Amelia Earhart

Which of the following words best describes Amelia Earhart?

• Flustered

• anxious

• overwhelmed

• determined

Read this sentence: Amelia Earhart is called a legend. What is the meaning of the word legend?

• Someone who flew across the Atlantic and was lost at sea

• Someone who disappeared and no one knows what happened to him or her

• someone who changes the world and whom no one forgets

• some one who learns a great deal about a new field

Why did Amelia decide not to finish college?

• She ran out of money

• she moved away from school

• she didn't like to study

• she wanted to fly

Who worked with Amelia to plan all the details of her trip around the world?

• her navigator

• her sister

• her husband

• her best friend

What saved amelia from crashing into the ocean on her first solo flight?

• The ice froze the controls, so she could not use them

• she flew above the clouds so she could see.

• The airplane's instruments began to work

• The warmer weather below the clouds melted the ice.

Which of the following events happened first?

• The Wright brothers launched their winged, machine at Kitty Hawk.

• Amelia became the first woman to ride in an airplane over the Atlantic.

• Amelia married George Putnam, a publicist from New York.

• Amelia became the first woman to fly an airplane.

Which of the following events happened last?

• The Wright brothers launched their winged machine at Kitty Hawk.

• Amelia became the first woman to ride in an airplane over the Atlantic.

• Amelia married George Putnam, a publicist from New York.

• Amelia became the first woman to fly an airplane over the Atlantic.

How was Amelia different from most girls as a child?

• She liked to play games

• She was very active

• She spent lots of time with family members

• She was fascinated with flying

Why did Amelia want to fly around the world?

• Only two people had ever done it

• She was in competition with her husband

• She wanted to fly the prime meridian

• she wanted a new challenge

What does the word patchy mean?

• clear or white

• incomplete or irregular

• rough or bumpy

• old and dirty