Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the person telling the story?
William Kamkwamba
Anna Hymas
Chief Wimbe
Mister Phiri
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What part of the windmill is #1?
Shaft
Generator
Rotor
Blade
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Reread an excerpt from chapter 2 of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, starting on page 40 (“One morning after the rains . . .”) and ending on page 41 (“. . . waistband of my trousers”). Which of the following is a method used by the writers in this excerpt to further develop our understanding of William?
anecdote
dialogue
examples
photographs
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who is the author of 'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind'?
William Kamkwamba
Bryan Mealer
Both A and B
None of the above
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the primary theme of 'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind'?
Adventure
Innovation and Perseverance
Romance
Mystery
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In 'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind', what does William Kamkwamba build to help his village?
A school
A windmill
A water pump
A solar panel
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which country is the setting for 'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind'?
Kenya
Nigeria
Malawi
Ghana
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
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