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WorksheetsComprehension - Wright Brothers
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 52mins
What was one of the reasons that the Wright brothers tested their powered airplane at Kill Devil Hills?
It was warmer in North Carolina than it was in Ohio.
They wanted their airplane to take off from the top of a hill.
It was an area that had a lot of open space.
It had the country's best equipped airport.
How did Wilbur and Orville make their glider's wings like a bird's wings?
They could shrink.
They were smooth.
They could fold.
They were curved.
In their biography, it says that the Wright brothers were elated. Which of these is the best synonym for elated?
ambitious
envious
thrilled
nervous
Where did the Wright Flyer airplane first flew successfully?
Dayton, Ohio
New York, New York
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
San Francisco, California
By the 1890s, the Wrights were interested in flight, especially the gliders of _____ __________.
Otto Lilienthal.
Ottoman
Henry Ford
Amelia Earhart
The Wright brothers had a patent war with ________ _______, filing lawsuits against each other over who really invented the airplane steering system.
Jamie Lee Curtis
Anne Curtis Smith
Curtis James Jackson
Glenn Curtiss
When they were young, their ________ bought them a little toy that flew up into the air.
Mother
Sister
Other Brother
Father
Lilienthal and others had been ________ when they could not control their aircraft.
successful
punished
killed
awarded
The Wright brothers fixed the problem by inventing control surfaces, such as a ________ that would work in the air.
rubber
rudder
bicycle
throwe
They built wings that could be twisted a little and moved up and down slightly, to control flight. They called this steering system called _________ _________
wing-warping
auto-matic
auto-pilot
wing-suit flying
Which word fits the the definition: An aircraft without an engine (rising air currents keep it up in the air)
Flex
drag
hanger
glider
Which answer choice is the correct definition of hangar?
A frame to support weight
A building for storing aircraft
A flat piece of wood or mental hinged vertically to the rear end of an aircraft
To pull or move along slowly
Which word means to indicate clearly, exemplifiy or to prove
to stop or bring to a standstill
a frame to support weight
fair or resonable, logically correct
evidence
Valid means...
a point made to suggest something is true
to bend
to indicate clearly, exemplify or to prove
fair or reasonable, logically correct
A flat piece of wood or metal hinged vertically to the rear end of an aircraft is a _______________.
hanger
glider
rudder
cradle
Stalled means...
to stop or bring to a standstill, , usually against your wish
a frame to support weight
to indicate clearly, exemplify or to prove
a flat piece of wood or metal hinged vertically to the rear end of an aircraft
How did Wilbur and Orville make their glider's wings like a bird's wings?
They could shrink.
They were smooth.
They could fold.
They were curved.
Langley or Chanute probably would have been able to control the flight of their gliders if they had used
lighter wood.
stronger ropes.
wings that flexed.
fabric that stretched.
Why did the Wright Brothers choose Kitty Hawk N.C. to build and test their gliders?
wind
open space
sand
privacy
Who was the first of the Wright Brothers to "fly"?
Wilbur
Orville
