The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind ch 10-13

In chapter 11, what happened to William's father's radio?

• William dropped it when he was testing the windmill.
• It blew up from too many volts of electricity.
• It was stolen by neighboring boys.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

"The machine groaned against the breeze, as if begging me to release it."  What type of figurative language is found in the sentence above.  

• simile
• personification
• simile and personification
• neither

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

William's sister asks William what happens if the wind stop's blowing.  He replies, "The light will go off." What is his solution to this problem?

• kerosene lamps
• flashlights
• a car battery

William's language, Chichewa, doesn't have a word for windmill.  Instead, he used the phrase "magesti a mphepo," which means what?

• electric wind
• milling the wind
• wind harness

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What was one way William used the windmill until he could find a car battery?

• turning on a microwave
• operating a fan
• charging mobile phones

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.3

What caused the beam in William's room to break?

• a storm
• termites
• poor construction
• ants

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.3

Why does William try to avoid having the wires in his house cross each other?

• Crossed wires could cause a fire.
• Crossed wires would burn out the light bulbs.
• Crossed wires would break the dynamo.  

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

The bike chain kept on coming off the windmill, causing William to have to climb up and put it back on, sometimes resulting injury. What does Geoffrey suggest he use instead of a chain? 

• A rubber belt.
• A thick wire.
• A strong strip of fabric. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

What does William attempt to build next?

• a bike
• a water pump
• a radio station

During the impending famine of 2006, the people of Malawi blaming the weather, they blamed______.

• each other
• the government
• magic