Directions (1-5): In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. Though most of us know him
(1) for his lightning a and kite experiment, Ben franklin was first and (2)
(1) except
(2) best
(3) hardly
(4) greatly
(5) sometimes
(2) a printer. Born humbly in Boston in 1706, he was the fifteenth (3) sevente3en children of a poor candle maker. At the (3)
(1) previous
(2) Only
(3) foremost
(4) above
(5) lastly
(3) sevente 3en children of a poor candle maker. At the (5)
(1) between
(2) before
(3) with
(4) besides
(5) of
(4) age of seventeen he went to Philadelphia, where after working for others him (4)
(1) elder
(2) early
(3) delicate
(4) old
(5) tough
(5) his own printing shop. Printing (3)
(1) set
(2) establish
(3) opened
(4) shared
(5) purchase