Making Life Sweeter for Others

1. What is the most important lesson the reader can learn from Milton Hershey's life?

• Take care of children

• Listen to others

• Some people are lucky

• Show kindness to others

2.Why did Milton Hershey buy the chocolate-making machine?

• He wanted to make chocolate for his factory workers

• He wanted to make chocolate that everyone could afford to buy

• He wanted to make chocolate for the children who lived in his home

• He wanted to make chocolate so he would be known as the Chocolate King

3.The meaning of the prefix un in unable is -- ?

• not

• before

• again

• one

5.What does the word factory mean in paragraph 9?

• A building in which people live

• The place where people gather to play

• The most important place in a town

• A building in which products are made

6.How does the reader know that the information about Milton Hershey is nonfiction?

• The story is told by Milton Hershey

• The information tells the true facts of Milton Hershey's life

• The facts about Milton Hershey are not true

• The story is told by the narrator's mom

7.How does the reader know the author enjoyed learning about Milton Hershey?

• The author wanted to be like Hershey

• The author was excited about visiting the chocolate factory

• The author smelled chocolate when he entered the town of Hershey

• The author liked the way the town looked

8.What is the main idea of paragraph 7?

• Hershey opened a successful caramel making company

• Milton Hershey opened three candy stores

• All of Mr. Hershey's stores failed

• Hershey opened three stores before he had a successful company

9.Why did Hershey only complete the fourth grade?

• He lived on a farm

• His mother taught him at home

• His family moved many times

• He was the only child in his family

10.What does the phrase "make life sweeter for others" mean?

• To give chocolate to someone each day

• To make someone else'e life better

• To make your own life better

• To pay people who work hard

11.A word from the passage that is a homophone for the word wood is?

• wait

• wife

• would

• could