George Washington Carver

What personality traits helped George Washington Carver to become a successful college graduate and teacher?

• He felt his skills and educational background were limited

• He was hardworking, always tried his hardest, and didn’t give up his dream.

• He gave up easily and was easily frustrated when he was told no.

• He was strong and became a very fast runner.

When he grew up, Carver

became a professor, which

is __________________.

• a person who creates, designs, or builds something that did not exist before

• a farmer who works on land owned by others

• a college or university teacher who teaches in a specialized field

• a person who raises livestock

Which sentence helps readers know that George and his brother didn’t have parents?

• When the Civil War ended in 1865, George and his older brother, Jim, were freed.

• The Carvers gave the orphaned boys a home.

• Susan taught George to read, write, and sew.

• George taught himself about the local plants and animals.

Which of the following sentences tells about a problem?

• Each year the crop was smaller, and the farmers were poorer.

• Professor Carver taught the farmers that dead leaves could be added to the soil like fertilizer.

• Planting sweet potatoes, peas, or peanuts in the fields helped increase the nutrients in the soil.

• These new crops were foods that farmers could eat.

Which of the following is an example of something Carver accomplished?

• He became the first black professor at his college.

• He successfully taught struggling farmers to fertilize and rotate crops.

• He spoke before members of the U.S. Congress and encouraged them to help peanut farmers.

• All of the above

What happened next after George was not allowed to stay at the Kansas college he planned to attend?

• He received a scholarship to attend the college.

• His friends encouraged him to try a different college.

• Susan taught him to read and write.

• He met Thomas Edison, who offered him a high-paying job.

Which of the following tells what an inventor is?

• a person who creates, designs, or builds something that did not exist before

• a farmer who works on lands owned by others in return for part of the profit from the crops

• a college or university teacher who teaches in a specialized field

• a person who raises livestock

Which sentence shows the great influence Carver had on the world?

• His mother was a slave, so George was born a slave, too.

• When George got to the college, he was not allowed to stay because the college did not accept black students.

• He won the respect of a nation at a time when few black people got much respect at all.

• He could not change the unfair conditions that kept many farmers in the South poor.

Which of the following happened after Carver spoke for his full ten minutes in front of the U.S. Congress?

• Some of the members laughed and made fun of him.

• He invented up to 300 uses for the peanut.

• He went to Alabama to help the poor farmers there.

• When his ten minutes were up, they asked him to speak more.

Which of the following is an opinion about George Washington Carver?

• Carver spent 47 years helping poor farmers

• Carver believed that people should treat each other with respect

• Carver believed that people should respect and care for the Earth

• Carver was a very interesting and intelligent man