Read the text and answer the following questions.

Human beings conquered the distance on earth by discovering wheels. They endeavored further. Then on December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers in America made the first experiment of flying in a plane. In the experiment, a machine carried a man and rose above by its own power. The machine was called ‘aka airplane’. It flew naturally in a smooth speed, and finally landed without damage. That was human being’s first real take-off. And now, they have got a supersonic speed. In a supersonic speed, something travels faster than sound! So the sky’s the limit now!

Modern aircraft companies are making revolutions in aviation technology. Boeing as well as Airbus is producing modern passenger airplanes. These planes fly very fast. Boeing 787 flies 950 km/h. However, Airbus 350 is expected to fly at a speed of 945 km/h.

You find attractive ads on the websites of both Boeing and Airbus planes. Both have excellent features. But in speed, neither could beat the Concorde. It is the world’s fastest supersonic passenger aircraft. Its normal speed was 2,170 km/h. The Concorde was a joint project by France and Britain. It started passenger flight in 1976. Unfortunately, the Concorde fleet was grounded forever in 2003 after a major accident.

মানুষ পৃথিবীতে দূরত্ব জয় করেছে চাকার আবিষ্কারের মাধ্যমে। তারা আরও অগ্রসর হওয়ার চেষ্টা করেছে। তারপর ১৭ ডিসেম্বর, ১৯০৩ সালে আমেরিকার রাইট ভ্রাতৃদ্বয় প্রথমবার বিমানে উড়ার পরীক্ষা করেন। সেই পরীক্ষায় একটি যন্ত্র একজন মানুষকে বহন করে নিজ শক্তিতে আকাশে উঠে যায়। যন্ত্রটির নাম দেওয়া হয়েছিল “বিমান”। এটি স্বাভাবিকভাবে মসৃণ গতিতে উড়ে যায় এবং শেষে কোনো ক্ষতি ছাড়াই অবতরণ করে। সেটিই ছিল মানুষের প্রথম প্রকৃত উড্ডয়ন। আর এখন তারা অর্জন করেছে অতিসonic গতি। অতিসonic গতিতে কোনো বস্তু শব্দের চেয়েও দ্রুত চলে! তাই আকাশই এখন সীমা!

আধুনিক বিমান কোম্পানিগুলো বিমান প্রযুক্তিতে বিপ্লব ঘটাচ্ছে। বোয়িং এবং এয়ারবাস উভয়েই আধুনিক যাত্রীবাহী বিমান তৈরি করছে। এই বিমানগুলো খুব দ্রুত উড়ে। বোয়িং ৭৮৭ ঘণ্টায় ৯৫০ কিলোমিটার বেগে চলে। তবে এয়ারবাস ৩৫০ ঘণ্টায় ৯৪৫ কিলোমিটার গতিতে চলবে বলে আশা করা হচ্ছে।

আপনি বোয়িং ও এয়ারবাস উভয় বিমানের ওয়েবসাইটে আকর্ষণীয় বিজ্ঞাপন খুঁজে পাবেন। উভয়েরই চমৎকার বৈশিষ্ট্য রয়েছে। কিন্তু গতির দিক থেকে কেউই কনকর্ডকে হারাতে পারেনি। এটি বিশ্বের দ্রুততম অতিসonic যাত্রীবাহী বিমান। এর স্বাভাবিক গতি ছিল ঘণ্টায় ২,১৭০ কিলোমিটার। কনকর্ড ছিল ফ্রান্স ও ব্রিটেনের যৌথ প্রকল্প। এটি ১৯৭৬ সালে যাত্রীবাহী ফ্লাইট শুরু করে। দুর্ভাগ্যবশত, ২০০৩ সালে একটি বড় দুর্ঘটনার পর কনকর্ড বহরকে স্থায়ীভাবে বন্ধ করে দেওয়া হয়।

Here are 50 MCQ questions based on the passage the history of flight and airplanes:

