"The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind" Chapter 5 Reading Check

When there is no food and people are starving, what is it called?

• draught

• famine

• ganyu

• gaga

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

When there is no rain and the land is very dry, what is this called?

• draught

• famine

• ganyu

• gaga

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does William eat for his Christmas meal that year?

• gaga

• nsima

• boiled goat skin

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How is Khamba doing during the famine?

• He is catching all of the mice in the field and getting fatter.

• He ran away to find food and never came back.

• There is not enough food for him so he is getting thin and weak.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What mission does William's mother send him on at the end of Chapter 5?

• To a village called Chamama to buy maize (corn).

• To the chief (Gilbert's Dad)'s house to beg for food

• To the store to buy some fried goat meat.

• To his brand new windmill to turn on the power.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the title of Chapter 5?

• "When Magic Ruled the World"

• "Khamba"

• "Malawi Begins to Starve"

• "Discovering a Thing Called Science"

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9