Excerpt from Winds of Hope

How do paragraphs 2 and 3 develop a central idea in the article?

Paragraph 2

Though he could not attend school, William still wanted to learn. He was curious about many things. He took apart radios, trying to discover how they made music. One day, turning a bicycle upside down and cranking the pedals by hand, he figured out that the dynamo that generated electricity for the headlight could be wired to power a radio instead. He asked how gasoline made cars run and how CDs stored songs. No one knew, or even cared much about his questions.

Paragraph 3

Some days, William visited the village library. It had only three shelves, but William found books that interested him—science books about how things worked. William would check out Explaining Physics or Integrated Science, plop under a mango tree, and pore over the drawings and diagrams inside. Since his English was not very good, he often looked up words in the dictionary or asked the librarian. He wondered if something in these books might be useful to his family.

• They state that William was not able to attend school.

• They show how William learned things on his own.

• They explain that others did not care about William’s questions.

• They give examples of the types of books William read.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Paragraph 6 develops the author's central claim by showing that William

Paragraph 6:

"William could picture in his mind the windmill he wanted to build, but collecting the parts and tools he needed would take months. In a junkyard across from the high school, William dug through piles of twisted metal, rusted cars, and worn-out tractors, searching for anything that might help him construct his machine. He took a ring of ball bearings from an old peanut grinder and the cooling fan from a tractor engine. Cracking open a shock absorber, he removed the steel piston inside. He made four foot-long blades from plastic pipe, which he melted over a fire, flattened out, and stiffened with bamboo poles"

• was distracted by so many objects in the junkyard

• was resourceful in finding what he needed

• was able to make use of his limited time in school

• was excited to look for new projects

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which sentence best describes the relationship between William and people who doubted him?

• William was inspired and delighted by them

• William was concerned and worried about them

• William ignored and then convinced them

• William listened to and then got help from them

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which quotation shows an effect of success on William's life?

• "Shoppers, farmers, and traders could see William's tower from the local market" (paragraph 10)

• "From the top of the tower he explained that, by using the power of wind, his machine could create electricity" (paragraph 11)

• "William knew this was his moment - his moment to show everyone he wasn't crazy ...." (paragraph 12)

• "The story of the boy with only an eighth-grade education who'd built 'electric wind' spread across the Internet" (paragraph 16)

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Based on the information in the article, which of the following is most likely the author's point of view?

• Access to formal schooling is important for success.

• Science education is needed to help people flourish.

• Curiosity and persistence can lead to change.

• Families are the best support system.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

What does the phrase "pore over" mean as it is used in paragraph 3?

• examine

• glance at

• copy

• write about

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

In paragraph 14, what does the word "marvel" suggest?

• They are curious to see what will happen to the bulb

• They are worried that William's experiment may be dangerous

• They are amazed by what William has done

• They are ready to have more lights in the house

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4