Bessie Coleman Quiz

Why did Bessie Coleman have to go to Paris to get her pilot license?

• She couldn’t find a flight school in Texas.

• U.S flight schools would not let women or African Americans in.

• She wanted to go to the best flight school in the world.

• She was interested in flying and learning how to speak French.

Which phrase in paragraph 4 helps the reader understand the meaning of the word eager?

(a)  

• to see

• hoping

• lined up
• quickly gained

Why didn’t Bessie Coleman set up the flight school for young African American aviators?

• She didn’t have the funds to set up her own flight school.

• She didn’t think people would sign up for her classes.

• She faced prejudice when trying to rent a building for her school.

• She was killed in a plane accident before she had a chance to set up her school.

Which of the following was an effect of Bessie Coleman becoming the first African American woman pilot? (Circle all that apply)

• People flocked to her flight shows.

• She wrote a book about her experience.

• She opened up a flight school for African American pilots.

• She broke race barriers in the United States.

Bessie Coleman followed her dream to become a pilot. If you could have any job in the world, what would it be? What would you have to do to get that job?

How should sentence 1 be changed?

• Change flying to fling

• Add a comma after flying

• Change pilot’s to pilots

• Make no change

What transition word should be added at the beginning of sentence 4?

(a)  

• Lastly,

• For instance,
• Soon,

• Beside,

Where should the following sentence go in the second paragraph? "She was featured in numerous newspaper articles across the country."

• After Sentence 5

• After sentence 6

• After sentence 7

• After sentence 8

What change should be made in sentence 7?

• Change She to Her

• Change quick to quickly

• Add a comma after skilled

• Change adventurous to adventure