Word Analysis
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Miscellaneous
100

Greek root meaning sound

What is phon?

100

Physical activities or sports

What are athletics?

100

Explain what Queen of the Track is mainly about.

It is a story about a woman named Alice Coachman who overcame many obstacles on her way to winning an Olympic gold medal.

100

What does the phrase "the weather pricked her like pins" mean?

The weather was so cold it made her body hurt.

200

Latin root meaning place

What is loc?

200

Cost of attending a college or private school

What is tuition?

200

What was so unusual about Alice's time in London during the Olympics?

All the Olympic teammates (black and white) lived together on campus.


Alice could sit wherever she wanted on the London bus. She was not made to sit at the back of the bus.

200

What does the phrase "soared like a bird" mean?

It means that she jumped really high.

300

Greek root meaning circle

What is cycl?

300

Races involving teams

What are relays?

300

How were Alice's amazing athletic talents discovered?

A high school track coach saw her and convinced Alice's parents to let her go to the Tuskegee relays. 

300

The word that is an abstract noun:

started, animals, interest, farm

What is interest?

400

Latin root meaning bend

What is flect?

400

Separation of people based on race

What is segregation?

400

What was the main idea on page 33?

Alice would not let anything stop her from running and jumping. 

400

The word that is a proper noun:

planet, ways, strange, Neptune

What is Neptune?

500

This word contains the root cycl and means to reuse

Recycle

500

To get over or beyond something

What is clear?

500

Give an example of a time Alice experienced segregation.

There were no gyms, parks, or tracks where Alice could practice running and jumping because African Americans were banned from using them.


Most restaurants and gas stations wouldn't serve black people when Alice traveled to meets and games. 

Someone threw ice at Alice when she won a race against a top-white opponent.

Alice was not allowed to speak at her own welcome-home ceremony.

The mayor did not shake Alice's hand.

500

Pronoun to replace "Cathy and Rich" in the sentence:

Aunt Beth handed tennis rackets to Cathy and Rich.

What is them?

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