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WorksheetsBessie Coleman
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Bessie Coleman was the first African American women to do what?
a)
Get an international pilot's license
b)
Be in an airplane
c)
Get an ID card
d)
Cut hair in a barber shop
2.
Bessie Coleman grew up in a time of discrimination. What does discrimination mean?
a)
Treating one group of people in an unfair way
b)
To be very poor
c)
Very little education
d)
Equality for all people
3.
Bessie's whole family did what kind of work?
a)
cotton farmers
b)
raised cattle
c)
picked corn
d)
house maids
4.
Bessie loved school, so she didn't mind walking ___ miles to and from school every day.
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
5.
What city did Bessie move to with her brother?
a)
Chicago
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Dallas
d)
Waxahachie
6.
Bessie wanted to become a pilot, but she couldn't while in the United States. Why?
a)
She didn't have enough money
b)
There weren't any pilot schools
c)
She was a black woman
d)
Her family didn't want her to be a pilot
7.
Who encouraged Bessie to go to France and become a pilot?
a)
Robert Abbott
b)
Charlie Chaplin
c)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
d)
Ronald Reagan
8.
In what year did Bessie earn her international pilot's license?
a)
1999
b)
1821
c)
1921
d)
1899
9.
How did Bessie's career in performance flying end?
a)
Her plane crashed and she died
b)
She wasn't famous anymore
c)
People weren't interested in stunt flying
d)
She decided to become an author instead
10.
__________________ means to give someone reasons why they should do something.
a)
encourage
b)
famous
c)
thrilling
d)
toured
11.
________________ means to be well-known.
a)
encouraged
b)
famous
c)
publisher
d)
thrilling
12.
________________ means the owner of a newspaper, magazine, or book .
a)
encouraged
b)
famous
c)
publisher
d)
toured
13.
_______________ means exciting
a)
encouraged
b)
publisher
c)
thrilling
d)
toured
14.
_______________ means to explore a new place
a)
encourage
b)
thrilled
c)
tour
d)
publish
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