Amelia Earhart

What are David Jourdan and his team searching for?

• sound waves on the ocean floor between Hawaii and Australia
• Howland Island
• the plane Earhart flew in 1937
• Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan

What are the purposes of the two sections “Who Was Amelia Earhart?” and “Searching the Sea Floor”?

• to describe the cause of the plane’s disappearance; to describe the effects of the plane disappearance
• to describe Amelia Earhart’s problems; to provide solutions for the described problems
• to describe Amelia Earhart’s accomplishments; to describe the search for her disappeared plane
• to compare and contrast the varying explanations for Amelia Earhart’s disappearance

What can be concluded from the text below?“Some people think Earhart's plane ran out of gas and crashed into the Pacific Ocean. Others believe she may have crash-landed on a deserted island and was never rescued.”

• Enough exploration and research has not been conducted.
• Earhart made a fatal mistake while attempting to fly across the world.
• There is disagreement over the plane’s last moments.
• Earhart’s plane landing was deadly.

“After their disappearance, the U.S. government launched a search, but no trace of the plane was found.” What is the best definition of trace as used in the sentence?

• trace (verb): to copy over with a pencil
• trace (noun): evidence or indication that something had been present
• trace (verb): to follow, as in an investigation
• trace (noun): a line or route followed

The passage “Deep-Sea Search” is mostly about

• a pilot and finding clues about her disappearance
• how sonar works
• David Jourdan and his team of explorers’ accomplishments
• Amelia Earhart’s trip around the world

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.Amelia Earhart tried to fly around the world ________ she became the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean.

• before
• because
• although
• after