Quiz on The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

The story is about....The story of a boy who made his family proud

• The story of the electric wind discovery in Malawi

• The story of a boy who want to feed his country

• William's struggle to solve the problems

• Problems encountered by William in Malawi

• The story of a boy who made his family proud

What kind of person is William?

• ingenuitive

• famine

• teasing

• insane

• rushing

"Like always, the wind came, first a breeze, then a gusting gale" (p. 7). The underlined word means....

• a building with sails or vanes that turn in the wind and generate power to grind grain into flour

• burned by flame or heat

• a form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons) either statistically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current

• a very strong wind

• persons who question or lack faith in something

Which of these following statements represent the orientation in the story?
(Multiple correct answers)

• At dawn in the fields, William scanned the maize rows for magical beings.

• In a small village in Malawi where people had no money for lights, nightfall came quickly and hurried for farmers to bed.

• The darkness is the best way for William to dream.

• In the junkyard, pieces appeared like rusted treasures in the tall grass.

The purpose of the story is....

• to entertain the readers with the story of a boy who harnessed the wind

• to explain how many steps needed by a boy to build a windmill in Malawi

• to describe a boy who harnessed the wind in a village in Malawi

• to describe one of beautiful and enchanting village in Malawi

• to discuss with the readers which energy should

  be applied in Malawi

Which of these following statements represent what is told in the story?
(Multiple correct answers)

• The windmill can feed people in Malawi

• The William family was poor

• William was inspired to build a windmill after reading science books

• Nobody helped William building a windmill

• There were some people who question or lack faith in Williams’ effort

"This windmill was more than a machine. It was a weapon to fight hunger" (p. 4). It refers to....

• windmill

• the wind

• the rain

• a machine

• the maize

What do you think about the main character’s story?
Please explain your answer by imagining yourself in that situation.

Mention the main issue(s) faced by the main character.
How did he solve them?

If you were the writer, would you end the story the same way?
Explain how you would end the story!