Bessie Coleman: Daring to Fly

1. What can the reader tell about the selection “Bessie Coleman Daring to Fly” based on its title?

• A. The selection will most likely describe what Bessie Coleman looks like.

•  B. The selection will most likely explain why Bessie Coleman became a pilot.

• C. The selection will most likely describe a real person’s life.

• D. The selection will most likely offer many ways to become a pilot.

2. What information is included in the section titled “Ready to Fly”?

Select TWO correct answers.  

• A. where Bessie Coleman was born and went to school when she was young.

• B. what led to Bessie’s pilot career

• C. why Bessie Coleman moved to France

• D. the name of Bessie Coleman’s first plane

• E. where Bessie Coleman lived when she was young

3. Read the question carefully. Then enter your answer in the box provided.

Based on the selection “Bessie Coleman: Daring to Fly” How would you describe Bessie Coleman? Support your answer with evidence from the selection.

4. The suffix -ly helps the reader know that the word lightly in page 20 means—

• F. before light

• G. not light

• H. full of light 

• J, in a light way

5. In which section would the reader find information about the relationship between Bessie Coleman and her brother?

• A. Ready to Fly

•  B. Dreaming of Flight

• C. Takeoff!

• D. Watch Me Fly!

6. Which sentence in the selection is best supported by the photograph on page 17?

• F.   She decided then and there that she would prove John wrong. (page 15)

• G.  But no black pilots lived near Chicago. (page 17)

• H.  Every single one said no. Some refused because she was black. Others refused because she was a woman. (page 17)

• J.   She asked Robert Abbott for help. (page 18)

7.   This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B.

Part A- Page 24 is mainly about —

• A. Bessie learning how to fly on her own.

• B. The college Bessie went to.

• C. The years Bessie spent learning how to fly.

• D.  the awards that Bessie Coleman won

Part B

Which detail from the selection BEST supports the answer to Part A? 

• F. Bessie climbed into the cockpit. Her teacher sat in the front. (page 22)

• G. Then one day, she saw a classmate die in a crash. (page 24)

• H. She worked even harder on her flying skills. (page 24)

• J.  Seven months of hard work paid off. (page 26)

8.  Based on the selection, the reader can conclude that Bessie Coleman —

• A. wanted to continue to pick cotton

•  B. wanted to prove herself

• C. wanted to learn French

• D. was afraid of heights

9. The author wrote this selection most likely to —

• F. persuade the reader to become a pilot

• G. teach the reader how to become a pilot

• H. tell the reader a story about a girl who becomes a pilot

• J. tell the reader about the life of Bessie Coleman