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George Washington Carver

Quiz on passage from http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdcarve.htm

 

1. George Washington was a…

 

            a. mechanic

            b. attorney

            c. surgeon

            d. scientist

 

2.  What is this passage on Carver mostly about?

 

            a. He was a slave and helped around the house

            b. He was a great scientist and teacher

            c. He was a doctor who earned over a $100,000.00.

            d. He was a very smart man.

 

3. What did George do before and after his chores?

 

            a. He would go and work in the garden

            b. He would cook and sew

            c. He wanted and education so he studied

            d. He would play at recess.

 

4.  What caused Carver to get transferred to Iowa State College?

 

            a. He was an excellent student

            b. He was the teacher’s favorite student

            c. He was black and this university wanted him.

            d. He enrolled in the school.

 

5. Read this sentence from the passage.

            “He studied plants and farming.  He became the best botany student on campus.” 

What does the word botany mean?

 

a. The study of the ground

            b. The study of how plants grow

            c. The study of farm animals

            d. The study of hominy

 


 

 

 

6. Why was George W. Carver not able to attend the college he first enrolled in?

 

            a. They told him he needed more money to pay for college.

            b. He had to earn money to pay for his expenses

            c. They found out he was black

            d. They offered him a better school

 

7.  How are Booker T. Washington and Thomas Edison alike?

 

            a. They both offered Carver a lot of money to work for them.

            b. They wanted George to do inventions for them.

            c. Washington and Edison both offered Carver a job.

            d. Edison offered Carver over $100,000.00.

 

8. What great ideas made Carver famous?

 

            a. He created many products using peanuts.

            b. He created different foods to eat

            c. He built a monument in 1953

            d. He created products from the cotton plant.

 

9.  Another good Title for this passage would be?

 

            a. Carver The Slave

            b. The Plant Doctor

            c. A Famous American

            d. The Rich Scientist

 

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