English (ELA)FreePrintable
Carver's Early Years Discovery
A free english (ela) worksheet ready for your classroom. Open in Kuraplan to grab the print-ready PDF, customize it for your students, or generate a fresh version in seconds.
Name:Date:
Carver's Early Years Discovery
Read the passage about George Washington Carver. Then use details from the passage to solve each question. For questions asking for evidence, point to a specific sentence or fact.
George Washington Carver was born in Missouri during the Civil War, around 1864. He and his mother were enslaved, and when George was still a baby, raiders took them away. George was later found, but his mother was never returned to him. Moses and Susan Carver, the people who had enslaved his family, raised George and his brother James. After slavery ended, the Carvers cared for the boys and taught them to read and write.
George was often sick as a child, so he could not always do heavy farm work. Instead, he watched plants and animals closely. He wanted to know why leaves changed color and how seeds grew. Neighbors sometimes brought him sick plants. George studied them and tried to help them recover. People began calling him the “plant doctor.”
George also wanted to learn in school. The local school for Black children was far away, and the school near the Carver farm did not accept Black students. As a young teenager, George left home to find a school. He traveled from place to place, working for food and a place to sleep. At last, he found a school that would teach him. His curiosity and determination helped shape the scientist and teacher he would become.
Read closely
Answer using information from the passage.
1.What does the word “determination” most nearly mean in the last sentence?
- A. The ability to keep trying toward a goal
- B. A wish to avoid learning
- C. A talent for growing plants
- D. A plan to travel for fun
2.Why did George spend more time observing plants and animals than doing heavy farm work?
3.Which detail best shows that George was curious about nature?
- A. He left home as a teenager.
- B. He asked why leaves changed color and how seeds grew.
- C. He lived on a farm.
- D. He had a brother named James.
4.What did neighbors mean when they called George the “plant doctor”?
5.Put these events in the order they happened. Write 1, 2, and 3 beside them: ___ George left home to look for a school. ___ George was raised with his brother by the Carvers. ___ Neighbors began bringing George sick plants.
6.True or false: George could attend the school near the Carver farm.
TrueFalse
7.Complete the sentence with a word from the passage: George studied plants to help them .
8.Explain one challenge George faced while trying to get an education and how he responded to it.
9.Which sentence best states a main idea of the passage?
- A. George became interested in nature and worked hard to learn despite serious challenges.
- B. George wanted to avoid school and spend all his time on a farm.
- C. Neighbors taught George everything he knew about plants.
- D. George traveled because he wanted to visit many towns.
10.Use two details from the passage to explain how George's early experiences helped prepare him to become a scientist and teacher.
3 printable pages
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
About This Worksheet
Free in Kuraplan
Sign up free, grab the PDF, and customize it for your class.
Print-Ready
Formatted for standard paper. Clean layout, easy to read.
AI-Generated
Created with Kuraplan's AI, designed for real classroom use.
For Teachers & Parents
Use in classrooms, for homework, tutoring, or homeschool.
Need a custom version of this worksheet?
Kuraplan's AI generates custom worksheets in seconds — differentiated for every learner, aligned to your curriculum.
Generate Custom Worksheets — Free No credit card Curriculum-aligned Under 60 seconds