1. Who conquered distance on earth by discovering the wheel?
   a) Scientists
   b) Pilots
   c) Human beings
   d) Engineers
2. When did the Wright brothers make their first flying experiment?
   a) 1901
   b) 1902
   c) 1903
   d) 1904
3. Where did the Wright brothers conduct their first flight experiment?
   a) France
   b) Britain
   c) America
   d) Germany
4. What carried a man and rose by its own power?
   a) Balloon
   b) Airplane
   c) Helicopter
   d) Kite
5. What was the machine called that the Wright brothers invented?
   a) Balloon
   b) Rocket
   c) Airplane
   d) Spaceship
6. How did the machine fly in the experiment?
   a) Smoothly
   b) Roughly
   c) Slowly
   d) Unevenly
7. What happened when the machine landed?
   a) It was damaged
   b) It exploded
   c) It landed safely
   d) It sank
8. What was human beings’ first real take-off?
   a) The balloon flight
   b) The rocket launch
   c) The Wright brothers’ plane flight
   d) The Concorde flight
9. What speed is faster than sound?
   a) Hypersonic speed
   b) Supersonic speed
   c) Subsonic speed
   d) Average speed
10. What phrase is used in the passage to mean endless possibilities?
    a) The earth is vast
    b) The sky’s the limit
    c) Time will tell
    d) Science wins
11. Which companies are making revolutions in aviation technology?
    a) Boeing and Concorde
    b) Airbus and NASA
    c) Boeing and Airbus
    d) Concorde and Wright
12. What are Boeing and Airbus producing?
    a) Fighter planes
    b) Passenger airplanes
    c) Cargo planes
    d) Helicopters
13. How do modern passenger planes fly?
    a) Very slowly
    b) Very fast
    c) With difficulty
    d) Rarely
14. What is the speed of Boeing 787?
    a) 850 km/h
    b) 900 km/h
    c) 950 km/h
    d) 1000 km/h
15. What is the expected speed of Airbus 350?
    a) 935 km/h
    b) 940 km/h
    c) 945 km/h
    d) 955 km/h
16. Where can we find ads for Boeing and Airbus planes?
    a) In magazines
    b) On websites
    c) On TV
    d) On radio
17. What do the ads of Boeing and Airbus highlight?
    a) Problems
    b) Dangers
    c) Features
    d) Failures
18. Which aircraft was the world’s fastest supersonic passenger plane?
    a) Boeing 747
    b) Airbus 350
    c) Wright Flyer
    d) Concorde
19. What was the normal speed of the Concorde?
    a) 1,500 km/h
    b) 1,800 km/h
    c) 2,170 km/h
    d) 2,500 km/h
20. Which countries jointly built the Concorde?
    a) America and Germany
    b) France and Britain
    c) Russia and China
    d) Japan and Canada
21. When did Concorde start passenger flights?
    a) 1969
    b) 1970
    c) 1976
    d) 1980
22. In which year was the Concorde grounded forever?
    a) 2000
    b) 2001
    c) 2002
    d) 2003
23. Why was the Concorde grounded?
    a) Lack of speed
    b) Major accident
    c) Too costly
    d) Old design
24. What was the Wright brothers’ nationality?
    a) German
    b) French
    c) American
    d) British
25. How did the Wright brothers’ airplane fly?
    a) Slowly and unevenly
    b) Naturally and smoothly
    c) Roughly and dangerously
    d) Loudly and harshly
