George Washington Carver test

What is a botanist?

• a scientist who studies magnets

• a scientist who studies weather

• a scientist who studies plants

What made it hard for Carver to find a school that he could attend?

• his skin color

• he was not smart

• he was a man

Carver showed the character trait _______ when he didn't give up despite all the hardships he faced.

• kindness

• perseverance

• hatefulness

Carver became the first African-American to _______.

• farm crops

• travel to Iowa

• graduate college and become a professor

Carver helped poor farmers make money by teaching them about _________.

• reading and writing

• selling their crops

• plants that helped the soil

Carver invented over 300 uses for which plant?

• tomato plant

• peanut plant

• cabbage plant

What other plants did he invent uses for?

• soybeans and sweet potatoes

• tomatoes and sunflowers

• potatoes and cucumbers

Who did Carver's inventions help?

• only black people

• only white people

• people of all races

Which of the following set of words can be used to describe Carver?

• inventor and professor

• statesman and professor

• inventor and president

Why was planting peanuts important for cotton farmers?

• peanuts are yummy

• peanuts add nutrients to the soil

• they need money