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Review V9 - The Invention of Variable-Pitch Propellers

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(adj) Rough; not smooth.

a)

Flexible

b)

Coarse

c)

Variable

d)

Reliable

2.

(n) Inability to change.

a)

Aviation

b)

Isolation

c)

Inflexibility

d)

Revolution

3.

(v) To travel at a steady speed.

a)

Confer

b)

Handle

c)

Pitch

d)

Cruise

4.

(adv) Dependably.

a)

Reliably

b)

Variably

c)

Inflexibly

d)

Enthusiastically

5.

(adj) Continuing for a long time, often in a negative sense.

a)

Prolonged

b)

Variable

c)

Sustained

d)

Reliable

6.

(n) A plan for making something.

a)

Rotation

b)

Isolation

c)

Curiosity

d)

Design

7.

(v) To change completely.

a)

Confer

b)

Cruise

c)

Revolutionize

d)

Isolate

8.

(adj) Able to change.

a)

Reliable

b)

Variable

c)

Inflexible

d)

Sustained

9.

(n) Turning motion.

a)

Pitch

b)

Curiosity

c)

Rotation

d)

Aviation

10.

(adj) Having the ability to continue for a long time.

a)

Sustained

b)

Enthusiastic

c)

Isolated

d)

Vary

11.

Early pilots could not r (a)   on their planes to carry heavy loads.

12.

New inventions r (a)   the way we do things.

13.

Researchers look at different v (a)   in their studies.

14.

An inventor may need to i (a)   herself in order to do her best work.

15.

The inventor worked e (a)   to turn his idea into reality.

16.

Strong, sudden movements in air is t (a)   .

17.

The development, design, and use of aircraft is a (a)   .

18.

A device that causes an airplane or boat to move is p (a)   .

19.

A thin, flat part of a machine is a b (a)   .

20.

The angle or slope of something is p (a)   .