Unit 2 Week 3-My Brother's Flying Machine-Comprehension

Front

In addition to the diary, what other proof do we have of the first flight?

Back

photographs taken that day

Front

Who built the engine for the first flying machine?

Back

Charlie Taylor

Front

According to Orville's diary, how long was the first flight?

Back

100 feet

Front

When the brothers’ first aircraft was not successful, they decided to —

Back

build it bigger

Front

Why did the Wright brothers signal for witnesses in the poem?

Back

To prove they really flew.

Front

Where did Wilbur and Orville first fly their airplane? Options: Kitty Hawk, North Carolina; St. James, Florida; San Diego, California; Dayton, Ohio

Back

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Front

How did the brothers decide who would pilot their airplane on its first flight?

Back

They flipped a coin.

Front

Who narrates the story? Options: Will, Orv, the boys’ mother, the boys’ sister

Back

the boys’ sister

Front

Complete these sentences from the selection. (pg. 166 lines 4,5) With the aid of the __________ men present, we picked the _________up and carried it back to the starting ways. Options: funny, joke , station, machine, flying, flyer, crazy, shovel

Back

station, machine

Front

What was the biggest problem Orville had on the first flight?

Back

controlling the machine