Letters of Wilbur Wright Review Quiz

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

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

Wilbur believes that the best creature to look to for inspiration in creating a flying machine is the...

• butterfly

• bat

• bird

• fly

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

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

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

The length of time between Wilbur's first and second letter is...

• two months

• five months

• eight months

• over a year

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

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

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

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

The length of time between Wilbur's second and third letter is...

• over a year

• over a year and a half

• over two years

• over three years

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

The topic of Wilbur's fourth letter is...

• Complaining to his father how depressed he is in the failure of his various flying machines

• Rejoicing in his confidence that after all his hard work he will very soon have a working flying machine

• Telling his father that he will be coming home to continue his flying experiments there

• Telling his father that he no longer believes man can build a working flying machine

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

The main connection between the "Letters of Wilbur Wright" and the other texts we have read in Unit 1 is...

• That truly successful people never have to face failure

• The importance of understanding that failure is a part of success

• That only a small percentage of people will actually be successful in life

• That all of the texts have been nonfiction

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7