Pg 18 - 22 GWC Green book Chapter 5
Chapter 5 - Vocabulary
Word, Sentence, Part-of-speech
cabin – The school was in an old log cabin. (noun C)
clover – He found berries and wild clover to eat. (noun U)
headed for – George headed for the town of Neosho. (verb T)
orchids – He found wild orchids in the forest. (noun C)
pile – They had a pile of wood near the house. (noun C)
pupil – George was a pupil at a school for black children. (noun C)
shack – Marion and Andy lived in a shack. (noun C)
slate – In school, the children wrote on a slate. (noun C)
stalls – Horses live in stalls in a barn. (noun C)
was going to – Now, Jim was going to be a student. (verb expression)
Study Notes
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Reading Activity 5: George Washington Carver (Chapter 5, pages 25-30)
Directions: Open your book to these pages and select the correct words for the blanks. You will
need to use your dictionary for some of these items.
(page 25)
(page 25)
George knew which road went to Neosho. Uncle Moses used to take him
and Jim ______________ once a year. They rode in Uncle Moses' wagon
1. boards
then. Now George walked all the way ______________.
2. looked
It was getting dark when George came to ______________. He would
3. Neosho
have to hurry and find a place to spend the night. He ______________ the
4. small rooms
part of town where black people lived.
5. small, lousy
George passed some little wooden ______________. He could not stay in
buildings
any of these – people lived in ______________. Then he saw a big barn.
6. the stalls
Some of the boards were hanging loose. Some ______________ were
7. these lousy
missing. George ______________ inside and he saw stalls –
______________ for horses. And ______________ were all empty.
buildings
8. to Neosho
9. to Neosho
10. went to
(page 26)
(page 26)
George was tired from his long walk ______________. He lay down in
one of the dark stalls. How hungry he was! He wished he had not eaten all of
11. Diamond Grove
the corn bread.
12. green plants with
Outside ______________ George could hear the birds calling, "Whip
three leaves
poor will, whip poor will." The sound made George feel sad, and a little
13. Mrs. Carver
afraid. “Why did I ever leave ______________?" he asked himself. "What am
14. of the barn
I going to do in this strange place all by myself?" But George did not lie
15. stack (many pieces
awake for long. He was too tired. He fell asleep.
collected together)
In the morning, George was more hungry than ever. He found some
berries and some wild ______________ to eat. That wasn't enough. George
climbed onto a ______________ of wood and sat down. He tried to stop
feeling hungry, but all he could think about was the good breakfast
______________ would be cooking right then. He was almost ready to start
walking back to Diamond Grove.
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16. to Neosho
17. small, lousy
building
"Hey, there – you, boy!" A woman came out of the _____________ across
the yard. "What are you doing on my wood pile?" the woman asked.
George felt like running away. He was too afraid to say anything.
(page 27)
(page 27)
The woman came closer. She was small, but she looked very strong.
There was a friendly look in her eyes. George did not feel afraid any more.
18. George
"You're new ______________, aren't you?” the woman asked.
19. in Neosho
"Y-yes, ma'am," George answered. "I just c-came yesterday – from
20. Mariah and Andy
Diamond G-grove."
Watkins
"Where's your ma and pa?" the woman wanted to know. "Don't have a m-
21. my home
ma or pa," George told her. "I'm alone. C-came to go to s-school."
The woman smiled. "It's too early for school," she said, "but it's just the
right time for breakfast. Come on into ______________, and I'll see what I
can find for your breakfast – if you're hungry, that is."
The woman's name was Mariah Watkins. She and her husband Andy did
not have any children of their own. When ______________ found out that
George was alone, they were glad to take ______________ into their home.
Soon George was calling them "Aunt Mariah" and "Uncle Andy."
Just over the fence from the Watkins' house was an old log cabin. This
was the Lincoln School, a school for black children set up by the
(page 29)
(page 29)
United States government. ______________ had one room. George sat on a
22. Mariah
wooden bench, ______________ with other boys. There were over seventy
23. Mariah’s and
children in the room. But George didn't care how crowded it was. He had a
Andy’s shack
______________ to write on and a book to read. And he had a last name.
All the children were given last names. George had been called "Carver's
George" all his life. Now everyone called him George Carver.
After school, George helped around ______________. Aunt Mariah was
away sometimes, taking care of newborn babies. Then George would do the
housework.
24. small chalk board
25. The school for
black children
26. these beautiful
flowers
27. beautiful, colorful
flowers
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Aunt Mariah showed him how to cook a few things so he could make
meals for Uncle Andy when she was away. And she showed George how to
28. very close together
wash clothes in the big laundry tub outside. He helped ______________ hang
the clothes up to dry.
George wanted to give Aunt Mariah a garden. He found some wild
______________ growing in the woods and he planted ______________ near
the fence.
Every Sunday, Aunt Mariah and Uncle Andy took George with them to
the African Methodist Church. Now George could hear the talking part
(page 30)
(page 30)
of church, and he grew to like ______________ almost as much as the
singing part. He wanted to be just like the minister when he grew up.
As soon as ______________ had learned how to read well, Aunt Mariah
29. George
30. George
gave him a Bible. George read to ______________ and Uncle Andy every
31. George
night.
32. Jim
In school George had learned how to read and write, how to add and
33. Mariah
subtract. But he wanted to know much more. The teacher taught the children
34. Mariah and Andy
everything he could. But ______________ couldn't teach things he didn't
35. student
know, and George was always asking questions the teacher could not answer.
36. the talking part
One Saturday, George went to visit Jim and the Carvers. He told them
about school, and about Aunt Mariah and Uncle Andy. The Carvers were glad
that ______________ had found such a good home with ______________.
Jim began to think that he was missing something.
When George made the trip back to Neosho, he was not alone. Jim was
with him. Now ______________ was going to be a ______________ in
Lincoln School, like his little brother, ______________.
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37. the teacher
Practicing vocabulary for Chapter 5
Directions: Tell the part-of-speech of each underlined item in these sentences from Chapter 5.
Then find the correct vocabulary item.
Vocabulary Items
Example:
n(C) A George Washington Carver is
the most important character
in this biography.
____ ____ Marion and Andy lived in a
shack.
Meanings
A. person in a story
B. where something happens in a story
1. bundle of stuff
2. flowers with large beautiful blossoms
____ ____ Horses live in stalls in a barn.
____ ____ They had a pile of wood near
the house.
3. small areas for horses in a barn on a
farm
4. small board to write on
____ ____ In school, the children wrote
on a slate.
____ ____ He found wild orchids in the
forest.
____ ____ George was a pupil at a school
for black children.
5. small green plant with three leaves
6. small wooden house
7. small, old, lousy (broken down)
building
8. student
____ ____ George headed for the town of
Neosho.
____ ____ The school was in an old log
cabin.
9. went to
10. would (will)
____ ____ He found berries and wild
clover to eat.
____ ____ Now, Jim was going to be a
student.
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