3. The purpose of the story is….
a. to describe one of beautiful and enchanting village in Malawi
b. to describe a boy who harnessed the wind in a village in Malawi
c. to explain how many steps needed by a boy to build a windmill in Malawi
d. to entertain the readers with the story of a boy who harnessed the wind
e. to discuss with the readers which energy should be applied in Malawi
Jawaban : D
4. Could the following statements represent what is told in
the story? Click Yes or No for each statement.
Could this statement represent what is told in the story? Yes No
The windmill can feed people in Malawi : Yes
The William family was poor : Yes
William was inspired to build a windmill after reading science books : Yes
Nobody helped William building a windmill : No
There were some people who question or lack faith in Williams’ effort : Yes
5. “This windmill was more than a machine. It was a weapon to fight hunger” (p. 4). It refers to….
a. a machine
b. windmill
c. the wind
d. the rain
e. the maize
Jawaban : B
6. “Like always, the wind came, first a breeze, then a gusting gale” (p. 7). The underlined word means….
a. a building with sails or vanes that turn in the wind and generate power to grind grain into flour
b. burned by flame or heat
c. a very strong wind
d. 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.
e. persons who question or lack faith in something
Jawaban : C
7. Could the following statements represent the orientation in the story? Click Yes or No for each statement.
Could this statement represent what is told in the story? Yes No
At dawn in the fields, William scanned the maize rows for magical beings : NO