NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Howdoyouknow“TheWrightBrothers”isabiography?Itexpressestheauthor’spersonalthoughtsandfeelings.Ittellsaboutmade-upeventsthattookplaceinthepast.Itgivesinformationaboutwhytwopeopleareimportant.Ithasaproblemthatchallengesthereadertofindananswer.2.Howdoestheauthororganizeinformationin“TheWrightBrothers”?Shearrangeseventsinthebrothers’livesinorderofimportance.Shetellseventsinthebrothers’livesintheordertheyoccurred.Shecomparesthebrothers’firstinventiontotheirlastinvention.Shestatesanopinionaboutthebrothers’inventionsandsupportsit.3.WhichstatementBESTsupportstheideathattheWrightbrotherswerecreativeinventors?Theysoldandrepaireddifferentkindsofbicycles.Theyaddedporchesandafireplacetotheirhome.Theywouldmakeatooliftheycouldnotfindone.Theyhadadarkroomfordevelopingpictures.4.Whenbuildingtheirfirstflyingmachine,theWrightbrotherswereMOSTconcernedaboutspeed.control.weight.height.5.WhydidtheWrightbrotherschooseKittyHawkastheplacetolaunchtheirglider?ItwaswhereLilienthalhadflown.Itwasknownformildweather.Itwasclosetotheirhome.Itwaswindyandsandy.WeeklyLessonTestLesson3©Harcourt•Grade627SelectionComprehension“TheWrightBrothers:AFlyingStart”Name6.Whydidtheauthorwrite“TheWrightBrothers”?toprovethatflightispossibletoshowhowharditwastoflyaglidertoprovethatmanyinventorshelpedcreatetheairplanetotellabouttwodedicatedmenwhoweredeterminedtofly7.WhatistheMOSTLIKELYreasonthatmanyoftheWrightbrothers’earlygliderflightswereunsuccessful?Theirdesignwasbasedonincorrectdatafromotherinventors.Thewingshapeandrudderwerepoorlyconstructed.Thewindtunnelprovideddatathatwasnotaccurate.Theglidersweremadefrommaterialthatwastooheavy.8.WhichwouldBESThelpareaderunderstandtheideasin“TheWrightBrothers”?readingaboutKittyHawk,NorthCarolinawatchingafilmonthehistoryofflightlookingatapictureofamodernairplanetakingatourofabusycityairportREADTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.WhydidtheWrightbrotherssucceedwhenotherinventorsfailed?Usedetailsfrom“TheWr...
