Letters of Wilbur Wright Review Quiz

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English
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6th Grade
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Adam Gilbert
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The topic of Wilbur's first letter is...
Discussing his interest in building a flying machine
Asking for money to help with his inventions
Applying for an inventor's license
Asking for help with a difficult equation
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RL.4.10
CCSS.RL.5.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Wilbur believes that the best creature to look to for inspiration in creating a flying machine is the...
butterfly
bat
bird
fly
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The topic of Wilbur's second letter is...
Boasting to his father of his achievements in the field of flying
Explaining how careful he is being in building his first flying machine
Asking his father for extra money to complete his flying machine
Complaining that his brother Orville is not doing his share of the work
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In his second letter Wilbur states that "The man who wishes to keep at the problem long enough to really learn anything positively cannot take dangerous risks."
What can a reader infer from this quote about Wilbur?
He believes that the only way to succeed is taking big risks
He understands that injuring yourself with stupid risks will not help you solve a problem
He needs more people to come help him with his flying machine
He is completely unaware of the risks he is taking in building a flying machine
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The length of time between Wilbur's first and second letter is...
two months
five months
eight months
over a year
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RL.4.10
CCSS.RL.5.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The topic of Wilbur's third letter is...
Telling his father how depressed he is in the failure of his flying machine
Explaining to his father the results of his flying experiments so far
Begging his father to find him help for his flying experiments
Telling his father he is giving up on his dream of building a flying machine
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In his third letter, Wilbur states that the distance their flying machine has covered is "about three times the best of any one else."
What can a reader infer from this statement?
His flying experiments were a complete failure
His flying experiments were somewhat successful
His flying experiments were equal to other inventors
His flying experiments were extremely successful
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RL.4.10
CCSS.RL.5.10
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