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Small Whale · Reading worksheet

I. B. Donalson

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

Name: 

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/i--b--donalson

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. When was I. B. Donalson born?

  2. 2. When did I. B. Donalson die?

  3. 3. From the article, write the full name:

  4. 4. From the article, write the rank:

  5. 5. Who was I. B. Donalson?

  6. 6. What does it mean to be a "flying ace"?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Aerial Victories

  • Theaters of Operation

  • Air Superiority

  • Luftwaffe

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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Cite your source

I. B. Donalson. Small Whale. https://smallwhale.org/articles/i--b--donalson. Accessed 2026-09-23. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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