Women in Aviation Selection Test

The authors wrote “Women in Aviation” to —

• show how aviation regulations have made piloting safer

• describe how difficult it was for women to become pilots

• inform readers of the lives of the first women aviators

• explain the process of becoming a female pilot

Which two statements describe the authors’ organizational pattern in the text?

• The text opens by providing examples of several early women aviators.

• The text is organized into small biographical stories of Bessie Coleman and other women aviators.

• The text mostly includes a chronological biography of Bessie Coleman.

• The text is organized in chronological order, showing the advancements of women in aviation.

• The text compares and contrasts Bessie Coleman to other women aviators.

Read the sentence from paragraph 5. Quimby fired back answers with self-confidence. The connotation of the word fired in this sentence suggests that Quimby —

• avoided answering the questions

• gradually answered the questions

• dismissed the reporters altogether

• answered the questions very rapidly

Several of Bessie Coleman’s accomplishments made significant contributions toward her earning her pilot’s license. The list that shows the events in chronological order is —

• set her goal to become a pilot, learned French and saved money, graduated from high school

• graduated from high school, set her goal to become a pilot, learned French and saved money

• graduated from high school, learned French and saved money, set her goal to become a pilot

• set her goal to become a pilot, graduated from high school, learned French and saved money

Which sentence best expresses the primary reason Bessie Coleman wanted to start a flying school?

• She wanted to prove that women could become excellent pilots.

• She wanted to help African Americans become pilots.

• She wanted an African American to own an aviation business.

• She wanted to perform flying maneuvers.

Racial prejudice at the time was not as restrictive in France. Which information from the text best supports this statement?

• Raymonde de la Roche became an aviator in France.

• World War I air battles were publicized in American newspapers.

• The aircraft from France and Germany were among the best in the world.

• Eugene Jacques Bullard was a well-decorated pilot in the French Lafayette Flying Corps.

What did Bessie Coleman want to do after training as a pilot in France?

• To fight discrimination against African Americans

• To entertain people with her aviation skills

• To work as a pilot in the United States

• To train African Americans as pilots

The word exhibition is defined as “an organized presentation or show.” Which event could be described as an exhibition?

• In 1805, Sophie Blanchard made a balloon flight by herself for the first time.

• In 1911, Harriet Quimby was the first woman to earn a pilot’s license.

• In World War I, Eugene Jacques Bullard became the first African American to fly a combat airplane.

• After 1921, Bessie Coleman became the first African American female to fly for astonished groups.