Elizabeth Leads the Way Selection/Vocabulary Test

How did Elizabeth solve the problem of not being able

to go to college?

• She applied anyway.

• She got a job instead.

• She asked to go to a girls’ school.

• She spent her days reading at the library.

When Elizabeth got married, why did she add her

husband’s name to hers?

• She liked her name.

• She did what most women did.

• She needed his name in order to vote.

• She did not want to give up something that was hers.

When did Elizabeth get fired up about women’s rights?

• She met her husband.

• She was invited to a luncheon by Lucretia Mott.

• She held a meeting at a small church in New York.

• She heard about a woman who lost her home when

  her husband died.

What right does Elizabeth think will change everything?

• the right to vote

• the right to a fair trial

• the right to own property

• the right to earn a fair wage

Read the following lines from the story.

"Elizabeth had tossed a stone in the water and the

ripples grew wider and wider and wider."

What do these lines mean?

• Elizabeth made waves in a pond.

• Elizabeth caused problems at a local church.

• Elizabeth had begun the fight for women’s rights.

• Elizabeth had begun a fight with government leaders.

What does the word horrified mean?

• horrible and gross

• strange and unique

• shocked and upset

• amazing and unbelievable

What does the word waver mean?

• to be uncertain

• to need a rest

• to fall to the ground

• to move your hand excitedly

What does the word daring mean?

• bold

• cute

• strong

• warm

“The ways a member of a country should behave” is

• citizenship.

• continue.

• daring.

• unfairness.

What does the word unfairness mean?

• not being fair or right

• wanting to go to the fair

• dividing something evenly

• treating everyone the same