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George Washington Carver, the Plant Doctor

Grade 1 reading practice: read a short biography of George Washington Carver and answer questions about his life, his work and the text.

Grade 1ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRI.1.10

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1 Common Core standard
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8 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 1
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students read a grade-level biography of a historical figure with support.
Students use details from an informational text to tell what happened and why.

How to use

Read the biography aloud, then reread it together one paragraph at a time. Let students answer the questions with a partner and point to the words that helped them.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RI.1.10

With prompting and support, read informational texts that are at the right level of complexity for grade 1.

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George Washington Carver, the Plant Doctor

Read a short biography of a scientist who helped farmers.

Read the biography

Read the text with a grown-up or a partner. Then read it again on your own.

George Washington Carver

1George Washington Carver lived a long time ago. As a boy, he loved plants. He grew a garden in the woods. He helped sick plants get well, so people called him the plant doctor.

2George worked hard to go to school. He grew up to be a scientist and a teacher. A scientist asks questions and looks for answers.

3As a scientist, George saw a problem. Many farmers grew cotton in the same fields every year. This made the soil weak. George told farmers to plant peanuts some years. Peanut plants help make the soil healthy again.

4Soon the farmers had lots of peanuts. George found new ways to use them. His work helped farmers and their land.

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