George Washington Carver's Traveling Classroom
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George Washington Carver taught agriculture at Tuskegee Institute. Many nearby farmers could not leave their fields to attend lessons. Carver helped bring the lessons to them instead.
He helped develop a movable school carried on a wagon, working with teacher Thomas Monroe Campbell. It held seeds, plants, tools, and examples of healthy soil. At farm stops, teachers could show methods rather than only describe them. They demonstrated ways to protect worn soil, feed animals, preserve food, and use different crops.
The wagon was named for Morris K. Jesup, whose support helped fund it. Yet its importance came from the work done beside fields and homes. Carver understood that useful knowledge must be reachable. His traveling classroom turned a road into part of the school.
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Question 1 of 4
What is the main idea of the passage?
The answer is B: George Washington Carver helped create a traveling classroom that brought practical farm lessons directly to rural communities.
The passage centers on Carver's response to distance: a wagon carried demonstrations and materials to farmers.
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Question 2 of 4
Why were demonstrations useful at the wagon's stops?
The answer is C: Farmers could see practical methods in action near the places where they worked.
The wagon held real tools and examples so teachers could show, not merely describe, methods.
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Question 3 of 4
What does “reachable” mean in the final paragraph?
The answer is D: available to the people who need it
The classroom traveled because farmers could not leave their fields, making knowledge accessible to them.
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Question 4 of 4
What did the wagon carry?
The answer is A: seeds, plants, tools, and soil examples
The second paragraph lists seeds, plants, tools, and examples of healthy soil.
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