This passage is a diary entry of the fictional character, Johnny Moore, a teenager who witnessed Orville and Wilbur Wright's first successful flight
Thursday, December 17, 1903
Boy It was cold today. The winds tore right through me. A fine day for flying, I thought as I headed to the spot. I took my time getting there
and was nearly late. I would have been more nervous if I believed that flight was actually going to take place. But I felt calm since I didn't really think
any flying was going to happen-flying is, as they say, for the birds--but the school holiday had already started and I didn't have anything better to
So, so I went along for the fun of it. Some sald Wilbur and Orville might be foolish, but I think they are good chaps. There's nothing wrong with
allure, I was prepared to tell them when they failed. Failure leads to success someday.
It was me who was foolish! They did it
. THEY DID IT. I could write it a million times and still barely believe the words. They did it and I was
here. I saw it with my own two eyes. If I live to be a hundred, I'll never see anything like this again. It was as if time stood still. It may have been only
2 seconds, but it was the most exciting thing I've ever seen or imagined.
What is the narrator's initial attitude about the events of the day?
O 1. He is bored by the idea of flying.
0 2. He is doubtful that flight is possible.
O 3. He is nervous that flight is dangerous
4. He is filled with wonder at the idea of flying.