Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies - Level 7

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

Na m e : ___ _


Directions:

Date:

In the speech bubbles are quotes from Carl’s oral report on the Wright brothers.
Use the clues to help you match the meaning of each bold word. Write the letter on
the line. The first one is done for you as an example. Use a dictionary if needed.

Hey whiz kid! Look it up in the dictionary—good
advice if you don’t know the meaning of a word.

When Orville and
Wilbur Wright first
talked of flying they
were scoffedat.

_____ 1. in secret; out of public view


_____ 2. changes; improvements


_____ 3. mocked; laughed


_____ 4. legal claim, title, or rights


_____ 5. ran; managed
_____ 6. money given for a purpose
_____ 7. experimented
_____ 8. in the air

The first real flight took place on
December 17, 1903, when the Wright
brothers’ plane traveled 260 yards aloft.

(E)


To avoid ridicule, Orville and
Wilbur worked stealthilyon their
flying machine.

(D)


The brothers tinkered
with ideas from gliders and
the new gasoline buggies
(cars) that were being
developed.

(C)


(G)
(F)

A


Eventually, the Wright
brothers’ interestswere bought out
by the Curtiss Company.

(H)


In 1895, the Wright brothers operateda
bicycle repair shop and a small plant for
manufacturing bicycles.

(B)


After some
setbacks, the brothers
were able to get
appropriationsfrom
Congress to continue
their work.

After many moderations,
three years later Wilbur took their
plane to France, where he made a
flight of 52 miles in 92 minutes.

(A)

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