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Marilyn Monroe
Reading
1. N
 orma Jean Baker was born in 1926 in Los Angeles,
California. She had no mother and no father. Her
home was in orphanages. When she was young,
she dreamed of being a famous actress.

2. L
 ater, Norma Jean Baker moved toHollywood.
Shechanged her name to MarilynMonroe.
Sheworked hard and became a very
successfulactress.She starred in six
movies,including Some Like It Hot, The Seven
Year Itch, and Misfits.At first,people thought
shewas a badactress, sosheworked harder
andbecame a betteractress.

3. M
 arilyn Monroe got married three times. She
was16 years old the first time she got married.
Her second marriage was to Joe DiMaggio, a
famous American baseball player. Her third
marriage wasto Arthur Miller, a writer.

4. M
 arilyn Monroe was intelligent and beautiful.
She was also very successful in Hollywood.
But she was not happy. When shewas36 years
old, she killed herself. Whenshewasalive, she
was a sexsymbol.Aftershe died,she became
aHollywoodlegend.

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Reading Comprehension
Answer the following questions using complete sentences.

1. What year was Norma Jean Baker born? 9. W

 hen she got married the
first time, how old was she?

2. Where was Norma Jean Baker born?

10. Who did she marry the second time?

3. What did Norma Jean Baker dream of becoming?

11. Her third marriage was to Arthur Miller.
Was he a baseball player?

4. Where did Norma Jean Baker move?

12. Was Marilyn Monroe successful in Hollywood?

5. What did Norma Jean Baker change her name to?

13. Was Marilyn Monroe happy?

6. Marilyn Monroe starred in six films. Name two.

14. How old was Marilyn Monroe when she died?

7. A
 t first, did people think
Marilyn Monroe was a good actress?

8. How many times was Marilyn Monroe married?

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Vocabulary Review
A. Unscramble the Words

Unscramble the words below from the story.

Then write one original sentence for each word.

# Word Unscrambled Sentence

1 mloysb

2 endgel

3 screats

4 soumfa

5 hropansgea

6 lufscecsus

7 ramaireg

8 retwir

9 sdrerta

B. Find the Words c a v a a s a a r h d s r

a h e a c t r e s s h u z
Now find the words from the exercise
w s y m b o l n r a l c s
above in the word search to the right.
o r p h a n a g e s n c t
d s i o t a n a f r o e a
e o r t c e o s a d o s r
g s e v e o l k g h h s r
c u r t r r l i r e d f e
f o s c o g o t g r y u d
t m q e j e r r i e o l i
o a z m a r r i a g e f o
e f z b r h o s u e r t p
t m o e l e g e n d k o e
x o p s t e w m q i r v i

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Answer Key
LESSON DESCRIPTION: LEVEL: Low Int Int

In this lesson, students read about Marilyn Monroe, the legendary
Hollywood actress. They also answer comprehension questions
and review vocabulary from the reading.
TIME: 1 hour
TAGS: Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jean Baker, Hollywood, actress,
movies, legend, easy readers, reading, vocabulary

Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Review

1. Norma Jean Baker was born in 1926. A. UNSCR AMBLE THE WORDS
2. Norma Jean Baker was born in Los Angeles, California.
Sentences will vary.
3. Norma Jean Baker dreamed of becoming a famous actress.
4. Norma Jean Baker moved to Hollywood. 1. symbol 4. famous 7. marriage
5. Norma Jean Baker changed her name to Marilyn Monroe. 2. legend 5. orphanages 8. writer
6. Marilyn Monroe starred in Some Like It Hot, 3. actress 6. successful 9. starred
The Seven Year Itch, and Misfits.
7. No, people thought Marilyn Monroe was a bad actress at first. B. FIND THE WORDS
8. Marilyn Monroe was married three times.
c a v a a s a a r h d s r
9. When she got married the first time, she was 16 years old.
10. She married Joe DiMaggio the second time. a h e a c t r e s s h u z

11. No, he was a writer. w s y m b o l n r a l c s

12. Yes, Marilyn Monroe was successful in Hollywood. o r p h a n a g e s n c t

13. No, she wasnt happy. d s i o t a n a f r o e a

14. Marilyn Monroe was 36 years old when she died. e o r t c e o s a d o s r

g s e v e o l k g h h s r
c u r t r r l i r e d f e
f o s c o g o t g r y u d
t m q e j e r r i e o l i
o a z m a r r i a g e f o
e f z b r h o s u e r t p
t m o e l e g e n d k o e
x o p s t e w m q i r v i

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