PARCC Reading Comprehension Practice Test story 9

Question 1

40. The idea of flying an aircraft was ______ to some people.

Accepted Answer

distasteful

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boring

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exciting

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needless

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Answer not available

Question 2

41. People thought that the Wright brothers had ______.

Accepted Answer

acted without thinking

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been negatively influenced

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been too cautious

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been mistaken

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acted in a negative way

Question 3

42. The Wrights' interest in flight grew into a ______.

Accepted Answer

need to act

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financial empire

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plan

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foolish thought

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Answer not available

Question 4

43. Lilienthal's idea about controlling airborne vehicles was _________ the Wrights.

Accepted Answer

disliked by

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proven wrong by

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opposite to the ideas of

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accepted by

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improved by

Question 5

44. The old tables were _________ and replaced by the first reliable figures for air pressure on curved surfaces.

Accepted Answer

invalidated

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destroyed

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multiplied

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approved

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not used

Question 6

45. The Wrights designed and built their own source of _________.

Accepted Answer

force for moving forward

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force for turning around

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turning

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force for going backward

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None of the above