26. What made human beings’ first real take-off possible?
    a) Balloon
    b) Helicopter
    c) Airplane
    d) Spaceship
27. Which phrase shows great technological progress?
    a) They endeavored further
    b) They gave up
    c) They were afraid
    d) They stayed still
28. Which aircraft’s speed was higher than Boeing 787?
    a) Concorde
    b) Airbus 350
    c) Wright Flyer
    d) None
29. How many km/h does Boeing 787 fly?
    a) 850
    b) 900
    c) 950
    d) 970
30. What is the speed difference between Boeing 787 and Airbus 350?
    a) 5 km/h
    b) 10 km/h
    c) 15 km/h
    d) 20 km/h
31. What kind of speed did Concorde have?
    a) Normal speed
    b) Subsonic speed
    c) Supersonic speed
    d) Low speed
32. What is meant by supersonic speed?
    a) Faster than wind
    b) Faster than sound
    c) Faster than light
    d) Faster than water
33. What was one of the Concorde’s unique features?
    a) It carried rockets
    b) It was supersonic
    c) It was unmanned
    d) It was solar-powered
34. Which project united France and Britain?
    a) Boeing 787
    b) Airbus 350
    c) Wright Flyer
    d) Concorde
35. What did the Wright brothers’ machine do after flying?
    a) It broke
    b) It exploded
    c) It landed safely
    d) It disappeared
36. Which company produces Boeing 787?
    a) Airbus
    b) Boeing
    c) Concorde
    d) NASA
37. Which airplane is expected to fly 945 km/h?
    a) Boeing 787
    b) Airbus 350
    c) Concorde
    d) Wright Flyer
38. Which aircraft’s fleet was grounded forever?
    a) Boeing 787
    b) Airbus 350
    c) Concorde
    d) Wright Flyer
39. Which year marked the first successful airplane flight?
    a) 1901
    b) 1902
    c) 1903
    d) 1905
40. What is the present status of the Concorde?
    a) Still flying
    b) Grounded
    c) Being repaired
    d) Only cargo
41. Which invention helped humans conquer distance on earth?
    a) Car
    b) Wheel
    c) Ship
    d) Rocket
42. What was the speed of sound surpassed by?
    a) Supersonic speed
    b) Slow speed
    c) Subsonic speed
    d) Normal speed
43. Which aircraft began passenger service in 1976?
    a) Boeing 747
    b) Airbus 350
    c) Concorde
    d) Wright Flyer
44. Who invented the first successful airplane?
    a) Wright brothers
    b) Concorde team
    c) Airbus engineers
    d) Boeing scientists
45. What did the airplane prove in 1903?
    a) Human flight is possible
    b) Machines cannot fly
    c) Only birds can fly
    d) Flight is dangerous
46. Which company competes with Boeing?
    a) NASA
    b) Airbus
    c) Concorde
    d) SpaceX
47. Which type of plane was Concorde?
    a) Cargo plane
    b) Supersonic passenger plane
    c) Fighter jet
    d) Helicopter
48. What happened to the Concorde after 2003?
    a) It continued flying
    b) It was repaired
    c) It was permanently grounded
    d) It was sold
49. Which airplane had a normal speed of 2,170 km/h?
    a) Boeing 787
    b) Airbus 350
    c) Concorde
    d) Wright Flyer
50. Which invention marked human beings’ first real take-off?
    a) Balloon
    b) Rocket
    c) Airplane
    d) Helicopter

