What college did William Kamkwamba graduate from in 2014?
A Young Tinkerer Builds a Windmill

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English
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6th Grade
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Hard
Margaret Anderson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Dartmouth College
College of Malawi
Brown University
Harvard University
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was William forced to drop out of school?
The school had no money to continue to operate.
The school was located too far away from his home.
The family had no money to send William to school.
His father became ill and he had to take care of him.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How long did it take William to build his first Windmill?
1 month
2 months
3 months
1 year
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did William figure out how a windmill works, and what parts he would need to build it.
He read a book on energy sources in the library.
He read a book from his library that had a picture of a windmill on it.
He looked at pictures in a book about energy resources that he found at the junkyard.
He looked at the pictures in a book about energy resources that he found at the library.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is NOT a reason William decided to build a windmill?
The windmill would allow the family to pump water from the river to irrigate their crops.
The windmill would help in providing food to the family.
The windmill would allow the family to earn enough money selling their crops so William could go back to school.
The windmill would provide light at night to read and study.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the village William is from?
Masitala
Malawi
Africa
Tanzania
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What materials to William use to build the windmill?
a broken bicycle, a lawn mower engine fan, a shock absorber, and tree branches
a broken bicycle, a tractor engine fan, a shock absorber, and tree branches
a broken bicycle, a tractor engine fan, a shock absorber, and told steel poles
a broken bicycle, a tractor engine, a shock absorber, and tree branches
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