Planes on the Brain

23. Which choice provides a summary of the text?

• Kelly and Kimberly Anyadike are sisters who are flight students at Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum in California. The museum teachers students about the history of aviation and also gives flight lessons. Students learn many valuable life lessons at the museum.

• Kelly and Kimberly Anyadike first learned about Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum after reading an article about it. They decided they wanted to try flying and began taking flight lessons there. They have broken many flight records in their short time at the museum.

• Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum is both an aviation museum and a flight school in California. Students of any age can learn about aviation history or take flight lessons. Students are encouraged to teach each other how to fly at the museum.

• Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum is a flight museum that opened as a way to teach students about aviation history. Museum staff began giving flight lessons when students showed interest in flying. Many students have become pilots after learning to fly at the museum.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

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CCSS.RI.4.9

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24. What is the meaning of the word inspired as it is used in paragraphs 2 and 5?

• watched

• improved

• encouraged

• believed

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25. Why do students at TAM learn about the Tuskegee Airmen?

• Students learn that these men overcame many obstacles to be successful.

• Students learn that it takes a great deal of training to become a pilot.

• Students learn that these men broke many records before becoming famous.

• Students learn that it is important to set goals for the future.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

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Part A, Question 27. What point does the author make about students breaking flight records?

• Some students have tried to break records set by other students at TAM.

• Students are encouraged to break as many records as possible while at TAM.

• Students study history so that they can set goals of records to break at TAM.

• A number of students have broken their records during their time at TAM.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

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Part B, Question 28. Which quotation from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• "On her 16th birthday, Kelly set a world record. She became the youngest African American female to fly four different fixed-wing aircraft in one day." (paragraph 2)

• "Their flight achievements earned them each a place in the record books -- but at TAM, setting records is nothing new. In fact, the sisters first heard about TAM when they read bout another record-breaker who'd learned to fly there." (paragraph 5)

• "They can come up with a plan and break an aviation record. Once they do that, they know they can do anything if they set their minds to it." (paragraph 15)

• "'That's exactly how it ought to be,' says Petgrave. 'We're not really all about the records,' he explains. 'These kids have been exposed to aviation at such a young age, they look at things differently.'" (paragraph 18)

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CCSS.RL.4.2

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29. Based on the text, what can the reader infer about Kelly and Kimberly Anyadike?

• Each sister hopes to be the best and reach more goals than the other.

• Each sister wants to write books to encourage other kids to learn how to fly.

• Each sister encourages the other to learn more about aviation history.

• Each sister influences the other to set and reach new goals.

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