Biography

Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas, at her grandparents’ house. Soon after her birth, Amelia’s parents separated. Nevertheless, Amelia’s sister, Muriel, was born two years later. Amelia’s early years were spent with her wealthy grandparents. The two girls lived with their grandparents until Amelia was ten. Amelia’s father, Edwin, eventually took an executive job with the Rock Island Railroad in Des Moines, Iowa, and reunited with Amelia’s mother, Amy.

When was Amelia Earhart born?

• After 1900

• Before 1800

• When her sister was two.

• Before 1900

In the fall of 1919, Amelia enrolled as a pre-med student at Columbia University. In 1920, her parents had reunited in California. Amelia decided to leave Columbia and join them. Amelia’s love for aviation was born when her father took her to an aerial show where she got to ride in an open-cockpit flight over Los Angeles.

When was Amelia's love for aviation born?

•  Before she left Columbia University

•   After she left Columbia University

•  When she lived in Illinois with her grandparents

• Before her parents reunited in California.

Amelia started taking flight lessons with Anita Snook at Kinner Field near Long Beach, California. She caught on quickly and soon became an excellent pilot. In July of 1920, Amelia purchased her first plane. It was a bright yellow Kinner airplane. She named it “The Canary”. In October of 1922, just a few years after taking up flying, she began attempting to break records. She first broke the altitude record of 14,000 feet. As aviation became more and more popular, records were constantly broken as pilots pushed the limits of aviation.

Amelia named her first airplane.........

Long before Andrew Jackson became America’s 7th president, he earned the nickname “Old Hickory” that would follow him for the rest of his life. He was nicknamed by his soldiers, who compared his toughness to the trunk of an old hickory tree.

 

Although “Old Hickory” was feared for his terrible temper, he was also an important military officer with great leadership skills. He was tough, brave, and determined and won several battles against England in the War of 1812. “Old Hickory” was also kind to his soldiers and is said to have paid for their food out of his own pocket and tended to them when they were sick. Today, Andrew Jackson, also known as “Old Hickory” is honored on the United States twenty-dollar bill.

According to the story, Andrew Jackson was both tough and .........

• 1.  mean

• 1. caring

• 1. small

•  hurtful

Long before Andrew Jackson became America’s 7th president, he earned the nickname “Old Hickory” that would follow him for the rest of his life. He was nicknamed by his soldiers, who compared his toughness to the trunk of an old hickory tree.

 

Although “Old Hickory” was feared for his terrible temper, he was also an important military officer with great leadership skills. He was tough, brave, and determined and won several battles against England in the War of 1812. “Old Hickory” was also kind to his soldiers and is said to have paid for their food out of his own pocket and tended to them when they were sick. Today, Andrew Jackson, also known as “Old Hickory” is honored on the United States twenty-dollar bill.

1. What is NOT true about Andrew Jackson?

• He paid for his soldier's food

• People stopped calling him Old Hickory when he became president

• He became president

• He is on a dollar bill

After stopping in the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, Columbus's ships hit the open seas. Covering about 150 miles a day, the trip was long and arduous. The crew was afraid of sea monsters and grew more restless every day land was not sighted. Columbus offered a reward for the first person to sight land. On October 12, a crew member aboard the Pinta sighted one of the Bahama Islands. Columbus set foot on what he believed was one of the Spice Islands, a group of islands in Asia (now known as Indonesia), where valuable spices and riches came from. He named the land San Salvador. Columbus failed to find the riches he expected, and continued to search for China. He next visited Cuba and Hispaniola (Dominican Republic). He encountered native peoples who he named "Indians" because he believed they were inhabitants of the Indies.

On October 12, 1492, where did Columbus think he was?

• Africa

• Asia

• North America

• Dominican Republic

IDIOM. Which of the following is closest in meaning to "fruitless"?

• Without success

• Without fruit

•  Without any cost

• Broken promise