Level 3 /Unit 2 Reading – Big Ideas
1.Fill in the blank with the correct form of a word using the words below
Electricity
afford
Efficient
creative
equipment
powered
design
solar power
eventually
prevention
1.Her book is full of……………ways to decorate your home.
2. I can’t ………. a new computer.
3.The clock is ………... by two small batteries.
4. Email is a quick and ………... way of contacting people.
5. They …………... agreed to let us enter.
6. There are now laws in place to ……………..this from happening.
7. Thieves stole $500,000 worth of computer………..
8. The was a fault in the ………. Of the aircraft.
9. The…………... has been turned off.
10. The …………. refers to the sun and planets moving around.
2.Put (√) next to the sentence representing the main idea of the reading passage page 25-26
A. ( ) Windmills can create electricity and bring up water from under the ground.
B. ( ) Shortage of electricity in Malawi.
C. ( ) The story of a boy’s creativity to bring electricity to his village
3.Choose the correct letter A, B or C
1.Because of …. William’s family could not afford sending him to school A)volcano B)Tsunami B) drought
2. William did not have the required parts to build the windmill , so he used …A) washing machine B)
Bicycle C) car spare parts
3. William helped in projects like ………A) solar system B)global warming C) saving environment
Level 3 /Unit 2 Reading – Big Ideas
4.Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text?
In the boxes from A-E, write
TRUE
FALSE
NOT GIVEN
if the statement agrees with the information
if the statement contradicts the information
if there is no information on this
A. Malawian suffered from shortage of electricity in 2001.
(
)
B. William built a fuel station to create electricity.
(
)
C. William’s family supported his to build the windmill right from the beginning.
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)
D. The first design of the windmill could only be used to power one lightbulb.
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)
E. William’s first windmill was completely destroyed due to a volcano.
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)
5.Complete the sentences below with information from reading.
1. In 2001, life became very challenging for William’s family because…………………………………………………
2. William found instructions for a windmill in a book called ……………………………………………………………..
3. When he started to build the windmill, many people in his village ……………………………………………….
4. He knew that he could build the windmill because ……………………………………………………………………….
5. After William built his first windmill, people came to his house to ………………………………………………..