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Passenger, Then Pilot: teacher key

Amelia Earhart, grade 3 edition, written for 3rd grade. Amelia Earhart first crossed the Atlantic as a passenger. Later she flew alone and set records.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

  1. What was she in 1928?
    • A nurse
    • A passenger (answer)
    • A racer
  2. Who flew the plane in 1928?
    • Amelia Earhart
    • Fred Noonan
    • Two men (answer)
  3. In 1932 she was the first woman to do what?
    • Fly an autogiro
    • Fly alone across the Atlantic (answer)
    • Race in Miami
  4. When did her 1935 flight from Honolulu begin?
    • June 1, 1937
    • July 1932
    • January 11, 1935 (answer)
  5. Where did the 1937 world flight set off from?
    • Oakland
    • Honolulu
    • Miami, Florida (answer)
  6. Was she the first person to fly alone across the Atlantic?
    • No, someone did it before her (answer)
    • Yes
    • No, she never did it

Words

  • passenger: a rider
  • autogiro: flying machine
  • license: pilot's paper