from "Into the Air"

The selection includes illustrations of the Wright brothers' experiments to -

• show that testing ideas was important to their work

• make us think the Wright brothers were itelligent

• show how they were always doubting themselves

• help describe outdated technology

The Wright brothers invented a box-shaped wind tunnel to -

• earn money by selling it to other inventors

• answer their questions about wing design

• use as a model for a much larger tunnel they would build later

• use in a flight demonstration

Which of the following is not true about "Into the Air"?

• The brothers did not like to give up.

• The brothers were always successful.

• The brothers sometimes felt discouraged.

• The brothers asked and answered questions to develop their ideas.

Read this sentence from page 1 of "Into the Air"

It's my two feet, along with my back, that I'm worried about!

The print feature surrounding this sentence indicates that this sentence is -

• being stated very loudly

• not being stated out loud

• very important to the events

• describing the background action

Read these sentences from page 4 of “Into the Air.” Are the glider’s wings too long for its body? Are they too thin or too heavy? Are they curved at the wrong angle? From these questions, it can be inferred that the Wright brothers —

• have begun to get tired of working so hard

• have carefully considered every possibility

• are certain that they have found the key to success

• are beginning to question whether they will succeed

"Into the Air" is what type of text?

• poem

• drama

• graphic biography

• fable

When the Wright brothers built the wind tunnel, what did they use to test out the wings?

• paper airplanes

• 50 tin wings of different sizes

• wooden airplanes

• cotton airplanes

We were able to ______ our opponents by six points. (Use the correct vocabulary term)

• defeat

• prepare

• discourage

• incorrect

____ a long-term friendship by being a good listener. (Use the correct vocabulary term)

• demonstration

• incorrect

• preserve

• discourage

After finishing a test, check for any ____ answers. (use the correct vocabulary term)

• prepare

• defeat

• biography

• incorrect