1. How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning
Vocabulary Practice

2. The coach ______ the team they could win, and they did.
convinced
handy
whirlwind
mischief
Bifocals

3. That is Correct
convinced – verb – caused a person to believer or do something

4. No Way

5. Riding the Ferris wheel makes me ______.
whirlwind
mischief
hilarious
dizzy
Franklin Stove

6. That is Correct
dizzy – adjective – having the feeling of spinning and being about to fall

7. It’s amazing how many times a dictionary can come in ______.
nowadays
independence
convinced
handy
Franklin’s kite experiment

8. That is Correct
handy – adjective – within reach, nearby, easy to use; come in handy

9. . Keisha tells _______ jokes.
handy
whirlwind
mischief
hilarious
Lightning Rod

10. That is Correct
hilarious – adjective – very funny

11. America gained its ________ from Great Britain.
mischief
independence
dizzy
nowadays
Map of the Gulf Stream by Ben Franklin

12. That is Correct
independence – noun – freedom from the control of another or others

13. The kittens were always getting into ________ when we weren’t home.
predators
dizzy
mischief
independence
Ben Franklin publisher of Poor Richard’s Almanac

14. That is Correct
mischief – noun – conduct that may seem playful but causes harm or trouble

15. People hardly ever write with typewriters ________.
dizzy
nowadays
independence
convinced

16. That is Correct
nowadays – adverb – in the present time

17. She moved quickly about the apartment, packing like a _______.
independence
convinced
handy
whirlwind
Ben Franklin at the France Court of King Louis XIV

18. That is Correct
whirlwind – noun – a whirling current of air that moves forward with great force; anything resembling a whirlwind

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