Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride

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Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride

• By Pam Munoz Ryan
• Pictures by Brian Selznick

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Vocabulary

• Our president is very outspoken.
• A. patient
• B. direct

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Answer

• B. direct

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• Jessie is a daring person.
• A. bold
• B. famous

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Answer

• A. bold

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• Lainie is the aviator.
• A. airplane pilot
• B. science teacher

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Answer

• A. airplane pilot

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• Are you performing solo?
• A. without an instrument
• B. without another person

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Answer

• B. without another person

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• The cockpit is empty.
• A. area for the pilot
• B. room for patients

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Answer

• A. area for the pilot

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• The air is brisk today.
• A. calm
• B. chilly

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Answer

• B. chilly

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• The couple ate at an elegant restaurant.
• A. unusual
• B. stylish

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Answer

• B. stylish

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Comprehension Questions

• Amelia flew and Eleanor drove because it
  _________________.
• A. was challenging to learn
• B. made them feel independent

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Answer

• B. made them feel independent

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• 2. Before Amelia attended the dinner at the White
  House, she _______________.
• A. flew over the Atlantic Ocean
• B. taught Eleanor how to fly

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Answer

• A. flew over the Atlantic Ocean

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• 3. From information in the story, you can
  conclude that Eleanor and Amelia _____________.
• A. already knew each other before the dinner
  party
• B. were childhood friends that grew up together

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Answer

• A. already knew each other before the dinner
  party

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• 4. The author probably wrote this story to
  ________________.
• A. explain how to fly a twin-motor airplane at
  night
• B. tell about a friendship between two famous
  women

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Answer

• B. tell about a friendship between two famous
  women

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• 5. What can you tell about Eleanor from her
  decision to fly to Baltimore?
• A. She trusted Amelias skills as a pilot.
• B. She loved flying more than anything else.

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Answer

• A. She trusted Amelias skills as a pilot.

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• 6. The job the Secret Service men had was to
  _________________.
• A. get an airplane for Amelia
• B. make sure Eleanor was safe

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Answer

• B. make sure Eleanor was safe

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• 7. When Amelia and Eleanor returned from their
  flight, the reporters were waiting because they
  knew the women had ________________.
• A. done something unusual
• B. managed to avoid them earlier

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Answer

• A. done something unusual

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• 8. Why did the reporter ask Eleanor is she has
  felt safe during the flight?
• A. She had never been on an airplane before.
• B. It was unusual to have a women pilot.

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Answer

• B. It was unusual to have a women pilot.

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• 9. When making the recipe, which of these steps
  should be completed FIRST?
• A. Bake in a tube pan.
• B. Beat the egg whites.
• C. Add the sugar.
• D. Sift the flour.

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Answer

• D. Sift the flour.

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• 10. When making the recipe, what should you do
  after you bake the angel food cake?
• A. Beat the egg whites.
• B. Allow the cake to cool.
• C. Gather the ingredients.
• D. Add the cream of tartar.

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Answer

• B. Allow the cake to cool.

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Response Questions

• Which TWO events in the story were the most
  exciting for Amelia and Eleanor?

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• The two most exciting events were the plane ride
  and the car ride.

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• Why did Amelia turn off the lights in the plane?

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• She did not want the lights to interfere with
  the view of the night sky and the ground below.

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• In what way were Amelia and Eleanor alike that
  made them DIFFERENT from most other women during
  this time period?

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• They liked to do things that most other women
  thought were too dangerous.

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Good Luck!

1. Take your time.
2. Check your answer.
3. Make sure you have answered ALL the test
   questions.
4. DO YOUR BEST! ?