ENGLISH TASK finding out a short story then

making some questions

by: YUSNIARI SINAGA 17211693

class: 1EA26

UNIVERSITY OF GUNADARMA - KALIMALANG 2012

ELIZABETH BLACKWELL
Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821 and emigrated to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. So determined was she that she taught school and gave music lessons to earn money for her tuition. In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection forced her to abandon the idea. Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857, Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first female physician in the United States and founding her own hospital, she also established the first medical school for women.

A. For questions 1-5, choose the one best answer , (A), (B), or (C) to each question! 1. Why couldnt Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon? A) She couldnt get admitted to medical school B) She decided to further her education in Paris C) A serious eye infection halted her quest [answer : C]

2. How many years elapsed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital? A) 8 B) 10 C) 19 [answer : A] 1|Page

3. How old was Elizabeth Blackwell when she graduated from medical school? A) 10 B) 21 C) 28 [answer : C]

4. The word abandon in line 7 is closest in meaning to A) undertake B) give up C) continue [answer : B]

5. The word founding in line 11 means most nearly the same as A) locating B) looking for C) establishing [answer : C]

B. Please give the TRUE or FALSE value for this statements below according by the story above! 1. The womans name was Elizabeth Blackwell who was born in England in 1821 and being the first female physician in the United States. (T/F) [answer key : T)

2. Elizabeth was the first woman to established nursing as a respectable profession for woman. (T/F) [answer key : F) 3. She paid by her parents wealth for her tuition in Philadelphia. (T/F) [answer key : F)

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4. Elizabeth Blackwell and Florence Nightingale were the woman who brought the big influence for the medical job world that it was nearly impossible for woman to joined in it. (T/F) [answer key : T) 5. Elizabeth was the first woman surgeon in the United States. (T/F) [answer key : F)

C. Please answer this essays questions below! 1. What is the main idea of this passage? [answer: Elizabeth Blackwell overcame serious obstacles to become the first woman doctor in the United States]

2. Why was it nearly impossible for Elizabeth Blackwell to get into medical school? [answer: She wanted to be part of a profession that no woman had ever entered before]

3. What was the reason Elizabeth Blackwell could not become a surgeon? [answer: when she wanted to be a surgeon, a serious eye infection forced her to abandon the idea]

4. How could you know Elizabeth Blackwell as? [answer: she became the first female physician in the United States; she and several other women founded the first hospital for woman and children; she established the first medical school for women] 5. How is your opinion about her? [answer: Elizabeth is one of the big pioneer in the medical world. On the nineteenth century she had gotten the rejection when seeking admission to medical school, but she was able to show her ability up that she had to appropriate to have it. According by this story, she had having the strong life struggle, she showed us up that however the big problem we ever had, dont give your focus for one solution only but always trying to find out other best solutions for your best future (life)]

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