Which sentence best summarizes the passage?

By capturing the wind, William made it easier to get electricity in Africa.

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

He believes it can improve people's lives.

What evidence from the passage best supports the idea that the Quickie wheelchair is beneficial for athletes?

It uses negative cambered wheels so people can reach the wheels easier.

What made Marilyn Hamilton invent the Quickie wheelchair?

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

What made William want to build his windmill?

He thought the windmill could help his family and their farm.

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

He collected them from the junkyard

Which sentence best summarizes the passage "Wheelchair Sports"?

Wheelchairs allow injured athletes to continue living an active lifestyle.

What was one result of Dr. Guttmann's order for soldiers with spinal cord injuries to play sports in the hospital?

Soldiers went home to live healthy lives.

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Winds of Hope/Wheelchair Sports: Hang Glider to Wheeler-Dealer

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1
Which sentence best summarizes the passage?
By capturing the wind, William made it easier to get electricity in Africa.
William was able to travel the world and go to college.
William did a great thing for his African village.
William was famous for building a windmill with only an 8th grade education
2
After Marilyn Hamilton's accident, she felt imprisoned in her wheelchair. What does the word imprisoned mean?
Weak
Trapped
Stationary
Injured
3
"When the wind blows, the blades rotate and spin the bicycle wheel." What does rotate mean?
Crash
Twirl
Stop
Stay
4
Why does William most likely continue to provide villages across Africa with wind and solar power?
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.
He believes it can improve people's lives.
5
What evidence from the passage best supports the idea that the Quickie wheelchair is beneficial for athletes?
It uses negative cambered wheels so people can reach the wheels easier.
It is sold to people participating in sporting events.
It was created by people who built hang gliders.
It is the most eye-catching wheelchair sold on the market.
6
What made Marilyn Hamilton invent the Quickie wheelchair?
She wanted to expand the range of sports athletes could participate in.
She wanted to play tennis without getting blisters on her hands.
She wanted a lighter and faster wheelchair to play sports in.
She wanted to compete in the Paralympics.
7
What made William want to build his windmill?
He thought the windmill could help his family and their farm.
He found a book in his library that showed how to build windmills on farms.
He hoped that people would see it and come to his farm and ask about it.
He wanted to learn about windmills since he could no longer go to school.
8
How did William get many of the parts needed to build his windmill?
He looked form them in the maize fields.
He bought them at a store in town.
He borrowed them from his teachers.
He collected them from the junkyard
9
Which sentence best summarizes the passage "Wheelchair Sports"?
The sports wheelchair has a lower center of mass and a wider wheelbase.
Patients with injuries need to play wheelchair sports to get out of bed.
Wheelchairs allow injured athletes to continue living an active lifestyle.
Wheelchair polo/basketball help patients recover from back injuries.
10
What was one result of Dr. Guttmann's order for soldiers with spinal cord injuries to play sports in the hospital?
Soldiers registered for the Paralympics.
Soldiers went home to live healthy lives.
Soldiers experienced kidney infections.
Soldiers returned to the army.

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