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Ben Franklin Flocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Ben Franklin born?

a)

Boston

b)

London

c)

Pittsburg

d)

New York

2.

Which of these best dest describes Franklin as a student?

a)

He never learned how to read or write.

b)

He graduated from high school with honors.

c)

He was a good student but only attended school for a few years.

d)

He earned good grades but was lazy and never did his homework.

3.

At age 12, Franklin became his older brother's

a)

boss

b)

accountant

c)

apprentice

d)

business partner

4.

The newspaper Benjamin Franklin owned was called

a)

The Boston Globe

b)

The Pennsylvania Gazette

c)

The New York Times

d)

The Philadelphia News

5.

Franklin was ________ years old when he retired from the printing business.

a)

42

b)

30

c)

56

d)

67

6.

Which of these did Benjamin Franklin invent?

a)

airplane

b)

telephone

c)

Morse Code

d)

lightning rod

7.

Which of these events was Franklin not involved in?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Constitutional Convention

c)

American Revolution

d)

American Civil War

8.

A pseudonym is a

a)

kind deed

b)

fake name

c)

type of pen

d)

book genre

9.

Which of these is not a career Franklin had?

a)

writer

b)

doctor

c)

printer

d)

inventor

10.

Franklin thought his ideas and inventions should benefit

a)

the community

b)

scholars

c)

politicians

d)

the upper class