PARCC Advanced Reading Practice Questions Story 6

29. What did Lindbergh do before he crossed the Atlantic?

A. He charted a route to China.

B. He graduated from flight-training school.

C. He married Anne Morrow.

D. He acted as a technical advisor during World War II.

E. He was responsible for the fuel supply for planes.

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29. B: Lindbergh was hired to fly mail after attending Army flight-training school, subsequently crossing the Atlantic in 1919 (second paragraph). He married Anne Morrow (C) after flying from New York to Paris in 1927 (third paragraph). They charted the China route (A) in 1931 (fourth paragraph). The Lindberghs arranged for fuel provision along this route; Lindbergh was not responsible for planes' fuel supply (E). He was a technical advisor during World War II (D) in the 1940s (fifth paragraph).

30. What happened immediately after Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic?

A. He flew the mail between St. Louis and Chicago.

B. He left college.

C. He attended the Army flight-training school.

D. He was given the Congressional Medal of Honor.

E. He married Anne Morrow.

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30. D: Immediately after crossing the Atlantic, Lindbergh was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor (third paragraph). He flew mail between St. Louis and Chicago (A) before crossing the Atlantic (second paragraph).

31. When did Charles meet Anne Morrow?

A. Before he took off from Long Island.

B. Before Charles worked with Dr. Carrel.

C. After World War II.

D. While designing the 747.

E. When he was 30 years old.

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31. D: Charles met Anne after receiving the first Distinguished Flying Cross for flying from New York to Paris in 1927 (third paragraph). He met her after he took off from Long Island (A) to begin that flight. He and Anne both worked for airlines (B) after marrying (fourth paragraph). He and Anne were forced down into an ocean inlet (C) in Alaska while mapping the route to China (fourth paragraph). The passage never mentions Lindbergh's visiting his parents (E).

33. What event happened last?

A. Lindbergh patented an artificial heart.

B. The Lindberghs mapped a route to the Orient.

C. Lindbergh helped design the 747 airliner.

D. Lindbergh flew 50 combat missions.

E. Lindbergh was finally given an honorary degree from college.

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33. C: Lindbergh helped design the 747 in the 1950s. The artificial heart patent (A) was in 1935. The Lindberghs mapped a route to the Orient (B) in 1931. Lindbergh flew 50 combat missions (D) during World War II in the 1940s. The passage never mentions his receiving an honorary college degree (E).