George Washington Carver reader #18 by Carole Marsh

What job did George's parents have?

• teachers

• farmers

• cowboys

• slaves

What year was George Washington Carver born?

• 1861

• 1900

• 1893

• 1943

George was kidnapped as a baby.

• true

• false

Why didn't George work in the fields with the other slaves?

• He did not want to work outside.

• He was sickly.

• He was too bad.

• His mother said he couldn't.

Who was George's slaveholder?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Moses Carver

• James Carver

How old was George when he first started school?

• 5

• 7

• 10

• 15

How old was George when he started college?

• 30

• 18

• 20

• 25

Why wasn't George allowed to eat in the dining hall in college?

• because he was too old

• because he was black

• because he was not in college

• because he failed his classes

What year did George earn his bachelor's degree?

• 1802

• 1940

• 1890

• 1894

Who gave George a job at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama?

• George Washington

• Booker T. Washington

• James Carver

• Moses Carver