Question

     Many years ago,there was a family called Franklin. They lived in America. There were five girls and six boys in the family. On a January clay in 1706,another baby boy was born. The boy’s mother and her husband gave the boy a name--Benjamin.

     Benjamin was the cleverest of all the children. He could read when he was five and he could write at the age of seven. When he was eight,he was sent to school.

     In school,Benjamin was good at reading and writing but not good at maths. He read all of his father’s books. AncJ whenever he had a little money,he bought a book with it.He liked books. They told him how to do something. At that time he invented the paddles for swimming.

1. Where did the family live?

                                          

2. When was Benjamin born?

                                          

3. How old could Benjamin read?

                                          

4. Was Benjamin good at maths?

                                          

5. How many children were there in the family?

                                          

Answer 1

l.The family lived in America.

2. He was born on a January day in 1706.

3. He could read when he was five.

4. No,he wasn’t.

5. There were twelve children in the family.