Bessie Coleman Quiz

Part A: In the text Bessie Coleman: She Dared to Dream, how does the author develop the central idea to not give up on a dream? 

• By describing how Bessie moved to Chicago

• By describing how Bessie had to overcome many challenges

• By showing how she was the first African American woman to earn a license to fly

• By explaining how her plane crashed in 1923

Part B: Which two details from the text supports how Bessie had to overcome many challenges?

• No flying school in the United States would accept an African AMerican woman as a student

• Bessie was a celebrity and the newspaper interviewed her

• Bessie broke her leg and several ribs and took her two years to perform again

• Bessie gave demonstrations in flying circuses

• The newspapers called her Queen Bess and Brave Bessie

Select two sentences from Bessie Coleman: She Dared to Dream that support the author's claim that Bessie's dream lived on even after her death.

• Huge crowds attended her memorial service. 

• William Powell founded the first all-Black flying association and named it the Bessie Coleman Aero Club. 

• Bessie gave demonstrations in flying circuses. 

• Bessie became the first Black woman aviator in the world. 

• And every year on the anniversary of her death, African American pilots fly over Chicago to drop flowers on Bessie Coleman’s grave. 

Which two sentences should be included in a summary of the text Bessie Coleman: She Dared to Dream?

• When she was 23, Bessie moved to Chicago where her brothers lived. 

• To earn money for her dream, Bessie gave demonstrations in flying circuses. 

• She learned that in France, women flew airplanes too. 

• She was the first African American woman to earn a license to fly. 

• She believed that there was a great future for aviation in America and that African Americans could be part of it. 

What is the purpose of the "A Lasting Inspiration" section of the text?

• To tell how Bessie believed that there was a great future for aviation in America

• To describe how Bessie earned money towards her dream

• To explain how Bessie's dream lived on after her death

• To compare and contrast different ways that Bessie worked towards her dream

What is the purpose of the illustration on page 16?

• To show us what Bessie Coleman looked like

• To show an example of her newspaper ad

• To tell us that she flew in air shows

• To tell us that she had a dream of being a pilot

What is the author's purpose of the text?

• To persuade us that women should be pilots

• To convince us that Bessie Coleman was the best African American woman pilot

• To entertain us with tricks that Bessie Coleman did in her air shows

• To inform us about Bessie Coleman's dream of becoming the first African American woman pilot

What is the meaning of the phrase "not admitted" in the following sentence?

But she refused to perform in places where Blacks were not admitted.

• To be allowed in

• To not be allowed in

• To perform airplane stunts

• A place for African American pilots to perform for a crowd

What text structure does the author use in the text?

• chronology

• cause and effect

• comparison

• True and False

What does the word "determined" mean in the following sentence?

But she soon discovered that no flying school in the United States would accept an African American woman as a student. Bessie was determined.

• giving up

• asking for help

• to resolve something

• not being stopped