RW DOL March 7

Which sentence best helps the reader imagine Bessie’s setting of her early life?

• Coleman was born in 1892 in a small, weather-beaten home amidst fields in Texas. (paragraph 2)

• After she finished high school, she worked and saved her money so that she could continue in school. (paragraph 2)

• She went to a college in Oklahoma, but she had to leave after less than a year.  (paragraph 2)

• She did not have enough money to pay for her classes. (paragraph 2)

Which word is an antonym of encourage in paragraph 9?

• Excited

• Courage

• Inspired

• Discourage

Which sentence from the selection best helps the reader imagine the environment where Coleman received her early education?

• Coleman went to school in a one-room schoolhouse. (paragraph 2)

• She lived with her brothers and went to beauty school. (paragraph 3)

• She could not find a school that would teach her to fly. (paragraph 4)

• Flight schools in the United States would not accept an African American woman as a student. (paragraph 6)

Which sentence from the selection best helps the reader visualize the challenges Bessie faced in pursuing her dream of becoming a pilot?

Select TWO correct answers.

• Coleman was born in 1892 in a small, weather-beaten home amidst fields in Texas. (paragraph 2)

• After she finished high school, she worked and saved her money so that she could continue in school.  (paragraph 2)

• In 1921 she became the first American woman and first African American in the world to get a pilot’s license. (paragraph 7)

• Flight schools in the United States would not accept an African American woman as a student. (paragraph 6)

• 1. Coleman did not let the color of her skin or the fact that she was a woman stand in her way. (paragraph 9)

Which word is a synonym for dream in paragraph 1?

• Reality

• Vision

• Nightmare

• Plan