The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind- Prologue

Determine the meaning of the underlined word:

After so many months of preparation, the work was finally complete.

• hoping for a miracle

• rushing through

• getting something ready

• relaxing

What context clue in the sentence helps you determine the meaning of the underlined word?

The chain was taut and heavy with grease.

• chain

• grease

• with

• heavy

Determine the meaning of the underlined word.

The tower stood steady on its legs.

• balanced

• wobbly

• unbalanced

• heavy

Determine the meaning of the underlined word.

The soft wood groaned under my weight as I reached the top, where I stood level with my creation.

• Underneath

• Even with

• Above

• Around the corner

Determine the meaning of the underlined word.

It's steel bones were welded and bent, and its plastic arms were blackened from fire.

• separated by breaking

• straight in position

• collected from ashes

• joined together by heating

Determine the meaning of the underlined word:

I clutched a small reed that held a tiny lightbulb.

• Thick stemmed plant

• Thin string

• Hammer

• Nails

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

Down below, the crowd cackled like hens.

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Repetition

• Simile

What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?

My knees turned to jelly, but I held on.

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

Determine a synonym for the underlined word.

The traders in the market had watched it rise from a distance, and they'd closed up their shops.

• Seller

• Thief

• Shop

• Pets

Determine a synonym for the underlined word.

I pleaded in silence: Don't let me down.

• watched

• cried

• begged

• screamed