The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Ch. 15

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Ch. 15

4th - 6th Grade

6 Qs

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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Ch. 15

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Ch. 15

Assessment

Quiz

English, Geography, Science

4th - 6th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.1.1, RL.4.2, RI.4.5

+19

Standards-aligned

Created by

Angee Owens

Used 92+ times

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"As the bus exited the airport, I gazed out the window to see if Tanzania looked any different from Malawi, but what I saw saw was very similar: The highway was filled with minibuses crammed with people; a giant lorry belched smoke and swerved to miss an old man on a bicycle."

(p. 260)


What type of figurative language is in the excerpt above?

idiom

metaphor

personification

allusion

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What geographical feature does William see as he's traveling? (p. 261)

Mount Kilimanjaro, the biggest mountain in Africa.

Nyamuragira, the largest active volcano in Africa.

Victoria Falls, the largest waterfall in Africa.

The Nile River, the longest river in Africa.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What invention impressed William the most at the TED conference? (p 260-267)

The internet and Google

laptops and portable computers

35 mm cameras

iPod Nano

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What did William NOT do with the money donated at TED? pgs 273-274)

buy mattresses for his sisters

pay for Gilbert to go back to school

drill a bore hole for water

pay for a better windmill

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What was ironic about seeing giraffes, hippos, and elephants for the first time at San Diego Wild Animal Park?

(pgs. 276-277)

He saw them once before at the Kasungu National Park in Wimbe.

He saw them everyday in Africa.

These same animals lived only half an hour from his home, but it took him flying ten thousand miles to America to finally see them.

These same animals lived only ten thousand hours from his home, but it took him flying thirty thousand miles to America to finally see them.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

All of the following could be different themes of the book except:

If you want to make it, all you have to do is try

Hard work and perseverance can take you far

chase your dreams and never let them go regardless of life's difficulties

If things are too hard, just give up

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2