A. Reading comprehension
Read our article about Benjamin Franklin on pages 8-9 of
English Now
No 116. Then decide if the statements below are true or false. If a statement is false, think about why it is false. Then check your answers in part B.
1. Benjamin Franklin is one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
True
False
2. He was the first US president.
True
False
3. He appears on the US $10 bill.
True
False
4. He had 16 brothers and sisters.
True
False
5. He left school when he was a teenager.
True
False
6. He became a publisher and newspaper owner.
True
False
7. During his lifetime, he lived in Boston, Philadelphia, London and France.
True
False
8. He was an inventor and a scientist.
True
False
9. He invented the glass harmonica.
True
False
10. He worked with a publisher called Richard Saunders.
True
False
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