"Women in Aviation" & "Women and African Americans..."

Choose a situation that better shows the meaning of inundate.

• more than 400 people came to the airshow

• one or two visitors came to the museum

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

"The president of the French Open tennis tournament decided to ban Serena Williams' court attire..." This decision meant that-

• she was allowed to wear her uniform

• she wasn't allowed to play the game

• she wasn't allowed to play the game in that uniform

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following sentences is written correctly in the PAST tense?

• In the 1920s, stunt pilots called "barnstormers" attract crowds around the United States.

• The colorful name came from the fact that barnstormers often performed their air shows at rural farms.

• Some fliers are military pilots before they took up barnstorming.

• People from small towns gasped in amazement as barnstormers dive, loop-the-loop, and fly upside-down.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Choose the situation that better shows the meaning of RESTRICTIVE.

• the gate at the airport is locked at six o'clock

• the gate at the airport has a rusty lock

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

"She says traditionalists will start debates that distract and take away from female talent to remind people of their power." These men-

• don't want women to play tennis.

• don't want women to have the same opportunities as men.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

When someone says, "There are always glass ceilings to break..." they mean that -

• there is always glass above our heads

• there are invisible obstacles people face because of their identity

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Choose the situation that better shows the meaning of EXHIBITION.

• a crowd gathered at a school to hear an astronaut speak

• the crowd watched a kitemaking demonstration

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

What is a similar obstacle the women in both articles had to face?

• they were not allowed to be friends with people of other races

• They were turned away from doing what they loved because people didn't like them

• They were treated poorly because they were females and African Americans.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

Choose the situation that better shows the meaning of PRECAUTION.

• The state lets people apply for licenses online.

• The government requires pilots to follow safety checks.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

"The association was also ignoring if not rejecting black players..." Which of the following lines from "Women in Aviation" displays a similar idea?

• "To the male reporters who inundated her with questions, Quimby fired back answers with self-confidence."

• "As difficult as it was for women to become pilots in significant numbers, it was doubly hard for African-Americans..."

• "...she learned about flying and made a new set of goals for herself."

• "Even though the United States was the birthplace of flight, it was slower than other countries to develop an organized aviation program."

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7