Wheelchair Sports and Winds of Hope Quiz Practice

In "Winds of Hope", which was NOT a problem faced by William?

• His community was facing difficulties as the result of a terrible drought.

• He had to stop his education.

• He was a poor student.

• His family did not have enough food.

Which of the following was not a step taken by William to create his windmill?

• He went to a junkyard to collect parts.

• He used maize cob since he did not have a drill.

• He used a book from the library to get the idea for creating the windmill.

• He gathered donations from people in other countries to put his windmill together.

The text of Winds of Hope states, "...a windmill could be used to pump water to irrigate the family's maize fields." What is the best meaning of the word "irrigate"?

• to plant

• to annoy

• to water

• to watch

What is the main reason that William most likely decided to build his windmill?

• He wanted to help his family and community.

• He wanted to be famous.

• He wanted to prove his archenemy Ronald McAlwaysright that he could make a better windmill than him.

• He read about it in a book.

What is the text structure of page 37 of Winds of Hope?

• Compare and contrast, because the author is comparing corn to wheat.

• Cause and Effect, because the author is explaining why the drought happened.

• Problem and Solution, because the author is explaining what William did when he struggled with limited education, power, and food.

• Chronological order, because this page is describing how William's windmill was built.

Based on page 40 of Winds of Hope, what has William been doing since the world found out about his windmill?

• Nothing. He's been eating Takis alone in his windmill-powered house and minding his business.

• He is still a student at Dartmouth.

• He attended Dartmouth and is now helping to bring electricity and water pumps to other regions of Africa.

• He is being interviewed on the radio and television every day.

In Wheelchair Sports, which of the following was not described as a problem that athletes have with traditional wheelchairs?

• They are heavy and difficult to maneuver.

• The vertical wheels make them easier to tip over.

• They are expensive.

• They are hard to move quickly.

What is a feature of negative cambered wheels that makes them better for athletes?

• They are yellow.

• They are angled rather than vertical.

• They are smaller.

• They come with a feature that transports you to another dimension when athletes play basketball.

Page 47 of Wheelchair Sports states, "Elite wheelchair athletes have an awesome level of fitness, skill, and upper body strength." Based on this sentence, what is the best meaning of "elite"?

• Strong

• Pretty

• The most skilled

• In possession of the most melty, gooey, delicious cheese.

What is the best summary of Wheelchair Sports?

• Marilyn Hamilton got injured in a bad accident and could no longer play sports.

• Dr. Ludwig Guttman helped to encourage injured soldiers to build stamina with athletics.

• Several inventors like Marilyn Hamilton and Dr. Ludwig Guttman helped to create activities and perfect tools like the Quickie Wheelchair to improve sports for athletes with physical disabilities.

• According to Marilyn Hamilton, all wheelchairs should be yellow, not blue.