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Barrington Irving

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Look at a picture ,choose the appropriate vocabulary

a)

interested

b)

solo

c)

afraid of

d)

operated

2.

Look at a picture ,choose the appropriate vocabulary

a)

aviation

b)

career

c)

determined

d)

scholarship

3.

Look at a picture ,choose the appropriate vocabulary

a)

bookstore

b)

young

c)

flight

d)

neighborhoods

4.

Look at a picture ,choose the appropriate vocabulary

a)

controls

b)

careers

c)

oranizartions

d)

blogs

5.

Look at a picture ,choose the appropriate vocabulary

a)

license

b)

graduated

c)

cockpit

d)

satellite

6.

Look at a picture ,choose the appropriate vocabulary

a)

number

b)

controls

c)

airliner

d)

a limit

7.

Look at a picture ,choose the appropriate vocabulary

a)

follow

b)

operate

c)

equipment

d)

bookstore

8.

Look at a picture ,choose the appropriate vocabulary

a)

play with

b)

solve problem

c)

start a learning

d)

interested in

9.

Look at a picture ,choose the appropriate vocabulary

a)

airplane

b)

a no-profit

c)

aviation

d)

college

10.

Look at a picture ,choose the appropriate vocabulary

a)

operate

b)

share

c)

take off

d)

visit

11.

Look at a picture ,choose the appropriate vocabulary

a)

controls

b)

careers

c)

flights

d)

pilot

12.

Look at a picture ,choose the appropriate vocabulary

a)

airport

b)

airliner

c)

airplanes

d)

flight

13.

Complete a sentence below

In 2007, Irving was the youngest person to fly................ around the world.

a)

equipment

b)

solo

c)

aviation

d)

airliner

14.

Complete a sentence below

Irving talked to students who lived near each other poor.......................

a)

center

b)

college

c)

neighborhoods

d)

limit

15.

Complete a sentence below

Irving talked to young people about jobs and .................. in aviation.

a)

careers

b)

scholarship

c)

airport

d)

solve problems

16.

Complete a sentence below

Irving doesn't believe that there is an end or ................ to the things people can do in their lives.

a)

bookstore

b)

organization

c)

limit

d)

license

17.

Complete a sentence below

Irving wants students to help him ............... that come up while he is flying his jet.

a)

solve problems

b)

non-profit

c)

determined

d)

graduated

18.

Complete a sentence below

Before he could fly a plane, Irving had to get a(n)...............................

a)

dream

b)

plane

c)

license

d)

satellite

19.

Complete a sentence below

Irving is .......................... to help students make the things they want to do come true.

a)

understand

b)

maker

c)

operate

d)

determined

20.

Complete a sentence below

Irving used special ........................ to teach his students how to fly.

a)

control

b)

equipment

c)

money

d)

lesson

21.

Why did Irving's dreams come true?

Because he..................

a)

went to school and then made a lot of money

b)

worked hard and got some help form others

c)

worked alone and did everything by himself

d)

got money from non-profit organization

22.

when did Irving know he wanted to fly?

a)

when someone came to his school to talk about aviation

b)

after he read aviation boos in his parents' bookstore

c)

after he got a tour of a plane's cockpit from a pilot

d)

when he took small jobs in airports.

23.

What were Irving's two dream in his life?

a)

open a bookstore and fly airplanes

b)

build high schools and get his pilot's license

c)

start an airplane company and build a learning center for young people

d)

fly solo around the world and get young people interested in aviation

24.

Where was Barrington Irving born?

a)

In Florida, Miami

b)

In Kington, Jamaica

c)

New York., USA

d)

London, England

25.

How did Irving get to know the airline pilot?

a)

He knew him from the internet.

b)

He met him at the aviation college.

c)

He met him at his parents' bookstore

d)

He was Irving's high school teacher

26.

What was Barrington Irving's first big dream?

a)

Taught Math and Science to the poor young people

b)

Being a pilot and flying solo around the world

c)

helped young people to learn not afraid follow their dreams

d)

to show young people that there is no limit to your dream.

27.

How did he make money when he studied in high school?

a)

worked in school' library.

b)

help his teacher to build a plane

c)

took small jobs in the airports

d)

got money from the makers of airplane

28.

Why did Irving get a scholarship to study aviation college?

a)

he studied hard and was a good student.

b)

he helped his teacher to build a plane.

c)

He helped his parents at the bookstore after school

d)

he visited a young poor neighborhoods

29.

Who inspired Barrington Irving?

a)

He met Captain Gary Robinson, who let him sit in the cockpit.

b)

He met Captain Gary Robinson, who took him to the Boeing 777.

c)

He met Captain Gary Robinson, who let him playing with the controls in the airplane.

d)

All are correct.

30.

How old was Irving met the airplane pilot who inspire him to fly?

a)

6 years old

b)

11 years old

c)

15 years old

d)

18 years old

31.

When did he begin to have a bigger dream?

a)

He graduated from high school

b)

He got a pilot's license.

c)

He could build his own plane.

d)

He started a non profit organization

32.

When did he start taking off his flight around the world.

a)

On January 23, 2005

b)

On February 23, 2006

c)

On March 23,2007

d)

On April 23,2008

33.

How many day did he fly around the world?

a)

67 days

b)

77 days

c)

87 days

d)

97 days

34.

What did he do for young poor student in 2005?

a)

started build a plane

b)

started a non profit organization" Experience Aviation

c)

started a Classroom in the Sky

d)

started a learning center at Miami Aport

35.

How did he could build his own plane?

a)

his parents give him some money

b)

asked some help from the others to give him some money

c)

asked the markers of airplanes to give him parts for free

d)

asked students in the United Stated help him to build a plane

36.

While he was in college, what did he do in his free time?

a)

he talked and chatted with an airline pilot

b)

he shared his love of flying with poor high school students

c)

he read a lot of books about aviation

d)

he taught young poor students about math and science

37.

How did he talk or speak to students around the world when he flew solo around the world?

a)

by his cell phone

b)

by his blog

c)

by satellite phone

d)

by the wireless internet

38.

Why was Irving famous?

a)

He was the first African American to fly solo around the world

b)

He was the first African American to build his own plane with no money

c)

He was the first African to started a non profit organization

d)

He was the first African who teach poor young people who interested in flying

39.

What kind of man was Irving?

a)

He was preserving man.

b)

He was determined.

c)

He was a thoughtfulness man

d)

all are correct.

40.

What was Irving's purpose in starting Experience Aviation?

a)

To get all high school students interested in building plane

b)

To get poor young people interested in flying

c)

To invite young poor students study aviation

d)

To share his love for aviation career.