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Small Whale · Reading worksheet

Carol Burnett

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Date: 

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/carol-burnett

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. When was Carol Burnett born?

  2. 2. Where was Carol Burnett born?

  3. 3. What is Carol Burnett known for?

  4. 4. What is the UCLA studies?

  5. 5. What is the broadway debut?

  6. 6. Who is Carol Burnett?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Variety-sketch comedy

  • Vaudeville

  • Tony Award

  • Presidential Medal of Freedom

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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Free to print and copy for classroom use.Carol Burnett · smallwhale.org/articles/carol-burnett · CC BY-SA 4.0