Women in Aviation Review

1. The authors wrote “Women in Aviation” to —

• show how aviation regulations have made piloting safer

• describe how difficult it was for women to become pilots

• inform readers of the lives of the first women aviators

• explain the process of becoming a female pilot

2. Which two statements describe the authors’ organizational pattern in the text?

• The text opens by providing examples of several early women aviators.

• The text is organized into small biographical stories of Bessie Coleman and other women aviators.

• The text mostly includes a chronological biography of Bessie Coleman.

• The text is organized in chronological order, showing the advancements of women in aviation.

• The text compares and contrasts Bessie Coleman to other women aviators.

3. Which sentence best expresses the primary reason Bessie Coleman wanted to start a flying school?

• She wanted to prove that women could become excellent pilots.

• She wanted to help African Americans become pilots.

• She wanted an African American to own an aviation business.

• She wanted to perform flying maneuvers.

4. Racial prejudice at the time was not as restrictive in France. Which information from the text best supports this statement?

• Raymonde de la Roche became an aviator in France.

• World War I air battles were publicized in American newspapers.

• The aircraft from France and Germany were among the best in the world.

• Eugene Jacques Bullard was a well-decorated pilot in the French Lafayette Flying Corps.

5. Choose the phrase that uses the most precise language to replace the underlined section in the sentence below.

Katherine Wright did not fly planes, but she did support her brothers’ aviation efforts.

• was not a pilot

• did not guide flights

• was not a person who flew planes

• correct as is