How are the writing chair and the library chair ALIKE?

Both combine two things into one.

How are people's ideas about electricity DIFFERENT now than in Ben Franklin's time?

People now understand electricity and know how to use it.

Which words give the BEST clue about what an odometer is?

measure the distance it travels

How are today's rocking chairs DIFFERENT from Ben Franklin's rocking chairs?

Today's rocking chairs do not churn butter.

How does the illustration of the city help you figure out the meaning of the word sanitation?

It shows a garbage truck with the word on it.

Which words from the article give the BEST clue about what a glass armonica is?

"a row of spinning glass bowls"

How did lightning rods change communities?

They made homes and buildings safer.

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Week 30 Reading Comprehension: Now and Ben

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1
How did Ben Franklin make newspapers DIFFERENT?
He wrote them by hand.
He started printing them on paper.
He added photographs.
He added political cartoons.
2
How are the writing chair and the library chair ALIKE?
Both have desks built into them.
Both are used to reach high places.
Both combine two things into one.
Both are ideas that were never really used.
3
Which of Franklin's inventions was SIMILAR to today's Grabber?
the lightning rod
the glass armonica
the political cartoon
the Long Arm
4
How are people's ideas about electricity DIFFERENT now than in Ben Franklin's time?
People now know that lightning is not dangerous.
People now use kites to gather electricity.
People now know that there is no electricity in lightning.
People now understand electricity and know how to use it.
5
Which words give the BEST clue about what an odometer is?
Now...every
automobile has
measure the distance it travels
an odometer to
6
How are today's rocking chairs DIFFERENT from Ben Franklin's rocking chairs?
Today's rocking chairs do not churn butter.
Today's rocking chairs are used as stepladders.
Today's rocking chairs have a fan on top.
Today's rocking chairs do not move back and forth.
7
How does the illustration of the city help you figure out the meaning of the word sanitation?
It shows a garbage truck with the word on it.
It shows a post office with the word on it.
It shows a fire truck with the word on it.
It shows a helicopter with the word on it.
8
How were Ben's flippers DIFFERENT from today's flippers?
The did not float.
They were made of wood.
They were made of wax.
They were not used in water.
9
Which words from the article give the BEST clue about what a glass armonica is?
"more likely to find one in a museum"
"glass harmonics are very rare"
"a row of spinning glass bowls"
"Mozart and Beethoven were so moved by the sounds"
10
How did lightning rods change communities?
They made it safe to fly kites in storms.
They made electric lights possible.
They kept streets cleaner by attracting metal.
They made homes and buildings safer.

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