Barrington Review

Why was Irving’s solo flight around the world extraordinary?

• He was the youngest person to fly around the globe alone.

• He was the only African American to make such a trip.

• He made the fewest number of stops during the flight.

• He completed the trip in the shortest amount of time.

What inspired Irving to become a pilot?

• reading a book in his parents’ bookstore

• talking to his parents about his ambitions

• sitting in the cockpit of a commercial airplane

What is the main goal of Irving’s nonprofit organization, Experience Aviation

• to subsidize tuition costs for low-income youth

• to increase interest in careers in aviation, science, and math 

• to replace science and math programs in underfunded public schools

• to provide transportation for students who have limited access to museums

What does Irving have planned for the future?

• to turn a jet into a mobile classroom

• to fly around the world on his own again

• to visit the places he stopped on his first flight

• to help students apply for scholarships for college

Which statements about the “Journey for Knowledge” program are true?

• Students will not need access to a computer in order to participate in the program.

• The program will include communicating with the International Space Station.

• Students in the program will learn more about engineering and technology.

• The program’s curriculum focuses on history, art, and music.

• During the program, Irving will fly to all seven continents.

Which word (or words) in the following sentence is a proper noun and should be capitalized?

Taylor’s fifth-grade class took a field trip to the delaware river and learned about its ecosystem.

• fifth-grade class 

• field trip

• delaware river

• Ecosystem

Which word in the following sentences is a possessive pronoun?

Jamal’s going to ride his brother’s bike to school. He hopes that his own bike will be fixed today. His dad’s working on it now.

• Jamal’s

• brother’s

• his

• dad’s

Using context clues in “Barrington Irving, Pilot and Educator,” decide which of the following inferences best describes how Barrington Irving feels about
accomplishing his solo flight around the world.

• proud and satisfied

• nervous but hopeful

• scared but determined

• excited yet disbelieving

One meaning of the word bounty is “plenty.” Based on your knowledge of the Old English suffix -ful, choose the best definition of bountiful.

• gifts

• adequate

• determined

• overflowing

Which excerpt from the text best describes how Barrington Irving feels about accomplishing his solo flight around the world?

• Then another dream took hold: flying solo around the world.

• After 97 days, 26 stops, and dozens of thunderstorms, monsoons, snowstorms, and sandstorms, he touched down to a roaring crowd in Miami.

• This “Journey for Knowledge” flight is scheduled to depart in 2013 and will make Irving the youngest person ever to fly to all seven continents.

• “They told me it would take forever and I’d never come home. Well … guess what?”