Here are the answers only 

1. c
2. c
3. c
4. b
5. c
6. a
7. c
8. c
9. b
10. b
11. c
12. b
13. b
14. c
15. c
16. b
17. c
18. d
19. c
20. b
21. c
22. d
23. b
24. c
25. b
26. c
27. a
28. a
29. c
30. a
31. c
32. b
33. b
34. d
35. c
36. b
37. b
38. c
39. c
40. b
41. b
42. a
43. c
44. a
45. a
46. b
47. b
48. c
49. c
50. c

Here are 30 WH questions based on the passage about the history of airplanes and aviation:

1. Who discovered the wheel to conquer distance on earth?
2. When did the Wright brothers conduct their first flight experiment?
3. Where did the Wright brothers make their first airplane flight?
4. What was the name of the machine invented by the Wright brothers?
5. How did the first airplane land after the experiment?
6. What was human beings’ first real take-off?
7. What kind of speed is faster than sound?
8. Why is the phrase “the sky’s the limit” used in the passage?
9. Which companies are revolutionizing aviation technology?
10. What type of planes are Boeing and Airbus producing?
11. How fast does Boeing 787 fly?
12. What is the expected speed of Airbus 350?
13. Where can you find attractive ads of Boeing and Airbus planes?
14. What do the ads of Boeing and Airbus highlight?
15. Which aircraft was the fastest supersonic passenger plane?
16. What was the normal speed of the Concorde?
17. Which two countries jointly built the Concorde?
18. When did the Concorde start passenger flights?
19. Why was the Concorde fleet grounded forever?
20. In which year was the Concorde grounded permanently?
21. Who invented the first successful airplane?
22. What proved that human flight was possible in 1903?
23. How do modern passenger airplanes differ from early ones?
24. What is meant by supersonic speed?
25. What was the role of instinct and courage in the Wright brothers’ flight?
26. Which airplane was faster than both Boeing 787 and Airbus 350?
27. What phrase shows human ambition in the passage?
28. How does the passage describe the progress of aviation?
29. Why is the Concorde remembered in aviation history?
30. What lesson can we learn from the development of aircraft?

Answer: 

1. Human beings discovered the wheel to make travel easier. It helped them conquer distance on earth.
2. The Wright brothers conducted their first flight in 1903. It was a great step in aviation history.
3. The first airplane flight took place in America. The Wright brothers achieved this success there.
4. The machine invented by the Wright brothers was called an airplane. It could rise and fly by its own power.
5. The airplane landed smoothly after the experiment. It did not suffer any damage.
6. The first real take-off was the Wright brothers’ airplane flight. It marked the beginning of modern aviation.
7. Supersonic speed is faster than sound. It is a remarkable achievement in air travel.
8. The phrase “the sky’s the limit” means endless possibilities. It shows how far humans can go with technology.
9. Boeing and Airbus are leading companies in aviation. They are bringing revolutions in modern aircraft design.
10. Boeing and Airbus are producing passenger airplanes. These planes are fast and efficient.
11. Boeing 787 flies at 950 km/h. It is one of the fastest passenger planes today.
12. Airbus 350 is expected to fly at 945 km/h. Its speed is almost similar to Boeing 787.
13. Attractive ads of Boeing and Airbus can be found on websites. They highlight the planes’ special features.
14. The ads of Boeing and Airbus highlight excellent features. They try to attract customers with these qualities.
15. The Concorde was the fastest supersonic passenger plane. It could fly much faster than Boeing or Airbus.
16. The normal speed of the Concorde was 2,170 km/h. This was more than twice the speed of sound.
17. France and Britain jointly built the Concorde. It was a result of international cooperation.
18. The Concorde started passenger flights in 1976. It was a proud moment in aviation history.
19. The Concorde fleet was grounded because of a major accident. Safety concerns ended its flights forever.
20. The Concorde was grounded permanently in 2003. Since then, it has not flown again.
21. The Wright brothers invented the first successful airplane. Their invention changed human history.
22. The first flight in 1903 proved human flight was possible. It showed machines could carry people safely.
23. Modern passenger planes are faster and more comfortable. They also use advanced technology compared to early ones.
24. Supersonic speed means traveling faster than sound. The Concorde was a supersonic passenger plane.
25. The Wright brothers had instinct and courage to try flying. Their bravery helped them succeed.
26. The Concorde was faster than Boeing 787 and Airbus 350. Its speed was unmatched by other passenger planes.
27. The phrase “they endeavored further” shows ambition. It reflects human desire to go beyond limits.
28. The passage describes aviation progress from wheels to airplanes. It highlights how humans advanced step by step.
29. The Concorde is remembered as the world’s fastest passenger plane. Its speed made it a legend in aviation.
30. We learn to be ambitious and prepared for challenges. Human progress depends on courage and innovation.