Barrington Irving Pilot and Educator

Which of the following sentence best states a central idea of "Barrington Irving, Pilot and Educator"?

• Without the support of others, it is impossible to achieve your dreams.

• Purposefulness, dedication, and belief in oneself are keys to success.

• Having practical experience as a student prepares one for an interesting career.

In this paragraph from "Barrington Irving, Pilot and Education," what key concept does the under line sentence develop?

• Students who participate in Experience Aviation programs are more likely to succeed than those who do not.

• Experience Aviation is accomplishing its goal of increasing participation in math and science careers.

• More girls need to be encouraged to study math and science and pursue related careers.

Which of the following is the best example of indirect characterization?

• He beat the odds to become the youngest person and only African American ever to fly solo around the world.

• One of their customers, a Jamaican-born professional pilot, asked Irving if he'd ever thought about becoming a pilot.

• Barrington Irving is very good at rising about obstacles.

Part B: Which excerpt from the text best supports your answer to Part A.

• To follow his dream, Irving turned down a full football scholarship to the University of Florida.

• He faced more than 50 rejections for sponsorship before convincing several manufactures to donate individual aircraft components.

• Irving's nonprofit organization, Experience Aviation, aims to boost the numbers of youth in aviation and other science- and math-related careers.

Part B: Which excerpt from the text best supports your answer to part A?

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

• This "Journey for Knowledge" flight is schedule 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?"

In “Barrington Irving, Pilot and Educator,” what does Irving have planned forthe future?

• to fly around the world on his own againc

• to turn a jet into a mobile classroom

• to help students apply for scholarships for college

Which of the following sentences best states a central idea of “Barrington Irving, Pilot and Educator”?

• Without the support of others, it is impossible to achieve your dreams.

• Having practical experience as a student prepares one for an interesting career.

• Purposefulness, dedication, and belief in oneself are the keys to success.

In this paragraph from “Barrington Irving, Pilot and Educator,” what key concept does the underlined sentence develop?

• Students who participate in Experience Aviation programs are more likely to succeed than those who do not.

• The success of Experience Aviation participants proves that the teaching techniques are effective.

• Experience Aviation is accomplishing its goal of increasing participation in math and science careers.

• More girls need to be encouraged to study math and science and pursue related careers.

Which of the following is the most reasonable inference you can make about Barrington Irving, based on information in “Barrington Irving, Pilot and Educator”?

• He is easily persuaded.

• He is determined and intelligent.

Why was Irving's solo flight around the world extraordinary? Choose two options.

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

• He was the youngest person to fly around the globe

  alone.

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

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