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Directions: Benjamin
Franklin was a very famous American.
He is known as a great writer, scientist and statesman.
Read the following paragraphs and choose the correct main idea
for each paragraph.
1.
Benjamin
Franklin loved to write. When
he was twenty-two, he set up his own printing shop and started a
newspaper. He also
printed a book called Poor
Richard’s Almanac. It
had funny stories, information about the weather, and wise
sayings.
What
is the main idea?
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2.
 Benjamin Franklin loved the city of Philadelphia.
He started the city’s first hospital and fire department.
Ben also started Philadelphia’s first public library.
Benjamin Franklin worked very hard to make Philadelphia a better
place to live.
What
is the main idea?
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3.
 Benjamin Franklin was very interested in electricity.
One day he tried a very dangerous experiment to prove that
lightning was electricity. He
attached a key to a kite string and flew the kite during a
thunderstorm. When
the lightning hit the kite, sparks flew from the key.
Benjamin Franklin proved that lightning was electricity.
What
is the main idea?
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4.
 Benjamin Franklin invented many things that made life easier
in the late 1700’s. He
invented the lightning rod that saved many homes from fires. He also invented the Franklin stove. The stove could heat a room better than a fireplace and saved
people a lot of fuel. He
also invented a special kind of glasses called bifocals.
This new kind of glasses helped people to read better.
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