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    Amelia Earhart was a pioneering aviator who became famous for her many "firsts" in aviation, including being the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The passage provides details about Earhart's early life and career, including how she took flying lessons with the support of her parents. It discusses her record-setting flights and how she inspired many other women to pursue careers in aviation. The passage establishes Earhart as a legendary figure who broke barriers for women in a field traditionally dominated by men.

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    Amelia Earhart was a pioneering aviator who became famous for her many "firsts" in aviation, including being the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The passage provides details about Earhart's early life and career, including how she took flying lessons with the support of her parents. It discusses her record-setting flights and how she inspired many other women to pursue careers in aviation. The passage establishes Earhart as a legendary figure who broke barriers for women in a field traditionally dominated by men.

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    Amelia Earhart was a pioneering aviator who became famous for her many "firsts" in aviation, including being the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The passage provides details about Earhart's early life and career, including how she took flying lessons with the support of her parents. It discusses her record-setting flights and how she inspired many other women to pursue careers in aviation. The passage establishes Earhart as a legendary figure who broke barriers for women in a field traditionally dominated by men.

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    LEVEL Q

    Quick Check Amelia Earhart: A Legend in Flight

    Name Date
    Instructions: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.

    1. In what year did Amelia Earhart 4. Why did Amelia Earhart leave
    first cross the Atlantic? Denison House?
    A 1928 A She did not like teaching.
    B 1932 B She took the opportunity
    to ride across the Atlantic
    C 1927 in a plane.
    D 1937
    C She got married.
    2. Why did Amelia Earhart’s parents
    help her pay for flying lessons? D She moved to California.
    5. Which event happened before
    A They wanted her to pay Amelia Earhart flew across
    them back when she got
    rich and famous. the Atlantic?

    B They saved for this her whole A She got married.


    life. B She gave speeches
    and wrote books.
    C They wanted to invest in
    planes. C Amelia Earhart’s family
    moved to California.
    D They believed she could do
    anything. D She flew around the world.
    3. What does the word 6. Who did Amelia Earhart marry?
    fatigue mean?
    A an inventor
    A alive B a publicist
    B deceased C a childhood friend
    C weariness D an investor
    D scared

    Quick Check continued on following page


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    LEVEL Q
    Quick Check (continued) Amelia Earhart: A Legend in Flight

    Name Date

    7. Read this sentence: A pilot had to 10. What is the main similarity
    go by her sense of sight, keeping between Amelia and Fred?
    tight control of the airplane.
    What is the meaning of the
    A They are both adventurous.
    word pilot? B They are both afraid of
    the unknown.
    A a person who fixes aircraft
    C They both speak many
    B a person who makes aircraft languages.
    C a person who likes aircraft D They are both legends.
    D a person who flies aircraft 11. Extended Response: Choose a
    8. The author of this book word that best describes Amelia
    believes that Amelia Earhart Earhart. Cite evidence from the
    is a . text that supports this trait.
    A saint 12. Extended Response: How
    B role model did Amelia Earhart’s
    achievements affect other
    C follower women who would fly?
    D tomboy
    9. What is the main idea
    of this book?
    A Anyone can fly an airplane.
    B Unsolved mysteries exist.
    C Amelia Earhart is a legend.
    D Amelia Earhart is the
    first person to fly around
    the world.

    © Learning A–Z All rights reserved. www.readinga-z.com


    LEVEL Q
    Quick Check Answer Sheet Amelia Earhart: A Legend in Flight
    Main Comprehension Skill: Sequence Events

    1. A Sequence Events

    2. D Make Inferences / Draw Conclusions

    3. C Vocabulary

    4. B Cause and Effect

    5. C Sequence Events

    6. B Main Idea and Details

    7. D Vocabulary

    8. B Author’s Point of View

    9. C Main Idea and Details

    10. A Compare and Contrast

    11. Answers will vary but should


    include a character trait and
    evidence from the text to
    support the trait.
    12. Answers will vary but should
    describe how Amelia Earhart’s
    records in aviation led the way
    for other women pilots.

    © Learning A–Z All rights reserved. www.readinga-z.com

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