Schimmel
Eleanor Roosevelt
Study Guide
Test :__March 1st , 2011_
1.
Authority: The right to lead and make decisions
2.
Campaign: time in which those running for office try to convince people to vote
for them.
3.
Governor: person elected head of a state in the United States
4.
Human Rights: the rights, or freedoms, that all humans deserve to have
5.
Immigrant: a person who comes into a country from another country to live
6.
Issues: subjects voters make choices about
7.
Tolerance: Respecting the beliefs and practices of others.
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Born in New York, New York in 1884.
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Eleanor was born to a wealthy family in New York.
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When Eleanor was 15 she went to school in England.
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When Eleanor came back to New York she helped immigrants to learn
how to read.
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She married her distant cousin, Franklin D. Roosevelt. They shared
many of the same views and ideas.
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Her husband was so busy she decided to become involved in
organizing and fund raising.
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Eleanor’s husband ran for President and won!
•Eleanor’s husband, Franklin, became ill with polio and became
paralyzed.
•As First Lady, Eleanor would travel a lot helping her husband.
She was called the “eyes and ears” of the president.
•Eleanor wrote a daily newspaper article called My Day. Her
article told what she did every day and what she was thinking
about.
• Eleanor worked hard for the rights for African Americans.
Roosevelt even quit a club she belonged to because they would
not let Marian Anderson (an African American singer) play for an
event.
•When Eleanor’s husband died she continued working hard for
human rights.
•Eleanor helped create an organization called the “United
Nations” (UN). This organization was made to help keep peace
among the nations.
•Eleanor had many jobs after being the First Lady. She started
teaching at a college and became the United States
Representative for the United Nations.
•First Ladies are now expected to work for important causes
because of Eleanor’s work.
Name:______________________ Date:_______ Number:_______
Eleanor Roosevelt
Test
Directions: Match the vocabulary word to its definition.
1.
_______
person elected head of a state in the
Word Bank
United States
A. Authority
2. _______
subjects voters make choices about
B. Campaign
3. _______
a person who comes into a country
C. Governor
D. Human Rights
from another country to live
E. Immigrant
4. _______
respecting the beliefs and practices of
others
5. _______
F. Issues
G.Tolerance
the rights, or freedoms, that all
humans deserve to have
6. _______
time in which those running for office
try to convince people to vote for them
7. _______
the right to lead and make decisions
Directions: Circle the answer that best answers the question.
8. Eleanor Roosevelt was born in____________.
a. 1735
b. 1920
c. 1884
9 . Eleanor Roosevelt was born in____________.
a. New York, New York
b. Baltimore, Maryland
c. Hyde Park, New York
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10. Eleanor Roosevelt was born to a _____.
a. poor farm family in Nebraska
b. wealthy New York family
c. fisherman’s family in New England
11. When she was 18 she met Franklin Roosevelt who was _____.
a. the President at that time
b. her boss
c. her cousin
12. Her husband was so busy she decided to _____.
a. become involved in organizing and fund raising
b. divorce him
c. get a job in a factory
13. Franklin became ill with _____ and became paralyzed.
a. mumps
b. polio
c. kidney disease
14. When Eleanor Roosevelt was First Lady she _____.
a. stayed home and cared for the children
b. traveled a lot being the “eyes and ears” for the president.
c. worked in the coal mines
15. She wrote a newspaper column called _____.
a. A Day in the Life of the First Lady
b. Women Unite
c. My Day
16. Roosevelt worked hard for the rights of _______. She even quite a
club she was part of because they refused to let Marian Anderson
play.
a.
b.
c.
African Americans
Hispanics
Women
Directions: Decide if the statement is true or false. Circle your choice.
17. Eleanor stopped working after her husband died.
True
False
18. First Ladies are expected to work for important causes because of
Eleanor’s work.
True
False
Directions: Answer the question using complete sentences.
19. What organization did Eleanor help create? What did it do?.
20. Name one job Eleanor Roosevelt had after she was the First Lady.