WorksheetsBOOKER T. WASHINGTON READING CONTROL
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Booker T. Washington was born in Texas.
TRUE
FALSE
When was he born:
In 1855 or 1856
In 1858 or 1859
Booker used to live with his mother, brother and sister in a luxury house.
TRUE
FALSE
What was his mother occupation in the plantation?
Cook
Farmer
Cleaning the yards or to carry water out to the enslaved men in the fields., were some of the duties Booker used to do when he was young?
TRUE
FALSE
Which was the worst torture Booker could remember?
Eating corn bread
Pulling of a tooth
When the war ends, Washington’s master calls all his slaves to the big house and reads the Emancipation Proclamation aloud.
TRUE
FALSE
Which were the newly freed slaves´ desires, according to Washington.
Change their names to mark their self-possession.
Leave at least for short time their home plantations
Both answers are correct.
After emancipation Washington moves with his family to Malden, West Virginia.
TRUE
FALSE
Which was Booker´s first desire when they arrived to their new home.
Explore the place.
Fix the logs
Learn how to read.
By making his hat Washington was trying to?
Impress his schoolmates
Look better
What is the meaning of "T" in Booker T. Washington´s name?
Terrible
Taliaferro
Mrs. Viola Ruffner taught him a love for order and cleanliness, as well as an attention to detail.
TRUE
FALSE
Which was Washington´s job at the school.
janitor
principal
Washington believed that lack of experience in politics and lack of education characteristic to the race leads to expected mistakes of black governors.
TRUE
FALSE
