1. To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers
By Wendie C. Old

2. Vocabulary The glider was silent as it flew through the air.
boat that moves without a motor
craft that flies without an engine

3. b. craft that flies without an engine

4. Your finger will flex if you pull it back.
split
bend

5. b. bend

6. The doors of the hangars were 50 feet high.
buildings for trucks
buildings for planes

7. b. buildings for planes

8. Please drag that heavy box over to the corner.
pull
toss

9. a. pull

10. Use this cradle to hold up the portable phone.
support
switch

11. a. support
The cradle is the seat
support he is sitting on.

12. My car stalled in the middle of the road last winter.
stopped
froze

13. a. stopped

14. The rudder was broken, and he couldn’t turn the plane.
metal propeller
steering piece

15. b. steering piece

16. What was the MAIN reason Orville made his first kites with wooden ribs?
a. He wanted to use a material that would be light weight.
b. He did not have a lot of money to spend on supplies.

17. b. He did not have a lot of money to spend on supplies.

18. Which generalization can be made from information in the selection?
The Wright brothers had many mechanical ideas.
America’s best kites came from Dayton, Ohio.

19. a. The Wright brothers had many mechanical ideas.

20. Which generalization can be made from information in the selection?
Only pilots were allowed to help the Wright Brothers.
Orville and Wilbur Wright usually worked together.

21. b. Orville and Wilbur Wright usually worked together.

22. What would be another good title for the section called “Kites Become Gliders”?
The Next Step in Airplane Development
The Materials Used to Make an Airplane

23. a. The Next Step in Airplane Development

24. Langley or Chanute probably would have been able to control the flight of their gliders if they had used _______.
stronger ropes
wings that flexed

25. b. wings that flexed
1902 glider

26. How did Wilbur and Orville make their glider’s wings like a bird’s wings?
They were curved.
They were smooth.

27. a. They were curved.

28. Which of these is an OPINION from the section “The First Heavier-Than-Air Manned Flight”?
The Wright brothers put up a red flag to tell the surfmen they needed help.
Daniel’s photograph was one of the most famous pictures ever taken.

29. b. Daniel’s photograph was one of the most famous pictures ever taken.
John T. Daniels (d. 1948) First Flight, December 17, 1903 Modern gelatin silver print from glass negative

30. The author probably added an asterisk (
The author probably added an asterisk (*) on page 724 to call the reader’s attention to the________.
headings that divided the page into sections
definition shown at the bottom of the page
* The wind tunnel was a six-foot-long rectangular box with a fan attached to one end and a glass top through which the brothers could observe the movement of air around different wing shapes.

31. b. definition shown at the bottom of the page
Wright Brothers' Wind Tunnel

32. What does the picture on page 722 show?
an airplane that used a steam-driven motor
a glider with wings that were held in the air by wind

33. b. a glider with wings that were held in the air by wind

34. What conclusion can you draw from the picture on page 731?
Orville flew over the land and the ocean.
Only a few people saw the first flight.

35. b. Only a few people saw the first flight.

36. Group Work
What is the MOST LIKELY reason the author pointed out “the first time the word ‘Wright Brothers’ appeared in print”?

37. It suggests that Orville and Wilbur have been written about many times since their advertisement was placed.

38. Group Work What was the meaning of the selection’s last line,
“The Age of Aviation Had Begun”?

39. The Wright Brothers successful flight marked the beginning of a time period in which people would build and use aircrafts.

40. Group Work
What is ONE detail that supports the main idea that Wilbur and Orville Wright liked to solve difficult problems when they were young boys?

41. Possible answers:
--- They tried to make helicopters.
--- They made kites better by experimenting with stronger ribs and curved wings.
--- They started a printing business.

42. Wright Brothers National Memorial Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
Wilbur and Orville Wright flying
1901 glider as a kite.
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

43. The Wright Brothers
Ohio brothers Wilbur (left) and Orville Wright developed the first successful powered airplane, which flew at Kitty Hawk in 1903.

44. The Wright House
7 Hawthorne Street
Dayton, Ohio

45. The brothers never married. Wilbur Wright died at age 45 of typhoid
The brothers never married. Wilbur Wright died at age 45 of typhoid. Orville Wright died of a heart attack at age 77.