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ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity Worksheets on Sally Ride

Sally Ride, the astronaut and a figure in the history of women in STEM, is profiled in an ESL biography passage; students then answer comprehension and synonym questions, defend true/false statements and complete two writing prompts.
Grades
Grades 7–12, Middle School, High School
Pages
3
File type
PDF
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Updated Oct 26, 2026

Subject
ELA, Language Development, ESL, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Creative Writing, Holiday & Seasonal, Holidays, Women's History
Topic
ESL, English Second Language
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Writing Prompts, Worksheets
Preparation
Print ready

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This ESL EFL (English Second or Foreign Language) Teaching Resource on "Sally Ride" (3 PDF Slides; Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity) can be ideal to train Language skills in English. Suitable participants for this ESL EFL TESOL Reading + Writing Activity are Foreign Students at middle and High School (7th-12th Grade; teens). Newcomers or any ESL Learner is also more than suitable for this ESL EFL (English as a Second or Foreign Language) Activity on "Sally Ride" (American astronaut for NASA; early life + education + Space Training Program + Space Missions + legacy). This Teaching Educational Resource Product can also be ideal for ESL EFL Centers worldwide or any English second language tutor.

This ESL EFL TESOL Teaching Resource on "Sally Ride" (Worksheet; 3 PDF Printable slides) can be ideal for intermediate advanced English as a Second or Foreign Language (ESL EFL) Learners.

Within this English Second or Foreign Language (ESL EFL) Reading Comprehension + Essay Writing Activity Worksheet on "Sally Ride" (American astronaut for NASA; early life + education + Space Training Program + Space Missions + legacy), ESL EFL TESOL teachers can find the following activities:

  • 1 text on "Sally Ride" (American astronaut for NASA; early life + education + Space Training Program + Space Missions + legacy)

  • 16 Questions (with space for answers)

  • 2 Essay Prompts (Writing an essay on another Female Astronaut; describing her and her Space career and comparing her to Sally Ride + pretending to live in the 70s and 80s and to correspond with Sally Ride; asking her about her career and writing about your opinions on women in STEM and women on future Space missions)

This ESL Reading Comprehension can be great for Women's History Month Activities

This ESL, EFL (English Second or Foreign Language) Teaching Resource Reading + Writing Activity on "Sally Ride" (American astronaut for NASA; early life + education + Space Training Program + Space Missions + legacy) is great for Intermediate Advanced English as a second or foreign language learners (ESL- EFL). This English Second Language Worksheet on "Sally Ride" (American astronaut for NASA; early life + education + Space Training Program + Space Missions + legacy) aims to train and Reading Comprehension + Writing Skills.

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Learning objectives

  • Describe key events in Sally Ride's life and career from the passage
  • Use the text to show whether statements about her are true or false
  • Write an opinion or creative response linked to her story

Skills covered

  • Biography reading — answering questions on an astronaut's life
  • Vocabulary — writing synonyms for words in the Sally Ride biography
  • Writing — composing two extended responses on the topic

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