Problem Solving Quiz 1

"Famine" means...

• Disease

• Extreme food scarcity

• No rainfall

• Global warming

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What did William Kamkwamba build?

• A computer

• A school

• An airplane

• A windmill

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Which word could mean, "Took control of...?"

• Irrigation

• Ingenuity

• Harnessed

• Innovation

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Which is NOT something Alexis Lewis invented?

• A windmill

• Solar clock

• Emergency mask pod

• Wheeled Travois

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

What did William Kamkwamba want to do for his career?

• Car mechanic

• Doctor

• Farmer

• Teacher

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

"Moving water in order to help crops grow"

• Famine

• Harnessed

• Innovation

• Irrigation

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

How did William Kamkwamba learn to build his project?

• School

• His parents

• Books from the local library

• The internet

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

"Innovation" means...

• Being lazy

• Developing new ideas

• Building

• Studying

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Which of the following describes how Alexis Lewis feels about invention?

• Only scientists in labs can invent

• It's impossible without going to college

• Anyone, even kids, can do it

• People shouldn't try to invent things

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

"Ingenuity" means...

• Being clever, original, or inventive

• Laziness

• Working hard

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C