WorksheetsNellie Bly
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 34mins
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1.
Use your context clues on page 2. What is the meaning of the word journalist in this biography?
a)
a journal
b)
a reporter
c)
an editor
2.
What was Nellie Bly's real name?
a)
Elizabeth Mills
b)
Elizabeth Bly
c)
Elizabeth Cochran
3.
Nellie Bly's hometown was near the city of...
a)
Pittsburgh
b)
New Jersey
c)
Delaware
4.
What context clues can you use in this sentence to help you understand the meaning of the word boarder?
"When Elizabeth was a teenager, the family moved to Pittsburgh. Her mother rented out rooms in the house to boarders. This helped pay the bills. Elizabeth wanted to be a teacher."
"When Elizabeth was a teenager, the family moved to Pittsburgh. Her mother rented out rooms in the house to boarders. This helped pay the bills. Elizabeth wanted to be a teacher."
a)
the family moved to PIttsburgh
b)
rented out rooms in the house
c)
wanted to be a teacher
5.
What evidence from the text helps you to understand how Cochran became a reporter?
a)
Cochran sent a letter of protest to the newspaper.
b)
Cochran used a pen name.
c)
Cochran took the job.
6.
From whose viewpoint is Nelly Bly told?
a)
First person, Nelly Bly
b)
3rd person, author
c)
3rd person, Nelly Bly
7.
Which answer does not help you understand the life of women in the 19th century?
a)
Women were smarter and stronger than men.
b)
Women and children were considered property of the husband.
c)
Women had to take care of all the housework.
8.
Which answer does not help you understand the life of women in the 19th century?
a)
Women were smarter and stronger than men.
b)
Women and children were considered property of the husband.
c)
Women had to take care of all the housework.
9.
What stories did Bly have no interest in writing about?
a)
Poor conditions for female workers in factories.
b)
Gardening and cooking
c)
Travels to Mexico
10.
What is the author's point of view about Nelly Bly's role as a reporter?
a)
Nelly Bly was a reporter who helped to promote change through her words.
b)
Nelly Bly followed the rules and listened to her editor.
c)
Nelly Bly wrote stories that everyone enjoyed reading.
11.
How did Bly help patients at the asylum on Blackwell Island?
a)
Bly ate rotten food.
b)
Bly took ice-cold baths.
c)
Bly reported on the conditions in the asylum.
12.
What text features tell you that Nellie Bly is a biography?
a)
The text includes factual information about a person.
b)
The text includes an imaginary event.
c)
The text is told in the first person, Nelly Bly's point of view.
13.
How does the author help the reader to understand that the zoo animals were not being cared for properly?
a)
The hippo pool was filthy and the bears weren't protected from bad weather.
b)
The zookeepers ask the ASPCA to help them take care of animals.
14.
Why did people oppose Nellie's trip around the world?
a)
People liked the idea of women traveling alone.
b)
People thought that women needed an older companion to keep them safe.
c)
People thought that women only needed a small travel bag.
15.
Bly was the first American journalist to...
a)
report from a war zone.
b)
write about gardening and cooking.
c)
travel around the world with other reporters.
16.
Where was Nelly Bly from 1889-1890?
a)
Living in Pittsburgh
b)
Traveling the world
c)
Reporting on the war in Europe
17.
What is true about Nellie Bly?
a)
She was a reporter for the underdog.
b)
She spoke out for people who had no money, power, or voice.
c)
She looked for truth in difficult places.
d)
All of the above
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