Vocabulary
Meaning
What are the meanings of the underlined words? Circle the letter of each correct answer.
1. George Washington Carver was a famous man in his field.
a. area of grassland
b. area of interest or study
c. area where he lived
d. a slave all his life
2. Carver’s interest was agriculture.
a. describing plants
b. cleaning animals
c. painting flowers
d. growing food
3. Carver was an orphan.
a. a child who has no mother and no father
b. a child who has one brother
c. a child who has just a mother
d. a child who has no brothers or sisters
4. The university didn’t admit Carver.
a. allow to enter
b. allow to apply
c. recognize
d. respect
5. It is hard to support yourself as an artist.
a. be strong
b. have confidence
c. earn enough money to live
d. get help
6. Carver’s work was outstanding.
a. better than most
b. different
c. permanent
d. strange
7. Carver wanted to help struggling farmers.
a. uneducated
b. religious
c. hardworking
d. trying to survive
8. Farmers grew cotton on the soil.
a. part of the land by the water
b. dirt in which plants grow
c. land that people don’t want
d. dirt of poor quality
9. Cotton wore out the land.
a. covered
b. helped
c. used up
d. poisoned
10. Henry Ford made him an offer.
a. proposed something to him
b. sold him something
c. rewarded him with a prize
d. gave him a gift of money
11. Carver wanted to provide opportunities for African Americans.
a. give hope to
b. give a chance to
c. wish good luck to
d. be an example to
Word Building
Complete the sentences with the correct from of the word in capital letters. You may use your dictionary.
1. WEAR
a. The soil was ________ out from overfarming cotton.
b. Carver introduced plants that didn’t _______ out the soil.
2. DISCOVER
a. Carver _______ many uses for peanuts.
b. His _______ changed farming method in the South.
3. AGRICULTURE
a. Carver studied at the _______ College.
b. He did research on new methods of ________ .