something
10. a meeting of lots of people
11. settling an issue, producing a specific result
13. to send out or give off something
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What do bifocals, odometers, and lightning rods have in common? If you guessed Ben Franklin, you’re right! Inventor, statesman, writer – there was no hat that Ben did not wear, and wear better than most other people.
In this fact-stuffed issue, the long, busy life of Ben Franklin, for kids, is put under the microscope: from his early years as an apprentice in his brother’s printing shop to his days as a revered elder statesman in Paris. The story starts with young Ben, who only completed two years of school, and follows him over the years as he invented or came up with ideas for everything from fertilizer to a way to chart the Gulf Stream.
But Ben Franklin, as most kids are already aware, is probably best known for his tests with a kite, a key, and a lightning bolt, as well as his contributions to both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, Often called our oldest and wisest founding father, he helped negotiate several treaties between the colonies and other nations – and was the first to suggest an agreement between the colonies themselves. His accessible political writings and popular publications, like Poor Richard’s Almanac, which is still in use today, remind us how much he was a man of the American people. As this issue so clearly shows, there is no better choice than our own Ben Franklin, for kids seeking real-life superheroes.
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Overview of Franklin’s Main Contributions
Young Ben Franklin wanted to be a sailor and see the world beyond colonial Boston. Instead ...
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Young Ben
Born in Boston in 1706, Franklin was the 15th of 17 children. He went to school for just t ...
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Printing and Publishing
Ben came to Philadelphia to be a printer, and a printer he became. In this profession, he ...
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Scientist and Inventor
What made Ben Franklin, who had only two years of schooling, one of the leading scientists ...
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Franklin’s Kite Experiment
Franklin is probably most famous for his kite experiment. As the story goes, he and his so ...
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The Lightning Rod and Other Practical Inventions
Ben Franklin made many discoveries about electricity, but he was best known for demonstrat ...
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Patriot and Statesman
Franklin was a man of many talents. He was not only a printer, a publisher, a writer, an i ...
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The Revolutionary War and Beyond
Soon after his return from England, Franklin was appointed a Pennsylvania delegate to the ...
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Scientist and Inventor
The answer is that he was extremely curious. Ben couldn’t help wondering why things ...
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