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WorksheetsCHAPTER 8 - The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the title of Chapter 8?
Twenty-One Pilots
Twenty Dimes
Twenty Dams
Twenty Days
What side effect of malnutrition and starvation causes body parts to bloat?
Kwashiorkor
Malaria
Elephantiasis
Dengue
What epidemic outbreak affected the Wimbe district?
COVID
Cholera
Chlorine
Ebola
What was speculated to be the cause of human contagion of cholera?
A man sneezed on to another person.
A bat got cooked and eaten in an exotic meat festival.
A man went to a funeral and caught it there, spreading it when he came back home.
A virus broke out from quarantine.
What is another cause of the outbreak of cholera? Choose all that apply.
Insects getting into the latrines, then landing on human food.
People not having clean water to drink.
Starvation in Malawi
Price hikes of maize
Which are the effects of cholera on humans? Select as many answers as possible.
Severe Diarrhea
Dehydration
Cloudy Eyes
Weakness
What did the people in Malawi put in their water to help prevent sickness?
Antibiotics
Salt
Iodine
Chlorine
What do Malawians call "corn on the cob"?
Chakra
Chikwhapu
Dowe
Dale
What signifies twenty days for William and his family?
Twenty days until crops are ready for harvest time
Twenty days until sprouts come out
Twenty days until rations from the government are distributed
Twenty days until they eat again
Was William's family able to eat a full meal again after harvesting their maize?
Yes
No
