M1W3 Test #1

What does it mean to be passionate about something?

• To be confused

• To have no emotions

• To be indifferent

• To have strong emotions

What is an impulse?

• The fear of doing something

• The desire to do something

• The inability to do something

• The lack of desire to do something

What does it mean for a group to be distinguished?

• To be known and respected for excellence

• To be unknown and disrespected

• To be average

• To be ordinary

How would you describe someone who is eccentric?

• Popular

• Normal

• Boring

• Odd

What are circumstances?

• The way an event happened or its causes

• The way an event will not happen

• The way an event failed

• The way an event might succeed

If something happened evidently, it happened for ________ reason.

• an unknown

• no

• an obvious

• a new

What does the word acceleration mean in the sentence below?

Upon acceleration, cars would move faster.

• The act of coming to a stop.

• The act of moving slower.

• The act of sitting still.

• The act of moving faster.

True or False: A person who helps to make something has made a contribution to that work.

• True

• False

How does Captain Arsenio react to the challenges he faces?

• He gives up easily.

• He keeps trying new things.

• He blames everything on someone else.

• He repeats what has worked for him in the past.

How do the entries from Captain Arsenio’s flight diary compare with the other sections of the passage?

• They discuss the people who helped him build his machines.

• They talk about where he learned to build flight machines.

• • They provide more detail about his experiments.

    They provide more detail about his experiments.

• They explain why he stopped his experiments.