Journeys Lesson 30 Comprehension

How did Ben Franklin make newspapers DIFFERENT?

• He added photographs.

• He wrote them by hand.

• He added political cartoons.

• He started printing them on paper.

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

• People now know that there is no electricity in lightning.

• People now know that lightning is not dangerous.

• People now use kites to gather electricity from storm clouds.

• People now understand electricity and know how to use it.

How did lightning rods change communities?

• They made electric lights possible.

• they made homes and buildings safer.

• They made it safe to fly kites in storms.

• They kept streets cleaner by attracting metal.

Which of Franklin's inventions was SIMILAR to today's Gabber?

• the Long Arm

• The lightning rod

• the glass armonica

• the political cartoon

How were Ben's flippers DIFFERENT from today's flippers?

• They did not float.

• They were made of wax.

• They were made of wood.

• They were not used in water.

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

• "glass armonicas are very rare"

• "a row of spinning glass bowls"

• "more likely to find one in a museum"

• "Mozart and Beethoven were so moved by the sounds"

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

• Today's rocking chairs have fans on top.

• Today's rocking chairs do not churn butter.

• Today's rocking chairs are used as stepladders.

• Today's rocking chairs do not move back and forth.

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.

Read the sentence below from the story.

Now...every automobile has an odometer to measure the distance it travels.

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

• Now...every

• automobile has

• an odometer to

• measure the distance it travels

How does the illustration of the city at the top of page 353 help you figure out the meaning of the word sanitation?

• It shows a post office with the word on it, so I know it means "mail".

• It shows a helicopter with the word on it, so I know it means "air travel".

• It shows a fire truck with the word on it, so I know it means "putting out fires".

• It shows a garbage truck with the word on it, so I know it means "keeping clean".