Women pilots
Vocabulary
Author's Purpose
Events
Subordinating Clauses
10

Who was the first American woman to become a licensed pilot?

Harriet Quimby

10

Which vocabulary word means

“to give a huge amount of

something”?

A. precaution

B. restrictive

C. inundate

C. inundate

10

Which is the author’s purpose for

this writing?

A. to entertain

B. to inform

C. to persuade

B. to inform

10

Which aviator made her first solo

balloon flight in 1805?

A. Sophie Blanchard

B. Harriet Quimby

C. Bessie Coleman

D. Amelia Earhart

A. Sophie Blanchard

10

Which words represent the

subordinating clause?


If Bessie Coleman wanted to

study in France, she needed to

make a lot of money.

If Bessie Coleman wanted to

study in France,

20

Why is Bessie Coleman famous?

She was the first African-American woman to get a pilot’s license.

20

Which vocabulary words means

“an action taken to avoid

possible danger”?

A. precaution

B. restrictive

C. inundate

A. Precaution

20

Which is the author’s purpose for encyclopedia

entries, how to articles, and real-world

examples?

A. to inform


B. to persuade


C. to entertain

D. to express thoughts or feelings

A. to inform

20

Which aviator was critical of

the news?

A. Sophie Blanchard

B. Harriet Quimby

C. Bessie Coleman

D. Amelia Earhart

D. Amelia Earhart

20

Which words represent the

subordinating clause?


Since the women in the article

were so heroic, their lives

should be celebrated.

Since the women in the article

were so heroic,

30

What are Amelia Earhart’s

views on women aviators and

newspapers?

She thinks their

mistakes are

over-emphasized in

the news, giving

the public a

misguided view

about them.

30

Which vocabulary word means

“an organized presentation or

show”?

A. restrictive

B. exhibition

C. Inundate

B. exhibition

30

Which is the author’s purpose for

poems, journals, and personal

essays?


A. to inform


B. to persuade


C. to entertain

D. to express thoughts or feelings

D. to express thoughts or feelings.

30

Which aviator died during a

trial run of an air show in

Jacksonville, Florida?

A. Sophie Blanchard

B. Harriet Quimby

C. Bessie Coleman

D. Amelia Earhart

C. Bessie Coleman

30

Which words represent the

subordinating clause?


Critics of Bessie Coleman used her

death to share their views about

African-American and

women aviators, even though they

were misinformed.

even though they were

misinformed

40

What did Harriet Quimby

mean when she said, “Flying is

easier than voting,”?

She was stressing the idea

that the right for women to

vote was a grueling process.

She got her pilot’s license in

1911, and women did not get

the right to vote until 1920.

40

What does it mean if someone

in the military is

“well-decorated”?

It means they have many

awards.

40

Which is the author’s purpose for

editorials, advertisements, and

blogs?

A. to inform


B. to persuade


C. to entertain

D. to express thoughts or feelings

B. to persuade

40

Which aviator was described as a

“real beauty” with “haunting

blue-green eyes”?

A. Sophie Blanchard

B. Harriet Quimby

C. Bessie Coleman

D. Amelia Earhart

B. Harriet Quimby

40

Which words represent the

subordinating clause?


For almost two years, Bessie Coleman

worked part-time as a manicurist

because she wanted to make extra

money.

because she wanted to make extra

money

50

Did Bessie Coleman ever

realize her dream about a

school for aviators? Explain.

Bessie Coleman’s dream came

true after her death. A school

for African-American aviators

was created from those she

had inspired.

50

What is a “monoplane”?

A plane with only one pair of

wings.

50

Which is the author’s purpose for

short stories, novels, and plays?

A. to inform


B. to persuade


C. to entertain

D. to express thoughts or feelings

C. to entertain

50

What is Raymonde de la Roche

of France famous for?

She was the first woman in the world

to earn her pilot’s license.

50

Which words represent the

subordinating clause?


Harriet Quimby wanted to

become a pilot even though no

other woman in America


accomplished this feat.

even though no other woman

in America accomplished this

feat

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