Will Jet Packs Take Off?

Lewis writes, “Suitor, who was one of the first to test the device, once said the training was like learning ‘to balance while standing on a beach ball on the ocean.’” Lewis likely included this quote to _______.

• show readers how impressive Suitor was

• describe why jet packs were so popular

• help explain why early jet packs did not catch on

• explain what jet packs looked like

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Which of the following statements explains why jet packs were invented?

• "When they landed gracefully back on the field, the crowd erupted into applause" (par.5).

• "The Army wanted a way for soldiers to get over rough terrain easily" (par. 8).

• "First of all, it was expensive. I was also hard to maneuver and very heavy" (par. 11).

• "In popular culture, jet packs seemed to be everywhere--in cartoons, comic books, movies, and cereal advertisements" (par. 12).

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Which line from "Will Jet Packs Take Off?" expresses that early jet packs were hard to control and unsafe?

• "It used rockets to lift a person off the ground."

• "For some 20 glorious seconds, they sailed through the air."

• "Over the years, fliers suffered shattered kneecaps, broken arms, and singed skin."

• "Jet packs still have many challenges: they're still expensive, heavy, and impractical."

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Which evidence supports the statement that people should not give up on future dreams for jet packs?

• "Humans have been fascinated by flight since out earliest ancestors looked up with awe and envy at birds fluttering across the sky."

• 
  "Bell engineered a device that came to be called a Rocket Belt. It used rockets to lift a person off the ground."

• "Over the past decade, there have been a number of exciting innovations."

• "One possible use is to enable medics to get to hard-to-reach places after natural disasters."

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In “Will Jet Packs Take Off?,” Lewis writes, “It was the first-ever Super Bowl. But the game wouldn’t be the only spectacle that day” (par. 2) Which is the definition of spectacle?

• a show you have to pay for

• an entertaining public display

• a private event

• a sporting event

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On page 24 in the third column, Lewis writes, "The Army wanted a way for soldiers to get over rough terrain easily." Terrain most closely means _____.

• water

• landscape

• sky

• dirt

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On page 25 in the first column, Lewis writes, "But by then, the public was enamored." Enamored most closely means _____.

• fascinated by

• disgusted by

• loved by

• rejected by

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On page 25 in the second column, Lewis writes, "According to Tarunraj Singh, an engineering professor at the University of Buffalo, one of the biggest challenges is maneuverability." Maneuverability most closely means _____.

• flexibility

• skills

• accessibility

• expense

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