George Washington Carver-Comprehension Questions

Who invented over 100 products using the peanut?

• George Washington

• George Washington Carver

• Garrett Morgan

• Barak Obama

The text describes the sequence of some events in George Washington Carver's life. What happened before George Washington Carver became a teacher and research at an African American university?

• He studied plants in college.

• He invented 100 different ways to use peanuts.

• He invented crop rotation.

• He was born as a slave in Missouri.

Read the following sentences:

"One thing George invented was a way to farm called crop rotation. He found that if farmers planted and grew cotton one year, then peanuts the next year, the soil in the farm would stay healthy. This would help all crops grow!

"George also invented many ways to use the peanut"

Based on this information, What kind of man was George Washington Carver?

• He was a sad, friendly man.

• He was a lonely, angry man.

• He was a smart, creative man.

What do George Washington Carver's discoveries about peanuts tell us?

• They can be very helpful in different ways.

• They are harder to grow than cotton.

• They are delicious.

• They can only be used as food.

What is the main idea of this text?

Remember the main idea is what the story is MOSTLY about. Read the first and last sentence.

• George Washington Carver was an African American inventor who mad important discoveries about peanuts and other crops.

• George Washington Carver discovered that if farmers planted and grew cotton one year, the peanuts the next year, the soil in the farm would stay healthy.

• George Washington Carver studied plants in college then he became a teacher at an African American university.