The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

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.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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

• only breakfast

• only lunch

• only dinner

• all of them

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What country in Africa does the story take place?

• Zambia

• Tanzania

• Malawi

• Zimbabwe

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What machine did the boy make?

• a bicycle

• a windmill

• a model truck

• a tractor

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

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

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the main theme of 'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind'?

• Perseverance and innovation

• Friendship and loyalty

• Love and sacrifice

• War and peace

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Who is the author of 'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind'?

• William Kamkwamba

• Chinua Achebe

• Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What does William Kamkwamba use to build his windmill?

• Scrap metal and bicycle parts

• Wood and nails

• Plastic and glue

• Concrete and steel

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1