HMH Into Reading V3 Module 1: Week 2 Quiz

How did William get many of the parts needed to build his windmill?

• He bought them at a store in town.

• He borrowed them from his teachers.

• He collected them from the junkyard.

• He looked for them in the maize fields.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What made William want to build his windmill?

• William thought that a windmill could help his family and their farm.

• William wanted to learn about windmills since he could no longer go to school.

• William found a book in his library that showed how to build windmills on farms.

• William hoped that people would see his windmill and come to his farm to ask him about it.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

1. When the author describes the axle of the windmill, she explains that when the wind blows,
   the blades rotate and spin the bicycle wheel. What is the meaning of the word rotate?

• stay

• stop

• crash

• twirl

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Why does William most likely continue to provide villages across Africa with wind and solar power?

• He believes it can improve people's lives.

• He knows there is a lot of wind in Malawi.

• He believes it is better for the environment.

• He wants to share what he learned in college.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why was a windmill so important to William's family?

• It proved that they had a lot of money.

• It provided energy for their lights and radios.

• It gave the media a reason to notice the family.

• It helped them harness the energy created by the sun.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What made Marilyn Hamilton invent the Quickie wheelchair?

• She wanted to compete in the Paralympics.

• She wanted a lighter and faster wheelchair to play sports in.

• She wanted to play tennis without getting blisters on her hands.

• She wanted to expand the range of sports athletes could participate in.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

After Marilyn Hamilton’s hang gliding accident, she felt imprisoned in her wheelchair. What does the word imprisoned mean as it is used here?

• weak

• injured

• trapped

• stationary

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

How are negative cambered wheels different from traditional wheelchair wheels?

• They are wider, which gives them more grip.

• They are lighter, which means they move faster and go farther.

• They are straighter, which gives them a higher center of gravity.

• They are angled, which means the wheels are closer to a person’s body and easier to push harder.

What was one result of Dr. Ludwig Guttmann’s idea to use activity as medicine?

• Fleeing soldiers left England before the Second World War.

• Soldiers experienced kidney infections and painful bedsores.

• Soldiers with spinal cord injuries created Mandeville Hospital.

• Injured soldiers regained their strength and went home to live healthy lives.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which sentence best summarizes the passage Wheelchair Sports?

• Wheelchairs allow previously injured athletes to continue living an active lifestyle.

• Wheelchair polo and wheelchair basketball help patients recover from spinal cord injuries.

• Patients with spinal cord injuries are required to play wheelchair sports to keep them out of bed.

• The sports wheelchair has a lower center of mass and a wider wheelbase than traditional wheelchairs.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2