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WorksheetsAmelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
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1.
In this selection, what does the expression "birds of a feather" say about Amelia and Eleanor?
a)
They were alike in many ways.
b)
They had nothing in common.
c)
They both loved birds.
d)
They wished they could fly like real birds.
2.
Amelia and Eleanor are both famous. They are
a)
a pilot and the wife of a president.
b)
a president and a singer.
c)
a television star and an inventor.
d)
an actress and a reporter.
3.
What is so unusual about Amelia flying an airplane in 1933?
a)
Airplanes hadn't been invented yet.
b)
Amelia hated airplanes.
c)
Her husband wouldn't let her fly.
d)
Very few women were flying airplanes back then.
4.
Why does Amelia encourage Eleanor to get her student pilot's license?
a)
Amelia knows Eleanor can do anything she sets her mind to.
b)
Amelia wants Eleanor to take her place as a pilot.
c)
Amelia knows Eleanor's husband wants her to fly.
d)
Eleanor asks Amelia to get the license for her.
5.
Why does everyone at the dinner party want to know what it is like to fly at night?
a)
They don't have anything else to talk about.
b)
They don't believe that anyone has flown at night.
c)
They want to make Amelia feel important.
d)
Very few people have ever flown at night and they are curious.
6.
Amelia and Eleanor are similar because they both are
a)
very timid individuals.
b)
very adventurous.
c)
married to famous husbands.
d)
afraid of night flying.
7.
What does Amelia ask Eleanor to do after dinner that is surprising?
a)
have more dessert
b)
take a flight to Baltimore so she can see the night sky
c)
have lunch the next day
d)
go shopping with her
8.
Why does Eleanor say it is like sitting on top of the world when they are flying?
a)
They are so high up, the buildings look like tiny miniatures.
b)
They are at the top of a tall mountain.
c)
They go around the world.
d)
They are flying very fast.
9.
Why does the reporter ask Eleanor if she felt "safe knowing a girl was flying that ship"?
a)
People think it is strange that a woman can fly a plane.
b)
The reporter can't think of anything else to ask.
c)
Eleanor looked scared when she got off the plane.
d)
Amelia is not a good pilot.
10.
Instead of going into the White House, Amelia and Eleanor go
a)
to the
Secret Service agent's home.
Secret Service agent's home.
b)
back to the airport.
c)
for a ride in Eleanor's brand-new car.
d)
to the movies.
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