Answer: The best summary of this excerpt is B. Benjamin Franklin, born in Boston in 1706, was the youngest of his father’s seventeen children. He stopped going to school at age ten, and soon after started apprenticing for his brother James, a printer, who published the “New England Courant.” Franklin became a writer and editor for the paper, but left Boston for Philadelphia in 1723 after an argument with James.
Explanation: Option B. is the best summary of the excerpt because<u> it includes all the information that can be considered important,</u> such as where was Benjamin Franklin born, when did he stop going to school and why did he leave Boston. Moreover, based on the excerpt provided, <u>this option omits details and presents accurate facts</u> without repeating the words included in the excerpt.
