Into The Air/The Wright Brothers

Which sentence uses a conjunctive adverb correctly?

• A. The Wright brothers built a wind tunnel, finally they were ready to test their wings.

• B. The Wright brothers built a wind tunnel, but they were ready to test their wings.

• C. The Wright brothers built a wind tunnel, meanwhile they were ready to test their wings

• D. The Wright brothers built a wind tunnel, however they were ready to test their wings.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which sentence uses a conjunctive adverb correctly?

• A. Orville tried a new wing design, meanwhile it failed to lift properly.

• B. Orville tried a new wing design, however it failed to lift properly.

• C. Orville tried a new wing design, and it failed to lift properly.

• D. Orville tried a new wing design, before it failed to lift properly.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Read this sentence from The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane.

Before testing their first powered airplane the brothers carefully studied glider designs.

Identify the error in this sentence. How should the sentence be rewritten to be correct?

• A. Before testing their first powered airplane the brothers carefully studied glider designs.

• B. Before testing their first powered airplane, the brothers carefully studied glider designs.

• C. Before, testing their first powered airplane the brothers carefully studied glider designs.

• D. Before testing their first powered airplane the brothers, carefully studied glider designs.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

Read this sentence:
Before testing their glider the brothers checked the wind conditions carefully.

Identify the error and correct it.

• A. Before testing their glider, the brothers checked the wind conditions carefully.

• B. Before, testing their glider the brothers checked the wind conditions carefully.

• C. Before testing their glider the brothers, checked the wind conditions carefully.

• D. Before testing their glider the brothers checked, the wind conditions carefully.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the main purpose of the afterward in Into the Air, and why does the author include it?

• A. To show that even after successfully inventing the airplane, the Wright brothers continued to try to convince others of the importance and possibilities of flight.

• B. To summarize the events of the story for readers who might have forgotten details.

• C. To introduce new inventions unrelated to the Wright brothers’ work.
  

• D. To provide definitions for difficult words used in the text.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is a main idea shared by Into the Air and The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane?

• A. The Wright brothers faced many obstacles but kept working toward their goal.

• B. The Wright brothers invented the airplane without any challenges.

• C. The Wright brothers gave up when they failed the first time.

• D. The Wright brothers relied on luck instead of effort.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

How did the Wright brothers respond when they doubted they would succeed?

• A. They stopped working and waited for someone else to invent the airplane.

• B. They continued experimenting, learning from trial and error.

• C. They copied another inventor’s work exactly.

• D. They decided flying was impossible and gave up.

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the purpose of a speech balloon in a graphic biography?

• A) To show what a character is thinking

• B) To show what a character is saying aloud

• C) To explain a historical fact

• D) To describe the setting

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What does a thought bubble show in a graphic biography?

• A) What a character is saying aloud

• B) What a character is thinking

• C) The order of events in the story

• D) A summary of the chapter

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

Read the definition of accurate from paragraph 6 of The Wright Brothers.

accurate ăk′yə-rĭt adj 1. free from mistakes or errors; correct in all details; 2. able to perform a task with precision; 3. careful and exact in the pursuit of truth; 4. conforming exactly to a standard or rule

Which words from paragraph 6 of The Wright Brothers indicate that definition 1 is the correct meaning in the context?

• obtain, air-pressure tables

• gaslit, workroom

• Wooden, box

• Valuable, results

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4