Amelia and Eleanor Go For A Ride
Study Guide
Test Tuesday September 14th
1. In this selection, what does the expression “birds of a feather” say about Amelia and Eleanor? They were alike in many ways.
2. Amelia and Eleanor are both famous. They are a pilot and the wife of a president.
3. What is so unusual about Amelia flying an airplane in 1933? Very few women were flying airplanes back then.
4. Why does Amelia encourage Eleanor to get her student pilot’s license? Amelia knows Eleanor can do anything she sets her mind to.
5. Why does everyone at the dinner party want to know what it is like to fly at night? Very few people have ever flown at night and they are curious.
6. Amelia and Eleanor are similar because they both are very adventurous.
7. What does Amelia ask Eleanor to do after dinner that is surprising? Take a flight to Baltimore so she can see the night sky.
8. Why does Eleanor say it is like sitting on top of the world when they are flying? Because they are so high up, the buildings look like tiny miniatures.
9. Why does the reporter ask Eleanor if she felt “safe knowing a girl was flying that ship”? People think that it is strange that a woman can fly a plane.
10. Instead of going to the White House, Amelia and Eleanor go for a ride in Eleanor’s brand new car.
11. The author chooses to write about Amelia and Eleanor’s friendship because
1. Both women were strong and independent
2. They were ahead of their times because Amelia like to fly planes and Eleanor liked to drive fast cars and very few women did those things back then.
12. Why do Amelia and Eleanor become such good friends?
1. They were both determined
2. They were both brave
3. They both had the ability to accomplish what they set out to do.
VOCABULARY
practical---- sensible
brisk---- cool and chilly
outspoken--- bold and honest in speech
elegant--- stylish and beautiful
elevation--- heights above ground or sea level
starstruck--- full of stars
miniatures --- small scale models of larger things
marveled --- become filled with wonder