Madam C.J. Walker; Self - Made Millionaire

1.Which statement best describes how Sarah became successful?

• A She depended on herself.

• B She studied hard in school.

• C She had help from her family.

• D She borrowed money from the bank.

2.Why did the author include the information in paragraph 3?

• F To tell how Sarah came up with a new product.

• G To explain that laundry soap can be dangerous.

• H To describe how to wash clothes.

• J To show how hard Sarah worked.

3.What is the meaning of process as used in paragraph 6?

• A A new idea

• B A set of steps

• C A favorite memory

• D A problem to solve

4.Which sentence best shows this idea?

• F It was very hard work, and her family did not make a lot of money.

• G She knew she would have to work even harder to provide for herself and her daughter.

• H Sarah moved to Saint Louis, Missouri, where her brothers were barbers.

• J Madam Walker's Wonderful Hair Grower helped women feel beautiful.

5.This information helps the reader know that the word beneficial in paragraph 7 means -

• A beautiful

• B necessary

• C helpful

• D kind

6.Which definition best matches the way the word demonstrate is used in paragraph 8?

• F Definition 1

• G Definition 2

• H Definition 3

• J Definition 4

7.Which is the best summary of the selection titled "Helping Others"?

• A Sarah was very poor as a child. She had to work hard to take care of herself. When she became wealthy she wanted to help other people like her.

• B Sarah wanted to help others. She started a business so that she could give people good jobs. She encouraged people to work hard like she did.

• C Sarah made a lot of money selling her Wonderful Hair Grower. She made more than a million dollars. She was the first woman in America to make a million dollars on her own.

• D Sarah's Wonderful Hair Grower helped her become very rich. She worked for equal rights and used her wealth to help others. She showed other people they could also be successful.

8.The author organizes the selection by -

• F comparing Sarah to Annie Turnbo

• G explaining how Sarah's product changed lives

• H describing Sarah's life from child hood through adulthood

• J listing the steps Sarah used to make her hair product

9.Why did Sarah move to Denver, Colorado?

• A She didn't want to sell where Annie Turnbo had her business.

• B She wanted to visit her sister who was very ill.

• C She needed to purchase more ingredients for her hair system.

• D Her daughter was going to go off to college.

10.Who did Sarah name her school after?

• F Herself

• G Her sister

• H He husband Charles Joseph Walker

• J Her daughter Lelia