Answer Key

Grade 3

Reading

Milton Hershey
Unit 4 Week 3

My View Literacy 3.2

Third Term

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Answer the questions about the text.
1. How do you know this text is biography?
It tells a true story about a real person’s life

2. What text feature is included in the text?

Photographs and captions

3. How does the text feature help you understand the text?
It shows how Milton Hershey looked like in real life.

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Milton Hershey p.297-298
Paragraph 1 p.298

1. What is the old saying mentioned in the passage?

a. "If you can't succeed, stop trying"
b. "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again"
c. "Give up when things get hard"

2. How do you feel when you keep failing according to the passage?
a. Excited
b. Happy
c. Frustrated

3. What should you do if you can't make your idea work, according
to the passage?
You should try again.

Paragraph 2 p.298

1. What did Milton Hershey try to do many times?

a. Set up his own business
b. Become a teacher
c. Learn how to swim

2. How did Milton Hershey feel after failing many times at setting up
his own business?

a. Excited b. Sad c. Surprised

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3. What did Milton Hershey lose each time he failed in setting up his
business?

a. Only his own money

b. The money of strangers
c. The money of his friends and family

4. Why was Milton Hershey determined to make his idea work?

Because he knew that he had a good idea.

Paragraph 3 p.298
1. What was Milton’s idea?
Set up his own business

Paragraph 4 p.300

1. What did Milton Hershey do with the money he made from his
chocolate company?
a. Spent it all on himself
b. used it to help other people.
c. used it in more businesses

2. Describe Milton Hershey's Character.

helpful

kind

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