Informational Reading Comprehension

George Washington Carver made significant ​ (a)   to ​ (b)   ​ (c)   .

• contributions
• American
• agriculture
• botany

Match the following

• the science or practice of farming,

• agriculture

• the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.

• botany

• the study of plants

• sustainability

• incorrectly

• erroneously

Question #6 asked: What can you infer about Carver's personality and character from this biography?

What does the word "infer" mean in that question?

• figure out

• incorrectly

• assume

• decide

What were some of George Washington Carver's contributions to agriculture​ ​?

• Systematic Crop Rotation

• He invented peanut butter

• How to improve the health of the soil

• Natural pesticides and fungicides

The passage was titled "Biography of ______".

• George Washington

  Cotton

• President George Washington

• George Washington Carver

• George Washington Carter

Match the following

• have a strong effect on someone or something.

• pesticides

• a technique that could restore nitrogen to the soil and increase yields of cotton.

• impact

• an expert in or student of the scientific study of plants.

• botanist

• the part played by a person or thing in bringing about a result or helping something to advance.

• contribution

• used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful plants

• systematic crop rotation

How did Carver not being strong as a child impact his career?

• He became selfish

• He learned how to read

• He became a body builder

• He became interested in painting

What is the study of plants?

• Biography

• Agriculture

• Botany

• Sustainability

What were George Washington Carver's nicknames?

• The Pecan Man

• The Plant Nurse

• The Plant Doctor

• The Peanut Man

George Washington Carver was born in 1860. He was a teacher for 47 years. How old would he be today?

• 47 years old

• 1,813 years old

• 163 years old