22-23 Women in Aviation Quiz Review

Which sentence best expresses the main reason Bessie Coleman wanted to start a flying school?

• She wanted to perform flying maneuvers.

• She wanted an African American to own an aviation business.

• She wanted to help African Americans become pilots.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

 Which of the following list  shows the events Bessie Coleman's life that helped her earn her pilot's license IN ORDER?

• graduated from high school, set her goal to become a pilot, learned French and saved money

• graduated from high school, learned French and saved money, set her goal to become a pilot

• set her goal to become a pilot, graduated from high school, learned French and saved money

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

After passing her pilot's test on August 1, 1911, Quimby told the women standing by that, "Flying is easier than voting."  She said this because........

• Men asked women to complete a a great deal of paperwork before they could vote.

• The Woman's Suffrage Amendment (women's right to vote law) had not been passed yet.

• The voting machines used in the 1900's were outdated and hard to operate.

• All of these.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The authors wrote “Women in Aviation” to —

• show how aviation regulations have made piloting safer

• explain the process of becoming a female pilot

• inform readers of the lives of the first women aviators

• describe how difficult it was for women to become pilots

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Which statement describe the authors’ organizational pattern in the text?

• The text opens by providing examples of several early women aviators.

• The text mostly includes a chronological biography of Bessie Coleman.

• Both of these

• None of these

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

My parents asked me question and I fired back with answers.

The connotation of the word fired in this sentence suggests that I —

• answered the questions very rapidly

• dismissed the reporters altogether

• gradually answered the questions

• avoided answering the questions

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Could the phrase below written in a more  precise language?

Sophie Blanchard made history in 1805 with her first solo flight in a balloon.

• Yess

• No

• What is precise?

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What did Bessie Coleman want to do after training as a pilot in France?

• To work as a pilot in the United States

• To entertain people with her aviation skills

• To train African Americans as pilots

• To fight discrimination against African Americans

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Choose the phrase that uses the most precise language to replace the underlined section in the sentence below:

Katherine Wright did not fly planes, but she did support her brothers’ aviation efforts.

• It's precise already

• was not a pilot

• did not guide flights

• was not a person who flew planes

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The word exhibition is defined as “an organized presentation or show.” Which event could be described as an exhibition?

• In World War I, Eugene Jacques Bullard became the first African American to fly a combat airplane.

• In 1911, Harriet Quimby was the first woman to earn a pilot’s license.

• In 1805, Sophie Blanchard made a balloon flight by herself for the first time.

• After 1921, Bessie Coleman became the first African American female to fly for astonished groups.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2