Word Analysis
Which word contains the Latin root meaning pull?
A. awfully
B. tractor
C. punish
D. balloon
B. tractor
Which word fits best in this sentence:
The bridge ________ the river at a narrow point.
A. relieved
B. fulfilled
C. monitored
D. spanned
D. spanned
Which of these words should begin with a capital letter?
A. window
B. america
C. yellow
D. hospital
B. america
What was the biggest problem Orville had on the first flight?
A. getting witnesses
B. talking to Wilbur
C. controlling the machine
D. Moving the machine onto the track
C. controlling the machine
50 / 5
10
Which word contains the Latin root meaning mark?
A. design
B. starve
C. marry
D. darkness
A. design
Which word means the way in which something is done?
A. manner
B. victory
C. salute
D. paddle
A. manner
Which of these words should not begin with a capital letter?
A. Roberto
B. Florida
C. Invent
D. August
C. invent
In addition to the diary, what other proof do we have of the first flight?
A. video
B. voice recordings
C. a collection of paintings
D. photographs taken that day
D. photographs taken that day
180 / 6
30
Which word contains the Latin root meaning speak?
A. spent
B. weaken
C. predict
D. different
C. predict
What does the word trial mean in this sentence?
The first trial of the plane was exciting but a little scary.
A. version
B. test
C. exterior
D. wing
B. test
Which word should be capitalized in this sentence?
The visiting tourists saw the sunset on the pacific.
Pacific
Who built the engine for the first flying machine?
A. Orville Wright
B. Charlie Taylor
C. Wilbur Wright
D. Neither the poem nor the diary give this information.
C. Charlie Taylor
320 / 4
80
Which word contains the Latin root meaning hand?
A. expand
B. handsome
C. fantastic
D. manually
D. manually
Which word fits best in this sentence?
Jason pulled the _______ carefully.
A. mounting
B. poppy
C. lever
D. rumble
C. lever
Which words should be capitalized in the sentence?
The highway to the grand canyon passes through a forest.
Grand Canyon
According to Orville's diary, how long was the first flight?
A. 100 feet
B. 175 feet
C. 12-14 feet
D. between 20 and 25 miles
A. 100 feet
5400 / 9
600
Which word is an antonym of extract?
A. insert
B. contract
C. expect
D. dispel
A. insert
A person who is not very interesting is called a ______.
A. trace.
B. bore.
C. rack.
D. ledge.
B. bore
Which word should not be capitalized?
The City of Denver is located at the edge of the Rocky Mountains.
City
The poem says the Wright brothers signaled for witnesses. Why did they do this?
A. to be sure no one got hurt
B. to attach the motor to the plane
C. to prove they really flew
D. to get help moving the machine
C. to prove they really flew
2000 / 5
400