The Bessie Coleman Aero Club ________.

Taught African-American people how to fly

How do you know Bessie valued going to school?

She walked four miles each day to get there

Why were people interested in Bessie when she returned to America?

They wanted to see her fly planes

Why was "Brave Bessie" a good nickname for Bessie Coleman?

She was courageous, got her pilots license when others said she couldn't

Who told Bessie to go to France?

An important man who worked for a newspaper

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Brave Bessie - Reading Comprehension

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1
The story says "Bessie SCRIMPED and saved enough so she could go to college." What does SCRIMPED mean in this sentence.
did not spend a lot of money
lost a lot of money
Spent a lot of money
earned a lot of money
2
The Bessie Coleman Aero Club ________.
Taught kids how to play video games
Taught African-American people how to fly
Tough children to never give up on their dreams
Taught all people to help one another
3
What is the genre of this story?
biography
folktale
poetry
fiction
4
How do you know Bessie valued going to school?
She had many friends at school
She made good grades
She never skipped
She walked four miles each day to get there
5
Looking at the timeline on page 398, what happened in 1910?
Bessie enrolls in college
Bessie learned how to swim
Bessie earns the name Brave Bessie
Bessie was born
6
How long did it take Bessie to get to France?
7 long days
8 long days
9 long days
20 long days
7
Why were people interested in Bessie when she returned to America?
They wanted to talk to her about her trip to France
They wanted to see what she was wearing
They wanted to see her license
They wanted to see her fly planes
8
Bessie was the first African-American woman to _______.
Earn a pilot's license
Go to flight school
Go to college
Travel to France
9
Where did Bessie learn about being a pilot?
on a billboard
at the barber shop
at school
at home
10
How did Bessie get to France?
car
train
steamship
flying
11
What was the first thing Bessie did when she learned how to fly a plane in France?
Climbed into the back of the plane
Went shopping
Studied how to inspect a plane
Gripped the controls as she took to the air
12
How many times a year would the library wagon stop in front of Bessie Coleman's house?
four times
once
twice
fifty-two times
13
Why was "Brave Bessie" a good nickname for Bessie Coleman?
She was courageous and made friends with others
She was courageous, got her pilots license when others said she couldn't
She was courageous and learned how to drive a car
She was courageous and learned many things in school
14
Who told Bessie to go to France?
An important man who worked for a newspaper
An important man who worked at her school
her best friend
an important man at the barber shop

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