Flights, Records and a Question: teacher key

Amelia Earhart, grade 6 edition, written for 6th grade. Amelia Earhart set records and flew across two oceans. Her plane went missing on her 1937 world flight, and the Electra has not been found.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What was Earhart in 1928?
   • The pilot
   • A passenger (answer)
   • A navigator
2. What was true about her 1932 flight?
   • She was the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic (answer)
   • She was the first person to do it
   • She flew with Noonan
3. What did she plan to do with her Electra after the world flight?
   • Return it to Purdue (answer)
   • Sell it
   • Fly it in a race
4. Where was the Itasca waiting?
   • At Howland Island (answer)
   • In Miami
   • In Oakland
5. How long did the 1937 search last?
   • One day
   • About two weeks (answer)
   • A year
6. What do we know as of November 2026?
   • The Electra has not been found (answer)
   • The Electra was found
   • The plane landed at Howland

Words

• autogiro: flying machine
• navigator: route finder
• counselor: a guide
• cutter: Coast Guard ship