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Leonardo da Vinci, born in 1452, was an artist and inventor who conceptualized the first model of a helicopter in 1483, inspired by his studies of bird flight. Despite his innovative design, he lacked the necessary motor technology to make it functional, with the first successful helicopter not flying until 1936. Da Vinci passed away in 1519, leaving a legacy of creativity and scientific inquiry.

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Leonardo da Vinci, born in 1452, was an artist and inventor who conceptualized the first model of a helicopter in 1483, inspired by his studies of bird flight. Despite his innovative design, he lacked the necessary motor technology to make it functional, with the first successful helicopter not flying until 1936. Da Vinci passed away in 1519, leaving a legacy of creativity and scientific inquiry.

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TEST 2 – READING 1

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy. He was the
illegitimate son of Ser Piero, a Florentine notary and landlord, but lived
on the estate and was treated as a legitimate son.

In 1483, Leonardo da Vinci drew the first model of a helicopter. It did


not look very much like our modern day “copter,” but the idea of what
it could do was about the same.

Leonardo was an artist and sculptor. He was very interested in motion


and movement and tried to show it in his art. In order to show
movement, he found it helpful to study the way things moved. One
subject he liked to study was birds and how they flew. He spent many
hours watching the birds and examining the structure of their wings.
He noticed how they cupped air with their wings and how the feathers
helped hold the air. Through these studies, Leonardo began to
understand how birds were able to fly.

Like many other men, Leonardo began to dream of the day when
people would be able to fly. He designed a machine that used all the
things he had learned about flight, and thus became the first model of
a helicopter.

Poor Leonardo had only one problem, however. He had no way to give
the necessary speed to his invention. You see, motors had not yet
been invented and speed was an important part of the flying process.
It would be another four hundred years before the engine was invented
and another fifty years before it was put to the test in an airplane.
Leonardo’s dream of a helicopter finally came to pass in 1936.

The Italian painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and scientist,


Leonardo died on May 2, 1519, and was buried in the cloister of San
Fiorentino in Amboise.

1. What is the author’s main point?


A. The invention of the helicopter.
B. Birds cup air with their wings and use feathers to help hold the air.
C. An overview of one of Leonardo da Vinci’s many skills.
D. Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 and died in 1519.
2. Which paragraph explains why Leonardo’s helicopter was not
successful in his lifetime?
A. paragraph 1 B. paragraph 2 C. paragraph 4 D. paragraph 5

3. The word illegitimate in line 3 is closest in meaning to _______.


A. against the law or illegal B. not in correct usage
C. incorrectly deduced; illogical D. born out of wedlock

4. The word it in line 4 refers to _______.


A. Leonardo da Vinci B. The first model helicopter
C. 1483 D. motion and movement

5. The following sentence would best complete which paragraph?


“Since then people have been living out Leonardo’s dream of
flying.”
A. paragraph 2 B. paragraph 3 C. paragraph 4 D. paragraph 5

6. What was the main problem with Leonardo’s invention?


A. motors were not yet invented. B. the birds lost their
feathers.
C. he was illegitimate. D. he couldn’t draw.

7. The word they in the third paragraph refers to _______.


A. the feathers B. the birds C. the studies D. the wings

8. In what year was the first helicopter flown?


A. 1483 B. 1452 C. 1519 D. 1936

9. The word problem in line 16 could best be replaced by the word


_______.
A. dilemma B. mistake C. danger D. pain

10. What two things did birds have that Leonardo da Vinci noticed
helped them to fly?
A. wings and beaks B. feathers and talons
C. wings and feathers D. cups and feathers

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