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Enhance your vocabulary with this engaging practice resource focused on Benjamin Franklin's life and inventions. Through a series of exercises, explore important terms such as "convinced," "handy," "whirlwind," and "mischief." Learn how these words connect to Franklin's groundbreaking experiments and contributions to science while having fun. Perfect for students and language learners who want to improve their vocabulary in an enjoyable way. Words are fun, and mastering them can be an adventure – see you next week for more learning!
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How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning Vocabulary Practice
Bifocals The coach ______ the team they could win, and they did. • convinced • handy • whirlwind • mischief
That is Correct convinced – verb – caused a person to believer or do something
Franklin Stove Riding the Ferris wheel makes me ______. • whirlwind • mischief • hilarious • dizzy
That is Correct dizzy – adjective – having the feeling of spinning and being about to fall
Franklin’s kite experiment It’s amazing how many times a dictionary can come in ______. • nowadays • independence • convinced • handy
That is Correct handy – adjective– within reach, nearby, easy to use; come in handy
Lightning Rod . Keisha tells _______ jokes. • handy • whirlwind • mischief • hilarious
That is Correct hilarious – adjective – very funny
Map of the Gulf Stream by Ben Franklin America gained its ________ from Great Britain. • mischief • independence • dizzy • nowadays
That is Correct independence – noun – freedom from the control of another or others
The kittens were always getting into ________ when we weren’t home. • predators • dizzy • mischief • independence Ben Franklin publisher of Poor Richard’s Almanac
That is Correct mischief – noun – conduct that may seem playful but causes harm or trouble
People hardly ever write with typewriters ________. • dizzy • nowadays • independence • convinced
That is Correct nowadays – adverb– in the present time
She moved quickly about the apartment, packing like a _______. • independence • convinced • handy • whirlwind Ben Franklin at the France Court of King Louis XIV
That is Correct whirlwind – noun – a whirling current of air that moves forward with great force; anything resembling a whirlwind
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