My Brothers' Flying Machine

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When the "bat" broke, Will and Orv fixed it together.
Will made more bats and Orv was his constant helper.
Some people mistook the brothers for twins even though they did not look alike.
Will and Orv worked side by side and even thought of ideas together.

Which of the following belongs in the blank.  

• The Wright brothers had a lot of good luck.
• The Wright brothers were very close.
• The Wright brothers were messy.
• The Wright brothers were very brave.

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This story is narrated by _____

• Will 
• Orv
• the boys' mother
• the boys' sister

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Where did the brothers go to test their first powered aircraft?

• Dayton, Ohio
• St. James, Florida
• San Diego, California
• Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

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Which detail supports the idea that the Wright brothers were clever inventors?

• They did not understand why the little "bats" worked better than the big "bats."
• Will built kites that he sold to his friends at school.
• Their printing press made from junk worked, although the printer couldn't figure out how.
• Instead of continuing with school, the brothers ran a bicycle shop, repairing bicycles.

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When the brothers' first aircraft was not successful, they decided to --

• ask their sister for advice
• send to the Smithsonian for information
• make a smaller craft
• build it bigger

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

• they had a fight.
• they flipped a coin.
• they asked an expert.
• they asked their sister.

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Read this sentence.  A printer from the great city of Denver came to visit.
The word printer means---

• filled with print.
• before print.
• one who prints.
• without print.

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Read this sentence.  Orv and Will read newspapers with headlines about flying machines.  What does the word headlines mean?

• columns
• titles
• descriptions 
• articles

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Read this sentence.  They knew that a bicycle is unstable by itself.  
What does the word unstable mean?

• not steady
• breakable
• not useful
• expensive

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How did the Wright brothers change the world?

• by inventing the first printing machine
• by opening and operating the first bicycle shop
• by inventing the first powered airplane that could carry people
• by inventing the first powered bicycle

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