Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies - Level 7

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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)