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Worksheets"Women in Aviation"
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who was the focus of the informational text, “Women in Aviation”?
Female sailors
Female athletes
Female pilots
Female chefs/cooks
The informational text is written about women in aviation during which time period?
Early 1700s
Early 1800s
Early 1900s
Early 2000s
What is the author's purpose for writing this text?
To inform
To persuade
To entertain
To express thoughts or feelings
How were women viewed in society during the early 1900s?
Well-respected and admired
Inferior to white men
Superior to white men
Everyone was equal
Why were Harriet Quimby’s infamous words so significant during this time period? "Flying is easier than voting."
Voting was a complicated process
No one cared enough to vote
Women were not allowed to vote
Only women who were 65 and older could vote
Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman to ___________________.
earn a pilot's license
perform open heart surgery
open a school for blind students
to sail around the world
Why did Bessie Coleman go to France to learn to fly?
Flight school was more affordable
She knew how to speak French
Racial prejudice was less restrictive
The best instructors lived in France
What was the main cause of both Harriet Quimby and Bessie Coleman's tragic deaths?
Lack of strength and presence of mind
Attempting to break a record
Lack of safety precautions
They were not licensed pilots
"To the male reporters who inundated her with questions, Quimby fired back answers with self-confidence." What does the word inundate mean?
to overwhelm
to create confusion
to underestimate
to draw conclusions
"Robert S. Abbott... suggested that Bessie Coleman go to France, where racial prejudice was not as restrictive as it was in America." What does the word restrictive mean?
free
limited
overwhelming
confusing
"To call attention to aviation and to encourage other women and African Americans to take part in the new and growing field, Coleman gave flying exhibitions and lectured on aviation." What are exhibitions?
Vacations
Organized presentations or shows
Museums
Strategic methods
Flying with safety belts and parachutes are examples of precautions. Which of the following best defines the word precaution?
Avoid danger
Prepare for the future
Improve performance
Increase activity
Which TWO of the following quotes from the text best supports the reason that Bessie Coleman and Harriet Quimby were considered controversial historical figures during this time period?
"Flying, it was said, required a level of skill and courage that women and blacks lacked."
"The story of women in aviation actually goes back to the time of hot-air balloons."
"As difficult as it was for women to become pilots in significant numbers, it was doubly hard for African American women."
"The strict rules and regulations that govern aviation today didn't exist during the first 3 decades of flying."
Which of the following text structures does the author use to organize this text?
Cause and effect
Problem and solution
Chronological order
Compare and contrast
Which clue words help the reader to identify how the text is organized?
"By 1834, On August 1, 1911, When the war ended, For almost two years, Fourteen years later"
For example, in addition to, for instance, specifically
Since, because, if, due to, leads to, as a result of, consequently, then, therefore
Similar, same, alike, as well as, different, on the contrary, on the other hand
