Reread chapter 3 of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Then, answer the questions below.
Question 1
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Question 2
2.
Choose two pieces of evidence from the chapter that best help to convey the central idea from Part A. (RI.6.1)
Question 3
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Question 4
4.
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Which of the following best describes a central idea in this chapter? (RI.6.2)
Children in William’s village had to take a test to be admitted to school, and families had to pay to attend.
William is frustrated that so many people use radios and trucks, but they don’t know how the objects function.
William is curious about how things function, and his experiments increase his desire to study science.
The boys in William’s village played a game called bawo that used marbles and a long wooden board.
“I was filled with the desire to understand, and the questions never stopped coming. If finding these answers was the job of a scientist, then I wanted to become one. Of all the things to be curious about, what intrigued me the most were dynamos” (51).
Which best describes the meaning of the word intrigued as it is used in the excerpt? (RI.6.4, L.6.4a)
surprised
concerned
interested
frustrated
Which word from the excerpt best helps the reader to understand the meaning of the word intrigued? (RI.6.1, RI.6.4, L.6.4a)