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Danny knew it wasn't ______________ to buy a new car when there was nothing wrong with his old one. A. Practical B. Outspoken C. elegant D. Startstruck
A. Practical
100
Getting dressed up made Jenna feel ________. A. Elegant B. Practical C. Modest D. Starstruck
A. Elegant
100
Why does Amelia encourage Eleanor to het her student pilot's license? A. Eleanor asks Amelia to get the license for her B. Amelia know Eleanor can do anything she sets her mind to.
B. Amelia know Eleanor can do anything she sets her mind to.
100
Why does the reporter ask Eleanor if she felt "safe knowing a girl was flying that ship? A. People think it is strange that a woman can fly a plane. B. Amelia is not a good pilot C. Eleanor looked scared when she got off the plane.
A. People think it is strange that a woman can fly a plane.
200
Heather took her dog for a ______ walk each day. A. elegant B. elevations C. brisk D. practical
C. brisk
200
The teacher____________ at the fact that every student earned an A on the spelling test! A. Outspoken B. Marveled C. Practical D. starstruck
B. Marveled
200
Why does everyone at the dinner party want to know what it is like to fly at night? A. People are very curious because very few people have ever flown at nighttime before. B. They don't have anything else to talk about C. They want to make Amelia feel important
A. People are very curious because very few people have ever flown at nighttime before.
200
What did Amelia and Eleanor do instead going to the White House? A. They went for a ride in Eleanor's brand-new car. B. Back to the airport. C. to the movies.
A. They went for a ride in Eleanor's brand-new car.
300
Maria is very ______ about things that are important to her. A. Marveled B. miniatures C. elevations D. Outspoken
D. Outspoken
300
What does the expression "birds of a feather" mean?
Amelia and Eleanor were alike in many ways.
300
How are Amelia and Eleanor similar? A. Both very timid. B. Both women are very adventurous. C. Afraid of flying at night.
B. Both women are very adventurous.
300
Why does the author write about Eleanor and Amelia's friendship?
The author chose Amelia and Eleanor because they were both strong, independent women. They accomplished many things that were beyond their time. The author admired both women.
400
Aunt Sophie has a collection of over fifty ___________ houses on one shelf. A. elevations B. immigrants C. salary D. miniature
D. miniature
400
Why are Amelia and Eleanor both famous? A) Amelia was a female pilot and Eleanor was the wife of a president. B. They were a president and a race car driver.
A) Amelia was a female pilot and Eleanor was the wife of a president.
400
What does Amelia ask Eleanor to do after dinner that is surprising? A. Have more dessert B. go shopping the next day C. She asks her to take a flight to Baltimore so she can see the night sky.
C. She asks her to take a flight to Baltimore so she can see the night sky.
400
Why do Amelia and Eleanor become such good friends?
They become such good friends because they are both brave, They are each determined to accomplish something difficult. They both have the ability to accomplish their goal.
500
We could see the different ___________ of the mountains from the window of the plane. A. starstruck B. brisk C. elevations D. marveled
C. elevations
500
Why was Amelia flying an airplane in 1933 so unusual? A. Airplanes were not invented yet B. Amelia hated planes C. Very few women were flying airplanes back in the 1930s.
C. Very few women were flying airplanes back in the 1930s.
500
Why does Eleanor say it is like sitting on top of the world when they are flying? A. They are flying very fast B. They are so high up, the buildings look like tiny miniatures. C. They go around the world
B. They are so high up, the buildings look like tiny miniatures.