Name _____________________

Please answer the questions after reading the story from

 The Wright Flyer – Practice Makes Perfect.

1. What gives us the chance to learn?  _____

  A. gliders

  B. mistakes

  C. airplanes

2. What is an aircraft that is like an airplane except that it has no engine and is carried along by air currents?  _____

  A. invention

            B. lift

            C. glider

3. What did the Wright brothers do to their planes before flying them?___

 A,  test

B.     float

C.     fix

4. What can recreate flight conditions on the ground?  _____

A. wind tunnels

B. runways

C. aircrafts

5.  How long was the flight the Wright brothers took in 1908?  _____

A. 2 minutes and 10 seconds

B. 3 minutes and 40 seconds

C. 4 minutes and 30 seconds