Question

Read the excerpt from the introductory note of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.

Answer 1

According to the fact, that those options bring the same sense, we should depend on the general gramatical & logical structure of the summary. The most sensible option that embrasses all the main points and briefly represents the idea of excerpt is the first answer represented above : Benjamin Franklin founded “The Pennsylvania Gazette” and authored many articles for the paper that focused on local reforms. In 1732, he began writing his famous “Poor Richard’s Almanac,” and in 1758, he printed “Father Abraham’s Sermon,” which is considered one of the most well-known pieces of colonial literature.

Answer 2

We have to work through answers. According to the options, the best descriptive and fully-detailed answer is the first one:

A Benjamin Franklin founded "The Pennsylvania Gazette" and authored many articles for the paper that focused on local reforms. In 1732, he began writing his famous "Poor Richard's Almanac," and in 1758, he printed "Father Abraham's Sermon," which is considered one of the most well-known pieces of colonial literature.

In this answer we can observe the correct summarization without missing any important detail from the original text. However, we cannot observe the same quality from other answers.