George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver Heroes

Multiple Choice

This story is a -

• Literary Text

• Informational text

• Poem

Multiple Choice

Which words in paragraph 4 best helps the reader understand the meaning of the word livestock?

• Famous work

• Sheeps or pigs

• Peanut milk and juice

• Grow healthier plant

Multiple Choice

In paragraph 2, the word adopted means to-

• Take away

• Fasten tightly

• Play outside

• raise as one’s own.

Multiple Choice

What information can be found in the section titled “Discovering New Uses for Plants?”

• Why peanuts are a popular snack

• The different uses that Carver discovered for plants

• What type of weather do peanuts grow best in

• The purpose of livestock.

Multiple Choice

Look at the diagram from the selection

This diagram helps the reader understand-

• The life cycle of peanuts plants

• The history of Carver’s life

• The parts of a peanut

• How peanuts grow

Multiple Choice

The author wrote this selection most likely to-

• Provide information to the reader about George Washington Carver’s lab

• Persuade the reader to eat more peanuts.

• Inform the reader of the life of George Washington Carver

• Describe what the reader needs to grow peanuts

Multiple Choice

What school did George Washington Carver go to?

• Harvard University

• University of Iowa

• Tuskegee Institute

• Iowa Agricultural College.

Multiple Choice

George Washington Carver can best be described as _____.

• Lazy

• Stubborn

• curious

• mean

Multiple Choice

Read the story chart below

1) Susan and Moses Carter adopted him after his own parents died.

2.

3. George Washington Carver became a teacher

4. George helped raise a lot of money so other groups could study plants

Which of the following events completes the chart?

• George was born in Missouri in 1864

• George took a job as a researcher at the Tuskegee Institute

• George graduated from Iowa Agricultural College.

• Carver died January 5, 1943 in Tuskgee, Alabama

Open Ended

Why is George Washington Carver considered a good citizen & hero?