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G2U5W3 - Brave Bessie

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following words is defined below? To have the same feeling or opinion 
a)
agree
b)
create
c)
decide
d)
gather
2.
A librarian would MOST LIKELY have an interest in which of the following activities? 
a)
reading books
b)
playing baseball
c)
painting pictures
d)
planting flowers
3.
Which of the following words means to “give a show in public”? 
a)
attend
b)
compete
c)
cooperate
d)
perform
4.
Read the dictionary entry below.

Verb:  To do well
Verb:  To do what you wanted.
Which of the following words is defined above? 
a)
boast
b)
cure
c)
rescue
d)
succeed
5.
What does study mean? 
a)
to try to learn
b)
to keep protected
c)
to help do something
d)
to follow a set of steps
6.
Which word BEST completes this sentence?

Jenny said it was the ______ mountain. 
a)
behaving
b)
challenging
c)
inviting
d)
succeeding
7.
Heroes means 
a)
brave people.
b)
hard workers.
c)
serious citizens.
d)
selfish neighbors.
8.
If you discover something, you 
a)
find it.
b)
cover it.
c)
look for it.
d)
put it together.
9.
Why did Bessie have to leave college? 
a)
She missed her family.
b)
She could not afford it.
c)
She did not want to learn.
d)
She did not get good grades.
10.
How did Bessie become interested in flying? 
a)
She met a lady pilot.
b)
She learned about planes in college.
c)
She went to an air show in Chicago.
d)
She heard her brother talk about lady pilots.
11.
Why could Bessie not find someone in America to teach her to fly? 
a)
She did not have enough money to pay for the lessons.
b)
Her grades were not good enough to become a pilot.
c)
No one would teach her because of her skin color.
d)
She was a woman.
12.
What did Bessie have to do BEFORE she went to France? 
a)
find an apartment
b)
learn to speak French
c)
learn to fly a plane by herself
d)
find someone to teach her how to fly
13.
What is the topic of “Brave Bessie”? 
a)
Bessie Coleman wanted to be like Harriet Tubman.
b)
Bessie Coleman had to study a lot in order to succeed.
c)
Bessie Coleman dreamed of becoming a rich person.
d)
Bessie Coleman was determined to succeed at becoming a pilot.