The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind Chapters 12 to The End

CHAPTER 12 (pg 208 - 212): What did William need to build so he could charge people's phones?

• a computer

• a power station

• a step up transformer

• a shop

CHAPTER 12 (pg 212 - 218): What animal nearly makes the roof fall down?

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CHAPTER 12 (pg 218 - 225): Why did William need a rubber belt for his windmill?

• Because rubber is cheaper than metal.

• Because it looked nicer.

• Because the bicycle chain kept breaking.

• Because he wanted to save the environment.

CHAPTER 13 (pg 226 - 233): Which of William's projects failed?

• charging phones

• making a radio station

• pumping water

• all of them

CHAPTER 13 (pg 233 - 241): Why does William worry that the villagers will try to destroy his windmill?

• Because they believe it is magic and has blown away the rain clouds.

• Because it is too noisy and made of rubbish and looks terrible.

• Because the electricity company (ESCOM) has paid them to destroy it.

CHAPTER 14 (pg 242 - 248): What did Dr Mchazime think was the most important thing for children to have?

• electricity

• maize

• x-boxes

• education

CHAPTER 13 (pg 248 - 252): What do the letters TED stand for?

• Time, Education, Direction

• Technology, Entertainment, Design

• Teaching, Educating, Deserving

• Trees, Eggs, Dogs

CHAPTER 13 (pg 252 - 259): True or False? The black trousers and white shirt were the nicest clothes William had ever owned.

• true

• false

CHAPTER 15 (pg 260 - 267): What impressed William the most at the TED conference?

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CHAPTER 15 (pg 267 - 274): At ABCCA which two letters did William learn not to mix up?

• A & B

• L & R

• M & N

• X & Z