WorksheetsGifted Hands Chapters 3 & 4
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did Carson struggle at Higgins Elementary in Boston?
a)
He liked the teachers better at his old school.
b)
He didn't understand anything that was going on.
c)
He was way too smart and became bored.
d)
He did not get along with anyone.
2.
What did Ben begin to believe about White and black kids?
a)
Black kids were just not as smart as White ones.
b)
White kids were much friendlier in Bosto
c)
Black Kids were more popular.
d)
White kids were more popular.
3.
Ben Carson was born into the affluent community of Beverly Hills.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Ben credits much of his success to?
a)
His brother
b)
His teacher Ms.Williamson
c)
His pastor
d)
His mother
5.
Why do Ben's parents divorce?
a)
his father does not have a job
b)
his father has another wife and family
c)
his father is mean to Sonya and the boys
d)
his parents fight all the time
6.
Ben's family moves to the tenement in Boston with his aunt and uncle. What was it like in Boston?
a)
much nicer than their home in Detroit.
b)
in a beautiful part of town with a park
c)
rundown with rats, snakes, winos, and garbage on the streets
d)
right next to the school he would attend
7.
What inspired Ben to become a doctor?
a)
missionary stories about doctors that he heard at church
b)
he read a book about a famous doctor
c)
his 5th grade science teacher
d)
his older brother
8.
When Ben moves back to Detroit, he is at the bottom of his class. Why is he so behind?
a)
He missed too many days in 4th grade
b)
he has a learning disability
c)
he would not do his homework
d)
the school he attended in Boston was too easy
9.
Which of the following does NOT contribute to Ben's rise to the top of his class?
a)
he gets glasses
b)
his mother limited his television viewing
c)
his mother hired a tutor
d)
his mother made him memorize his multiplication facts
10.
The most influential person in Ben's life was __________
a)
Mr. McCotter
b)
Sonya Carson
c)
General Westmoreland
d)
Curtis Carson
11.
What type of work did the author's mother find in Boston?
a)
Secretarial work
b)
Factory work
c)
Restaurant work
d)
Domestic Work
12.
What did the author's mother consistently ask him about, no matter how tired she was?
a)
Church
b)
Chores
c)
School
d)
Friends
13.
What was the author's mother determined to accomplish in Detroit?
a)
To enroll her sons in Private school
b)
To reclaim the house the family once lived in
c)
To go to night school
d)
To get back together with her ex-husband
14.
What did the author get halfway through 5th grade?
a)
A laptop
b)
Glasses
c)
An iPad
d)
Nothing
15.
What did the author’s mother make him do once his math grades improved from an F to a D?
a)
Go to church everyday
b)
Go to a math tutor
c)
Bought him a calculator
d)
Memorize his multiplication tables
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