
The Wright Brothers
Authored by Jill Burgess
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5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Comprehension Check: Question 1
What or who was called "Flying Man"?
the toy helicopter that was given to Wilbur and Orville
Otto Lilienthal, the German engineer
the Wright brothers' powered airplane
Orville Write
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Comprehension Check: Question 2
When Orville and Wilbur were in their 20s, they opened a shop where they sold, repaired, and built
toys
kites
gliders
bicycles
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RL.4.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Comprehension Check: Question 3
The brothers' idea for a way to control an aircraft in the air was inspired by
their observations of the flying performance of kites.
the articles and books they read on flying machines.
the experiments of Otto Lilienthal
their observations of birds in flight
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RI.4.9
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Comprehension Check: Question 4
In paragraph two, it says that the Wright brothers read materials on the principles of aeronautics. The term aeronautics refers to the science having to do with
weather patterns and wind strengths.
the design, manufacture, and flying of aircraft.
the testing and operation of engines.
the balance requirements of bicycles.
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CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Comprehension Check: Question 5
What was one of the reasons that the Wright brothers tested their powered airplane at Kill Devil Hills?
It was warmer in North Carolina than it was in Ohio.
They wanted their airplane to take off from the top of a hill.
It was an area that had a lot of open space.
It had the country's best equipped airport.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Comprehension Check: Question 6
Which was the Wright brothers' longest flight on December 17, 1903?
the fourth flight
the first flight
the third flight
the second flight
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Comprehension Check: Question 7
Based on what you read in this passage, you can conclude that
very large crowds watched the Flyer's first flight on that December day.
the Wright brothers were also the first to fly in the air on gliders.
only Orville was daring enough to try piloting the Flyer on that December day.
Orville and Wilbur were very good mechanics.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RI.4.1
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
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