A Tiny Jumper

10/10/2020 5:44:00 PM
Studio portrait of Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick. Image: airandspace.si.edu

Do you know?

  • Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick was the first woman to parachute from an airplane.
  • She was also the first person to manually deploy a parachute after a malfunction.

Let's explore more about this incredible woman and her amazing story!

FACT: Georgia "Tiny" Broadwick held a place in The Guinness Book of World Records for her achievements as a parachutist.

Studio portrait of Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick. Image: airandspace.si.edu

Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

  • What year did Georgia make a free-fall parachute jump?
  • What do you have to do if you free-fall jump?

What year did Georgia make a free-fall parachute jump?

  • 1908
  • 1913
  • 1914

What do you have to do if you free-fall jump?

  • To carefully jump out of the chute
  • To pull a cord to open the chute
  • To put a card to make the chute unlock

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

A Tiny Jumper

Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick went up in a . Then she did something. It was a first. No woman had done it before. She with a . The year was 1908. Tiny was only fifteen years old.

Tiny went first again in 1913. She jumped out of a plane. No woman had done that before. In 1914, she went first again. This time, she made a free-fall parachute jump. No one had ever done this before. When you jump, you have to pull a to open your chute. It will not open by itself.

Where did Tiny’s nickname come from? It came from her size. She was only four feet tall. What did Tiny show us? She showed us that size has nothing to do with .

Read and answer the following questions.

A Tiny Jumper

Tiny Broadwick posed beside an airplane with her parachute. Image: asomf.org

Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick went up in a hot-air balloon. Then she did something. It was a first. No woman had done it before. She jumped out with a parachute. The year was 1908. Tiny was only fifteen years old.

Tiny went first again in 1913. She jumped out of a plane. No woman had done that before. In 1914, she went first again. This time, she made a free-fall parachute jump. No one had ever done this before. When you free-fall jump, you have to pull a cord to open your chute. It will not open by itself.

Where did Tiny’s nickname come from? It came from her size. She was only four feet tall. What did Tiny show us? She showed us that size has nothing to do with bravery.

Source: Daily Warm-ups 2

How old was Tiny when she first jumped out of a plane?

  • 15
  • 17
  • 18
  • 20

This story is mainly about _____.

  • Tiny’s first jumps
  • How Tiny got her nickname
  • When Tiny pulled her own cord
  • Why Tiny went up in a hot-air balloon.
What would Tiny agree with?
  • Being big is better.
  • Big people are braver.
  • Bravery comes in all sizes.
  • You must be small to be brave.

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

  1. Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick went up in a .
  2. She with a .
  3. When you jump, you have to pull a to open your chute.
  4. She showed us that size has nothing to do with .

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text. 

  1. Thirty-one passengers on board survived by with their life vests.
  2. Planes dropped supplies for flood victims by .
  3. Our family is excited to fly away in a .
  4. Where's the that ties back the curtains?
  5. A policeman who chased a burglar despite a serious leg injury has received an award for .
  6. Pilots are briefly in before opening their parachutes.