How does a lightning rod work?

by attracting lightning and making it follow a safe path.

What important thing did Ben Franklin learn from his key experiment?

Lightning is electricity & is attracted to metal.

What is the main idea of the story?

Ben was a problem solver who invented the lightning rod.

What are 2 ways Franklin convinced people that his ideas about freedom and health were correct?

By writing articles in his almanac and making speeches

What were Ben's steps in solving the problem of lightning causing buildings to catch fire?

Studied electricity, did an experiment, made an invention

A concrete poem is one that is written ___________.

in the shape of the thing it describes.

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How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning Review

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A general review of the story How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning including vocabulary, comprehension, and literary elements questions.

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1
How does a lightning rod work?
by attracting lightning and making it follow a safe path.
by turning the lightning into electricity.
by magic!
by sucking out the power of the lightning.
2
What important thing did Ben Franklin learn from his key experiment?
Lightning is heat & is attracted to water.
Lightning can not hurt you if you're wearing rubber shoes.
Lightning is electricity & is attracted to metal.
Lightning will strike items in the air like kites and birds.
3
What is the main idea of the story?
Ben was a problem solver who invented the lightning rod.
The ladies loved Ben because he was funny!
Ben invented a way to swim faster when he was 11.
Ben helped America during the Revolutionary War.
4
Ben Franklin once chased a whirlwind because he was interested in __________.
racing
safety
weather
electricity
5
What are 2 ways Franklin convinced people that his ideas about freedom and health were correct?
By traveling and inventing things.
By writing articles in his almanac and making speeches
By making an internet site and having commercials on t.v.
By beating other people until they agreed with them.
6
In the beginning of its discovery, most people used electricity for _________.
playing pranks
heating food
lightning buildings
starting fires
7
"Ben Franklin was as smart as a whip" is what kind of figurative language?
alliteration
a simile
metaphor
onomatopeia
8
What is the genre of this story?
Historical Fiction
Autobiography
Biography
Realistic Fiction
9
Why did Ben Franklin invent things?
To win a contest.
To solve problems.
To make money.
To make his brother happy.
10
What were Ben's steps in solving the problem of lightning causing buildings to catch fire?
Studied electricity, did an experiment, made an invention
Worked with scientists, went to school, made an invention
Traveled to other countries, made speeches, printed articles
read a book, studied electricity, changed his invention
11
A concrete poem is one that is written ___________.
in the sidewalk.
with a lot of figurative language.
in the shape of the thing it describes.
with a lot of emotion and dialog.
12
What character traits best describe Ben Franklin?
serious, shy, nervous
curious, creative, intelligent
unsure, hesitant, cautious
mischievous, fool of himself, silly
13
Franklin making himself swim faster by using fins, paddles, and a kite is an example of ______.
figurative language.
making an inference.
problem and solution.
author's purpose.

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