Monday 18 October 2021

Lesson 16 | The Wright Brothers | All questions answers | Reader 3 English

 Lesson 16 | The Wright Brothers | All questions answers | Reader 3 English

 

Lesson 16 | The Wright Brothers | All questions answers | Reader 3 English
 Lesson 16 | The Wright Brothers | All questions answers | Reader 3 English

A. Write down five words in the blanks given below that are related to flying and flying machines. 

a. Landing

b. Airport

c.  Pilot

d. Wings.

e. Engine

COMPREHENSION

A. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BRIEFLY

1. What according to the Bishop was impossible?

Answer: According to Bishop, 'It was impossible for the man to fly through the air like birds'.

2. Who were his sons and why are they famous?

Answer: Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright were his sons, they were famous for building the first successful aeroplane.

3. Where and when did they succeed in flying the world's first plane?

Answer: On December 17, 1903 near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Wilbur and Orville succeed in flying the world's first plane.

4. How many people were present?

Answer: Five people other than the two brothers were present.

5. How many newspapers wrote about the event?

Answer: Only three or four newspapers wrote about it.

6. Where will you find that very first plane today?

Answer: Every aeroplane that flies today is based on it.

7. How much did the first model of the aeroplane cost?

Answer: The first model of the aeroplane costs less than a thousand dollars.

8. Why did the brothers have to wait at Kitty Hawk after the model aeroplane was ready?

Answer: In the month of September, they took the model for testing to a place called Kitty Hawk. Stormy weather prevented them from trying it out for a few months. They waited impatiently for the weather to clear.

9. How many flights did they make on the first day?

Answer: They made four flights on the first day.

10. What happened to Orville on one of the later flights?

Answer: On one such flight by Orville, there was an accident due to a mechanical fault.

11. How did Wilbur die?

Answer: Wilbur died of typhoid fever.

12. What did Orville do after that?

Answer: When Wilbur died of Typhoid fever, Orville continued the work which they had begun.

B. Answer the following questions in detail.

1. How do we know that the two brothers were always interested in machines?

Answer: The two brothers were always interested in machines, even as children, machines fascinated Wilbur and Orville. They earned pocket money by making and selling mechanical toys at home. They even built their own printing press and brought out a weekly paper.

2. What inspired them to begin their experiments with flying?

Answer: A newspaper story about a French glider inspired them to begin their experiments with flying. They first read everything they could find on gliding. Then they made their own glider. It worked, but the brothers were not satisfied with the gliders. They were more ambitious. They decided to build an aeroplane that was actually powered by an engine and could fly, not just glide on the air current.

3. What was the first thing they did before building their first glider?

Answer: They first read everything they could find on gliding, before building their first glider. Then they made their own glider.

4. Why were they not satisfied with the glider they had built?

Answer: The Wright Brothers made their own glider, it worked, but the brothers were not satisfied. They were more ambitious. They decided to build an aeroplane that was actually powered by an engine and could fly, not just glide on the air current.

5. Give two reasons why you think the world did not realise the importance of what happened on December 17, 1903.

Answer: I think the world did not realise the importance of what happened on December 17, 1903. Because of the following two reasons -

a. At first, no one took the brothers and their flying machine seriously.

b. Secondly, when they offered their flying machine to the Governmnet of the United States, they were ignored.

VOCABULARY 

A. Match the following words related to flying with their meanings.

1. Landing - The plane returning to the ground.

2. Airport - A place where plane arrives and leave.

3. Crew - People who work on an aircraft.

4. Takeoff - the plane lifting off the ground into the air.

5. Pilot - one who flies a plane.

6. Wings - the two flat parts on either side of a plane that help it to fly.

7. Engine - a motor that provides power to the plane.

B. The word successful consists of success + ful. Add ful to the following to form new words. The first one has been done for you.

1. power + ful = powerful.

2. colour + ful = colourful. 

3. play + ful = playful.

4. hope + ful = hopeful.

5. care + ful = careful.

6. pain + ful = painful.

7. joy + ful = joyful. 

 

LANGUAGE 

A. Fill in the blanks choosing the describing words given in the box.

There were two brothers - Wilbur and Orville. They were young and ambitious men. They succeeded in the impossible task of helping man to fly. They won several medals and awards. The original plane they built can be seen in Washington today.

B. Circle the words that describe the wright brothers. 

Answer:  Circle these words in your textbook -

a. determined.

b. ambitious. 

c. hardworking.

d. daring.

e. courageous.


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