Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies - Level 7

Na m e : ___ Date: _

Directions: Read the passage and answer the questions.

Be smart—always ask yourself who, what, where,

when, why.

1. Whoinvented the peanut mill.

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2. Whatdid the Peruvian Indians make
   ground peanuts into?

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3. Where did Ambrose Staub practice
   medicine?

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4. Whenwas jelly added to peanut
   butter to make a sandwich?

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5. Whattype of patients did Dr. Staub
   care for?__


6. Whydid Dr. Staub’s patients need
   peanut butter? ____

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7. Whenwas the peanut mill invented?

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Nutty Trivia

For centuries hand ground peanuts were

made into a paste and eaten by the

Peruvian Indians and African tribes.

Ambrose Staub, a St. Louis doctor,

invented a peanut mill in 1903 to make

butter for elderly patients with weak teeth.

Eventually, the idea caught on and these

days peanut butter is a popular and

nutritious staple in the American diet.

However, no one is quite certain who the

first person was to combine peanut butter

with jelly to make the now famous peanut

butter and jelly sandwich.