Firsts in Flight
Other than an airplane, name something that can fly.
Birds, bats, hot air balloons, kites, blimps
Why didn't Bessie go to flying school in the United States?
What is popular?
Be liked by people.
The rocket was ________ into the sky.
a) thrown
b) tossed
c) launched
c) launched
What are passenger planes?
Planes that take people on trips from one place to another.
Where did Bessie go to attend flying school?
In France.
What are passengers?
People who travel in a vehicle.
The GPS says we are going to the wrong _________.
a) direction
b) motion
c) time
a) direction
Why did the Wright Brothers need a sandy place to fly?
For soft landings
True or false: Bessie did not learn how to jump of off a plane with a parachute.
False. She learned it.
What does impossible mean?
Unable to be done.
The __________ were standing during takeoff, which made the pilot upset.
a) tickets
b) passengers
c) suitcases
b) passengers
How were Orville and Wilbur Wright related?
They were brothers
True or false: one of the tricks Bessie learned was how to jump from one airplane to another while in the air.
False. There was no mention of this in the story.
What does flight mean?
To move through the air.
It takes a lot of training to properly _________ an airplane.
a) eat
b) control
c) type
b) control
Where did the Wright Brothers fly their first airplane?
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
They enjoyed her trick flying. She was very popular.
What does controlled mean?
Make something happen by using power.
The rocking ________ of the boat made us feel sick.
a) pineapples
b) ideas
c) motion
c) motion