H. G. Wells

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/h-g-wells

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was H. G. Wells born?September 21, 1866
2. When did H. G. Wells die?August 13, 1946 (age 79)
3. Where was H. G. Wells born?Bromley, Kent, England
4. What is the career?Novelist, short story writer, historian, social critic, futurist, biologist
5. What is the fun fact?He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times

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