Word Analysis
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Miscellaneous
Grammar
100

Greek root meaning sound

phon

100

Physical activities or sports

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.

100

What is an action verb?

a verb that describes an action

200

Latin root meaning place

loc

200

Cost of attending a college or private school

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.

200

What is a state-of-being verb?

express a condition of existence

300

Greek root meaning circle

 cycl

300

Races involving teams

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

Why didn't Alice keep in touch with her family when she was in college?

None of them had enough money.

300

When is active voice used? When is passive voice used?

A-when the subject of the sentence preforming the action

P-when the subject receives the verb's action

400

Latin root meaning bend

flect

400

Separation of people based on race

segregation

400

What was the main idea on page 33?

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

400

Why did Alice win the gold medal even though Dorothy jumped the same height?

Alice cleared the bar on the first try and it took Dorothy two tries to clear the bar.

400

Is the verb in the active voice or passive voice in the following sentence?

The carpenter cut the board into thin strips.

active voice

500

This word contains the root cycl and means to reuse

Recycle

500

To get over or beyond something

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

What was the biggest difference between riding a bus in Alabama and in England?

In Alabama, black people could not sit where they wanted to but they could in England.

500

Is the verb in the active voice or passive voice in the following sentence?

The garden was surrounded by a fence.

passive voice