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Worksheets"Who Was Amelia Earhart?" ch. 5
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Why did Amelia decide to fly across the Atlantic Ocean?
She was paid $20,000
She said, "When a great adventure is offered you -- you don't refuse it, that's all."
She thought it was a good job for a woman.
She wanted to see the ocean from the sky.
The airplane Amelia flew across the Atlantic was called
the Yellow canary
the Yellow Peril
the Spirit of St. Louis
the Friendship
On June 17, Amelia sent a cable to George Putnam telling him the Friendship was taking off. It said
"Violet, Cheerio! A.E. "
"I'm off now.A.E."
"Goodbye, George, see you soon. A.E."
"We are on our way, George! A.E."
On the flight across the Atlantic,
Amelia and Wilmer took turns flying the plane
they ran out of fuel
Amelia wrote notes in her journal
they landed in Spain
Although Amelia did not actually pilot the Friendship, she became
the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean
married to Wilmer Stultz
a much better writer, since she had a lot of practice
airsick for the first time in her life
Amelia did not actually fly the plane, but she became an instant hero because
she found a new island in the Atlantic Ocean and named it the Friendship
people though she was very brave
women wanted her to get married
she discovered she did not like tea
On her return to America, Amelia was met with
many proposals of marriage
Charles Lindbergh shaking her hand
parades and speeches
the discovery that she liked all the attention
Giving speeches gave Amelia the realization that
she would be paid and could buy another airplane
she could travel all over the world
she could do tricks in her airplane
she would have to give a special name to her new dog
Amelia's manager, George Putnam, set up lots of public appearances for Amellia. She also
created a new line of hats for women to wear to parties
wanted to become a scientist
learned to be a great chef and made cakes in the shape of airplanes
became an editor for "Cosmopolitan" magazine and wrote a column about aviation
In the flight over the Rocky Mountains, Amelia
flew with a man in the plane for safety
entered the Women's Air Derby flying from Santa Monica, California, to Cleveland, Ohio
had trouble with the flight path
flew in her first airplane, the Canary
Amelia wanted to fly over the Rocky Mountains alone. Other women pilots had flown many hours alone.
Amelia was paid $20,000 to fly because she was so famous.
Amelia said she would not enter the race if she couldn't fly on her own.
She was embarrassed with the name "Powder Puff Derby."
She met Will Rogers and learned his style of writing.
On the flight over the Rocky Mountains,
everyone arrived safely
the women went shopping when they stopped to eat
there were problems from the start
Amelia got lost, but finally finished the race
After the race over the Rocky Mountains,
the women pilots decided to start their own group
Amelia went home
Amelia gave up flying
Amelia wanted to start a family
The club of women pilots called themselves
"Long Island Travelers"
the "Rocky Mountain Pilots"
finally, the "Ninety Nines"
"Women in the Sky"
Amelia earned the respect of the other women fliers. She became
the first president of the group of women pilots, the "Ninety Nines"
known for her careful record keeping
the best friend to Susan B. Anthony
happy to be on the ground
