March ELA Madness - The First Woman Doctor 5.3 Practice Test

1. Which event happened first in Elizabeth’s life?

• a. She gave medical care to the poor.

• b. She opened a medical college for women.

• c. She moved to the U.S.

• d. She got into a medical school.

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2. What is the main idea of this article?

• a. Elizabeth Blackwell worked hard through medical school and graduated at the top of

  her class.

• b. Elizabeth Blackwell did not want to be a teacher anymore, so she became a doctor

  instead.

• c. Elizabeth Blackwell worked hard to become the first American woman doctor, and

  she was very successful.

• d. Elizabeth Blackwell was not a very helpful doctor.

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3. Read the sentence from the article.

She trained women to become doctors.

Which word has almost the same meaning as trained?

• a. listened

• b. helped

• c. cleaned

• d. heard

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4. Which events happened after Elizabeth graduated from medical school?

Pick two choices.

• a. She decided she wanted to be a teacher.

• b. She opened a clinic for women and children in New York City.

• c. She moved to the U.S..

• d. She was not allowed to attend medical school.

• e. She gave speeches and wrote books.

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5. Part A: Which event helped Elizabeth to decide to help other women become doctors?

• a. Elizabeth was allowed to go to any medical school she wanted to.

• b. Elizabeth had a strong love for animals

• c. It was very difficult for Elizabeth to get into a medical school.

• d. Elizabeth wanted more women to become teachers.

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6. Part B: Which sentence from the article best supports your answer in part A?

• a. Elizabeth applied to many medical schools in the United States, but they would not

  take her.

• b. After two years, Elizabeth graduated at the top of her class at the medical school.

• c. Elizabeth was born in England more than a hundred years ago.

• d. She also gave speeches and wrote books.

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7. Read the sentence below.

Elizabeth was proud of ___________ for achieving what she had always dreamed of.

Choose the correct reflexive pronoun to fill in the blank above.

• a. himself

• b. herself

• c. themselves

• d. myself

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8. Choose the correct word that is a synonym for each word.

Study

• learning

• letting

• bravery

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8. Choose the correct word that is a synonym for each word.

Allowing

• learning

• letting

• bravery

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8. Choose the correct word that is a synonym for each word.

Courage

• learning

• letting

• bravery

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