b. His _______ changed farming method in the South.
3. AGRICULTURE
a. Carver studied at the _______ College.
b. He did research on new methods of ________ .
Comprehension
Looking for the Main Ideas
Circle the letter of the best answer.
1. Carver was ________.
a. born a slave
b. a slave until he was 12
c. a slave until he went to the university
d. a slave all his life
2. Carver developed many uses for ________.
a. cotton
b. peanuts
c. glue
d. soil
3. In the 1930s, Carver was __________.
a. a poor and unrecognized man
b. a rich and recognized man
c. not famous in other countries
d. recognized all over the world
Looking for Details
Circle T if the sentence is true. Circle F if the sentence is false. Correct the false sentences.
1. George’s parents were Moses and Susan Carver. T F
2. Carver was the only black student at lowa Agricultural College. T F
3. Booker T. Washington wrote Carver aletter. T F
4. Carver was called the “peanut man.” T F
5. Carver discovered more than 300 products for the sweet potato. T F
6. Henry Ford offered Carver $ 100,000 a year to work for him. T F
7. Carver gave his life savings to the George Washington Carver
Foundation after he died T F