Wright Bros.
In paragraph 6, the author describes additional flights that were completed after Orville made his first successful flight. Why would the author include details on these subsequent flights?
What is to show how their comfort and ability improved quickly.
In paragraph 10, the word conception refers to ….?
What is "an idea or notion"?
The primary purpose of both passages are to...
What is to inform?
"They labored in relative obscurity, while the experiments of Samuel Langley of the Smithsonian were followed in the press and underwritten by the War Department." Obscurity means...
What is the state of being unknown or unimportant?
An idea, symbol, pattern, or character-type, in a story is....
What is an archetype?
With their flying season over, the Wrights sent their father a matter-of-fact telegram reporting the modest numbers behind their epochal achievement. The word epochal most likely means...
What is unique or highly significant?
In paragraph 3, the author states that the first women who answered America’s call to duty “give birth to a fledgling service” to communicate that these individuals….
What is: "Helped create something entirely new"?
A theme that is explored in both articles is...
What is "overcoming obstacles"?
The meaning of prelude is...
What is an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important?
A symbolic image or idea that appears frequently in a story is....
What is a motif?
Based on paragraph 1, what inference can you make about the gliders that were flown by the Wright brothers?
What is they were complex or somewhat challenging to operate.
Reread paragraphs 13 and 14. The description of Schwartz’s remarks implies what about women pilots and the WASPs?
What is "implies many people disagreed with the idea about the women pilots and the WASPs."?
One difference between the endings of the two articles is...
What is “Wright Brothers: 1903 - The First Flight” ends by relating a number of past events, while “Women Pilots of WWII Inspired Generations” comments on the impact past events had on the present day.
"Scant relevant data could be derived from marine propeller theory." The definition of scant is....
What "barely sufficient or adequate."?
On the STAAR test, an SCR must contain....
What is an answer to the question, text evidence, and an explanation?
What is the tone of the second paragraph?
What is "exasperated, complimentary, benevolent, skeptical"?
The tone of paragraph 12...
What is "wistful, appeasing, critical, or indecisive"?
The primary rhetorical appeal used by both authors is...
What is ethos?
From "The Story of an Hour" She was young, with a fair calm face, whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength." The connotation of the word bespoke in this context most likely means...
What is to highlight or show in a highly unique way.
On the STAAR test, an argument ECR must include this specific element....
What is a counter argument and refutation?
With their flying season over, the Wrights sent their father a matter-of-fact telegram reporting the modest numbers behind their epochal achievement. What comparison does the descriptive language in bold emphasize?
What is although the Wright brothers flew a relatively short distance, their achievement was highly significant?
Why does the author include several quotations from Admiral Crea and General Schwartz?
What is: "To summarize the various reasons why the WASPs are worthy of praise" or "give the WASPs Ethos"
The text organization structures differ in that....
What is a Chronological sequence of events ("Wright Bros.") versus informative/ description (WASPs) organization?
From "Story of an Hour"-- "Now her bosom rose and fell tumultuously. She was beginning to recognize this thing that way approaching to possess her...
What is "highly agitated or distraught"?
Which school is the winningest team in college baseball history, both in terms of total wins, win percentages, and holds the records for most appearances in the College World Series?
Who are the Texas Longhorns? boooooo