The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

6th Grade

25 Qs

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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.2.1, RL.5.3, RL.6.2

+41

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why does William not return to school at the end of chapter 6?

He cannot afford it.

He is too hungry.

His has to work in the farm with his dad.

There is disease that is spreading.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What meal did the Kampkwamba family decide they would still eat each day?

only breakfast

only lunch

only dinner

all of them

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What country in Africa does the story take place?

Zambia

Tanzania

Malawi

Zimbabwe

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What happened to William's family because of the drought? (Drought means a long period of time without rain)

They did not have food

They only ate once a day

Only the children ate

Only the grown up ate

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What machine did the boy make?

a bicycle

a windmill

a model truck

a tractor

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

6.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is one problem William encounters, after inventing the windmill, that he uses curiosity and ingenuity (skill or cleverness) to solve?

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does William’s windmill allow him to have that he didn’t before? How does life change for him and his family?

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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