Hang Gliders Sail the Sky/A Newer Kind of Chute

Under which section would the reader find information about the development of the hang glider?

• History

• Hang Glider Design

• How It Works

• Safety

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Some devices people enjoy today were originally created by the space industry. Which sentence from the passage best supports this idea?

• "In the twentieth century, however, people finally found a way to take to the sky without a motor, using only simple wings."

• "Francis Rogallo, a NASA engineer, developed a light, flexible wing in the hopes that it could help return spacecraft to Earth."

• "Other developers who were interested in nonmotorized flight studied Rogallo's wing."

• "The most common type of hang glider is called a flexible hang glider and is a simple aircraft."

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

"In the late 1960s, Australian inventor John Dickenson and Australian builders Bill Moyes and Bill Bennett collaborated to develop the first hang glider that could be launched by foot and began to make hang gliding more popular." What is the best inference the reader could make based on this sentence?

• Only NASA engineers can fly hang gliders.

• Early hang gliders were not launched by foot.

• The first hang gliders included motors.

• Hang gliding is not a popular sport.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

"This wing is made of a lightweight, flexible material that is attached to a frame made of aluminum tubes." What is the meaning of frame as it is used in the passage?

• the physical shape of the human body

• an open case for holding or supporting something

• one of many items enclosed in a border

• a structure that gives an object its shape or strength

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the advantage of a hinged frame?

• The material is lightweight.

• The aluminum tubes are flexible.

• The harness can be attached to the center.

• The glider can be folded.

What is the overall structure of the section "How It Works"?

• chronological

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• compare and contrast

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What feature of a hang glider is best understood by looking at the photograph?

• the triangular shape of the wing

• the speed at which the hang glider moves

• the appearance of the pilot's helmet and goggles

• the pattern of the lightweight, flexible material

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CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

Which sentence best states the main idea of the text?

• Hang gliders have a long and interesting history.

• Hang glider pilots wear helmets and goggles as safety precautions when flying.

• A hang glider is a simple aircraft with a flexible wing that allows people to fly without the aid of a motor.

• A hang glider achieves lift when the pilot runs down a slope to launch the glider.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which of the following events happened first?

• Gliding parachutes were used to get down from mountain peaks after hikers' climbs.

• Paragliding became a recreational sport.

• Parachutes were towed behind submarines so members of the Navy could better see the ocean around them.

• A gliding parachute with an inflatable cell structure was created.

What does the photograph best help the reader understand?

• that inflated cells look like tubes

• how the pilot uses hand controls

• how a paraglider takes off

• that paraglider wings are always open

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5