Wright Brothers Reading Passage Quiz!
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- 1.What type of reading selection is this passage?
- A.
Fiction
- B.
Nonfiction
- C.
Figurative language
- D.
Historical fiction
- 2.Where did the Wright Brothers grow up?
- A.
North Carolina
- B.
Viriginia
- C.
Ohio
- D.
Georgia
- 3.Why did the Wright Brothers choose Kitty Hawk, NC as the perfect location for flying?
- A.
The people were friendly and helpful
- B.
Plentiful food resources
- C.
Reviewed the wind and climate data for the area and found it to be suitable for the experiements
- D.
The brothers had family who lived there
- 4.When did the brothers first begin coming to the Outer Banks for flying experiments?
- A.
September 1900
- B.
September 1899
- C.
September 1901
- D.
September 1903
- 5.What person "befriended" the Wright Brothers upon their arrival?
- A.
Mr. Dosher
- B.
Mr. Tate
- C.
Mr. Banks
- D.
Mr. Smith
- 6.Which of the following would be a true inference?
- A.
Getting along with the townspeople was difficult.
- B.
Flying machine parts were often delayed which harmed experiements.
- C.
The brothers lived on the Outer Banks year round.
- D.
Food supplies were often delayed.
- 7.When the Wright Brothers first set up camp, what was the primary form of shelter in 1900?
- A.
Wooden house
- B.
Lived in town with others while they were building a brick house
- C.
Rented an apartment
- D.
Tent
- 8.What type of conditions did the brothers face at night the first year (1900) in the autumn months?
- A.
Wind storms
- B.
Blinding sand
- C.
Lack of sleep
- D.
All of the above
- 9.What changes did the Wright Brothers make in 1901 upon return to the Outer Banks for a second year of experiments?
- A.
Brought more food and supplies
- B.
Redesign and rebuilding of glider
- C.
New shelter to house the glider and the brothers
- D.
Both b and c
- 10.Which statement shows evidence from the text that the 1901 year was successful for the brothers?
- A.
" the constant breeze kept the mosquitoes at bay, and when the breezes dies, huge swarms attacked the camp"
- B.
"oldtimers said it was the the worst they'd seen and by all accounts the Wrights believed them"
- C.
"despite the bugs, the brothers, were able to perfect their glider design, achieving success with both manned and unmanned flights"
- D.
"the next night we constructed a mosquito frame and nets over over cots..."
- 11.In the letter that Orville writes to Katharine, about the sunsets along the Outer Banks, what does he mean when he states, " The moon rises in much the same style, and lights up this pile of sand almost light day." he is using what type of figurative language?
- A.
Metaphor- to describe how the moon shines on the sand
- B.
Hyberbole- to express his dislike of the mosquitoes at night
- C.
Hyperbole- to describe how hot the sand gets during the day
- D.
Simile- to describe how the moon shines on the sand
- 12.When the brothers returned to the Outer Banks in 1901, why did choose to settle in Kill Devil Hill?
- A.
It was warmer and less windy
- B.
The local people told them that the mosquitoes were fewer in this town
- C.
Food supplies were more abundant
- D.
Sand dunes provided the necessary elevation for their experiements
- 13.What other reason did the Wright Brothers come to depend on the winds- beside for flying experiments?
- A.
It helped to keep the mosquitoes away
- B.
It helped to keep the cool and dry
- C.
Brought in rain storms and renew water supply
- D.
Helped to stir up dust so they could analyze the impact of dust weight on glider
- 14.All of the following are examples of unsuccessful attempts to keep the mosquitoes away except for which one?
- A.
Dependance upon the wind
- B.
Sleeping in clothes and blankets
- C.
Using mosquito frames and nets
- D.
Building fires around the base camp
- 15.In 1902 Outer Banks session, the Wright Brothers had...
- A.
Gotten rid of the bugs and found plenty of food
- B.
Returned back to Dayton, Ohio to work on the glider design
- C.
Set both distance and duration records with flights recorded at 600 ft and flew over 1,000 times
- D.
Built better mosquito nets and frames to deal with the horrible bug problem
- 16.The central idea of the article would be:
- A.
The writer is making you aware of the how interesting the lives of the Wright Brothers were during the flight experiments
- B.
Providing factual information about the Wright Brother's flight experiments
- C.
The local townspeople played a key role in helping the Wright Brothers succeed.
- D.
The Wright Brothers had to overcome many obstacles in attempts to fly the first airplane
- 17.When did the Wright Brothers find success in flight?
- A.
December 7, 1941
- B.
December 17, 1901
- C.
December 17, 1903
- D.
December 1, 1902
- 18.What type of figurative language is used in this statement from the article:"Mr. Huffaker (a camp guest), arrived on Thursday afternoon, and with him a swarm of mosquitoes which came in a mighty cloud , almost darkening the sun. "
- A.
Metaphor
- B.
Simile
- C.
Personification
- D.
Hyperbole
- 19.In what way was the 1903 Wright Brothers flyer different from all of the other flyers before?
- A.
Equipped with an engine
- B.
Larger in size
- C.
All were gliders but the 1903 model was the largest so both brothers could fit inside the flyer
- D.
There was no difference in the flyers
- 20.Why was the 1903 flyer never flown again?
- A.
It was crashed and beyond repair
- B.
The brothers did not want to lose the "historical feel" of the event
- C.
It was placed in a musuem immediately afterward
- D.
The Brothers crashed it returning back to Ohio
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