LEVEL L
Quick Check Fantastic Flying Machines
Name Date
Instructions: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.
1. What kind of flying machine was 4. Military cargo planes are used
thought of before the Wright to .
brothers flew?
A carry trucks, supplies, and
A a helicopter troops
B a hot-air balloon B fly fast
C a glider C fight in battles
D all of the above D land in small places
2. How long did Orville Wright fly 5. How are blimps and hot-air
on December 17, 1903? balloons alike?
A five minutes A They can’t be steered.
B one hour B They are used for fighting.
C twenty seconds C They can carry heavy things.
D one minute D They fly slowly.
3. What can a jet do that other 6. What is a rocket?
planes cannot?
A an airplane that carries
A fly quietly a lot of people
B fly high B a powerful type of engine
C fly far C a type of glider
D fly at night D a plane with a propeller
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Quick Check (continued) Fantastic Flying Machines
Name Date
7. Which word means to float? 11. Extended Response: What is one
way that the flying machines in
A spin this book are alike and one way
B steer they are different?
C blimp
D drift
8. What are helicopters used for?
A fighting fires
B chasing criminals
C taking people to hospitals
D all of the above
9. What type of engine is used
to travel into space?
A a rocket
B a glider
C a blimp
D a helicopter
10. Before the Wright brothers built
their airplane, they .
A built a submarine
B studied other people’s ideas
C built a car
D invented the parachute
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LEVEL L
Quick Check Answer Sheet Fantastic Flying Machines
Main Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and Details
1. D Sequence Events
2. D Main Idea and Details
3. B Make Inferences / Draw Conclusions
4. A Main Idea and Details
5. D Compare and Contrast
6. B Vocabulary
7. D Vocabulary
8. D Main Idea and Details
9. A Main Idea and Details
10. B Sequence Events
11. Answers will vary but should
include valid similarities
and differences.
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