Question 1

Which best explains the meaning of the phrase “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” as it is used in the paragraph?
Question 1 options:
Success is not the most important thing in life
Never give up on trying your best to succeed in life.
The candymaking business can be very competitive
Hershey’s creative mind made him successful.
Question 2 (2 points)
What evidence from the paragraph best helps in understanding the meaning of the phrase in Part A?
Question 2 options:
“His father struggled with many failed businesses . . .”
“. . . he only completed up to the fourth grade.
“. . . maker of Hershey’s chocolate.
“Milton Hershey tried many times in life before succeeding . . .”
Question 3 (2 points)
What main strategy does the author use throughout the article to develop the claim that Milton Hershey failed many times before he was a successful businessman and candymaker?
options:
The author explains Hershey’s problems and presents solutions for solving them.
The author shares important events in Hershey’s life in the sequence that they occurred.
The author shares important events in Hershey’s life in the order of importance.
The author details the cause-and-effect relationship of the events of Milton Hershey’s life.
Question 4 (4 points)
Which two pieces of evidence from the passage best support the answer to Part A?
options:
“There’s an old saying that goes, ‘If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.’”
He was born September 13, 1857, near Derry Church, Pennsylvania. His father struggled with many failed businesses that caused the family to move often. Milton attended seven different schools in eight years, and he only completed up to the fourth grade.”
“He was now seen as a failure like his father, yet he continued to sell his caramels out of a pushcart at night. That was when he got his big break.”
“He learned that using fresh milk was the key to making delicious caramels. ”
Question 5 (2 points)
What does the author suggest about the relationship between Hershey’s father’s failures and Hershey’s success?
options:
a. His father’s failures kept Hershey from being successful.
b. His father’s failures led to Hershey’s failures in creating businesses.
c. His father’s failures made Hershey keep trying harder to succeed.
d. His father’s failures showed Hershey that he had to be successful to be happy
Question 6
Part B What evidence from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?
Question 6 options:
a. “His father struggled with many failed businesses that caused the family to move often.”
b. “Milton did not enjoy the work and one day threw his hat into the printing press, causing enough trouble to get fired.”
c. “Milton then joined his father in Denver, Colorado, to work in the silver mines, but they arrived too late and Milton’s father was left without work.”
d. “He was now seen as a failure like his father, yet he continued to sell his caramels out of a pushcart at night.”