Vocabulary
Underline a sentence from the following paragraph in "Time Machine" that helps you better understand the meaning of the word contract.
We were to make an aeroplane able to carry two men a distance of 125 miles and the required speed was 40 miles an hour.
What is the cause of the following:
"By 1902, they had added a tail to keep the glider stable during turns."
D
Select TWO choices that tell how the author of "Learning to Fly" most likely gathered information to write about the Wright Brothers.
B,C
What is the meaning of the word modification as it is used on page 2 in the journal entry Time Machine?
B
Which type of text structure is evident in the following section of the text "Learning to Fly"?
B
Underline a sentence from the text "Learning to Fly" that tells the reader this is a secondhand account.
One of the most famous glider pilots was a German engineer named Otto Lilienthal.
The Wrights read about Lilienthal's work and became interested in the challenge of flying.
or
In 1899, Wilbur wrote 4 letters to the Smithsonian Institution, a museum and research society in Washington. D.C.
Underline a phrase that better helps you understand what the word anemometer means in the text Time Machine.
The instrument recorded both the speed of the wind and the speed of the aeroplane.
Underline two sentences that depicts a cause and effect relationships in the text "Learning to Fly".
But crashes each time they tried to turn the glider, By 1902, they had added a tail to keep the glider stable during turns.
Select a choice that tells how the author of "Time Machine" most likely gathered information to write the text.
A
What is the meaning of the word galore as it is used in the heading "Test Flight Galore" in the text Time Machine?
C
What is the overall structure of the text "Learning to Fly"?
C
Underline a sentence from the text "Time Machine that tells the reader this is a firsthand account.
We used the same basic aeroplane we had flown in 1905.
or
These changes required us to redesign the control levers.
or
We preferred to make our flights in calm air.
Under the heading "Dealing with an Accident" in the text Time Machine, what is the meaning of the word uninjured?
Not hurt
Name 2 of the 5 overall structures.
Chronology, Compare/Contrast, Cause/Effect, Description, or Problem/Solution
What is the difference between firsthand account and secondhand account?
example: diary, interview
secondhand account is a description of an event often based on research
example: textbooks, biographies
What is the meaning of the word fulfill as it is used in the 1st paragraph of the text "Time Machine"?
To satisfy or complete