I. Vocabulary

1. realize

   1. to attain

   2. to be real

   3. to dream

   4. to work

2. inventor

   1. person who builds machines or tools

   2. person who sells machines or tools

   3. person who creates new machines or tools

   4. person who buys new machines or tools

3. increase

   1. to make smaller

   2. to fold in

   3. to fold out

   4. to make greater

4. throttle

   1. a bottle of fuel

   2. a valve controlling the flow of fuel to an engine

   3. a valve controlling the flow of air to the wings

   4. to knock someone down

5. horsepower

   1. a horse pulling a wagon

   2. a unit of weight

   3. a unit of power equal to about 746 watts

   4. the speed of a car

6. unrestricted

   1. fenced in

   2. no freedom

   3. without limits

   4. held back

7. visibility

   1. the condition of being seen

   2. not to be seen

   3. ability to travel

   4. a rain storm

8. fantasy

   1. a large fan

   2. a thing imagined

   3. a real thing

   4. a practical idea

9. vertically

   1. moving straight up and down

   2. moving parallel to the ground

   3. moving at an angle to the ground

   4. having fear of flying

10. ultimately

    1. at the beginning

    2. quietly

    3. loudly

    4. finally

II. Multiple Choice

1. The Solo Flyer is able to lift off the ground by using ________ .

   1. a solar powered engine

   2. engine-powered twin fans

   3. large flapping wings

   4. rotating blades

2. An analogy was used to compare the way one could fly in the Solo Flyer to________.

   1. how a helicopter flies

   2. how the Jetsons fly

   3. how the airphibian flies

   4. how Superman flies

3. Jet belts and rocket belts were developed ____________.

   1. 20 -30 years ago.

   2. 50 years ago

   3. recently

   4. 30 years ago

4. Paul Moller’s flying car is different than an airplane because _________ .

   1. it has no wings

   2. it uses solar power

   3. it takes off and lands vertically

   4. it can land on water

5. Robert Fulton’s invention, an airphibian, can best be described as ________ .

   1. a helicopter

   2. a solo flying machine

   3. a flying car

   4. an airplane