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Women in History

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What could women NOT do in the 1800s?

a)

vote

b)

own land

c)

keep money

d)

all of the above

2.

Which famous woman helped slaves escape to the North?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Jane Goodall

d)

Katherine Johnson

3.

Rosa Parks was part of the bus boycott and protest. What does the word protest mean?

a)

an action that leads to a fight

b)

an action that shows a strong disagreement

c)

an action that forces people to sit in the back of the bus

d)

an action that removes people from riding a bus

4.

Malala stood up for girls and women in the Middle East who wanted to...

a)

go to school

b)

work for NASA

c)

fight for women's rights

d)

work with chimps

5.

Katherine Johnson, who worked for NASA and was AMAZING at Math, was known as...

a)

the first woman astronaut

b)

a genius

c)

a human computer

d)

a mathematician

6.

What was the name of the FIRST WOMAN ASTRONAUT?

a)

Sally Ride

b)

Emily Dickinson

c)

Jane Goodall

d)

Katherine Johnson

7.

Which famous woman wrote almost 1,800 poems in her lifetime, but most were found AFTER she had passed away?

a)

Emily Dickinson

b)

Georgia O'Keefe

c)

Sally Ride

d)

Jane Goodall

8.

Katherine Johnson figured out paths that spacecraft used to travel around the Earth and land on the moon. What does the word spacecraft mean?

a)

ships that travel in space

b)

rockets

c)

missiles

d)

the International Space Station

9.

Jane Goodall started studying chimps in 1960 and she learned that just like humans, chimps can use...

a)

pencils

b)

erasers

c)

tools

d)

computers

10.

Marie Curie worked in Science to help find a new way to treat cancer and understand how _____________ behaves.

a)

science

b)

matter

c)

gas

d)

air

11.

Malala travels around the world talking to people about peace and education. What does peace mean?

a)

a part of something

b)

the absence of war or other fighting

c)

able to cause harm

d)

an action that shows strong disagreement

12.

What type of paintings is Georgia O'Keefe known for?

a)

huge flowers and deserts

b)

ponds and lillies

c)

landscapes

d)

fields and tulips

13.

Susan B. Anthony wanted to get laws changed in the 1800s and she fought for...

a)

women's rights

b)

women's education

c)

women in science

d)

women in math

14.

Which reading teacher LOVES reading, baking, and needlework?

a)

Miss Ackerman

b)

Mr. Meyer

c)

Mrs. Kay

d)

Miss Meyers

15.

Which reading teacher has walked to work EVERY DAY for the last 7 YEARS (rain or shine) without missing a day??

a)

Miss Ackerman

b)

Mr. Meyer

c)

Mrs. Kay

d)

Miss Meyers