Biography: Milton Hershey

With which statement would the author most likely agree?

• Making money is what is most important in life.

• Kids annoy me.

• Invest in our future by investing in our community.

• Candy will make you rich!

Which statement describes one of Mr. Hershey's business challenges?

• He had too much money.

• He had a hard time keeping a business running.

• He was sad.

• He gave away too much money.

What is one theme presented in this biography?

• Always put yourself first

• Generosity pays off

• Rich is the best

• True friends

Based on the information in the article, the reader can conclude that Milton Hershey is determined because he...

• added a silver wrapper to the chocolate.

• put more money into the business.

• closed the store.

• continued to learn about his businesses and never gave up.

A great example of Milton Hershey's generosity is...

• he got a close up look at chocolate making.

• he created jobs during the great depression and gave troops chocolate.

• his first business failed.

• focusing on milk chocolate.

Read the dictionary entry for stick. Which meaning of stick is used in paragraph two?

Stick /stik/ verb

1. push a sharp object through something
2. commit to a task
3. cling to a surface
4. to get rid of

• definition 1

• definition 2

• definition 3

• definition 4

Which of these is the best summary of the selection?

• Milton Hershey gave most of his money to the Milton Hershey Trust. He died in 1945, at 88 years old. The Foundation is still helping students today.

• Milton Hershey was born in 1857. He moved as a teen to Lancaster to learn more about candy making. He opened a shop for 5 years and closed it to move west. There he learned about making caramel and milk chocolate. He opened a school for orphaned boys, Milton Hershey School. He invested in his hometown as well. He died at 88, but the MS Hershey Foundation still supports the town of Hershey today.

• Milton Hershey was the only surviving child of Fanny and Henry Hershey. He was a big dreamer. He lacked the work ethic to stick anything out. Eventually, he was rich.

• Hershey dropped out of school and started making chocolate as a teen. He has many failures and then success. He made Hershey Kisses.