TSD - CB - VIII - Eng - The Story of William Kamkwamba PDF

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Subject: English Topic: The Story of William Kamkwamba Grade: VIII
Textual Answers:
1. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.
a) And he begins, “The story of William Kamkwamba is an enthralling memoir of
survival and perseverance of a heroic young inventor. William lived in Malawi, a tiny
landlocked country in southeast Africa with his parents and six sisters.”
i. Uncle Satish is referred to as ‘he’ in the above extract.
ii. ‘He’ was telling the story of William Kamkwamba - the boy who harnessed the
wind.
iii. William lived in Malawi, a tiny landlocked country in southeast Africa with his
parents and six sisters.
iv. heroic
b) Having just come out impoverishment—and with famine still affecting many parts
of the country—the idea of a water pump now seemed incredibly necessary. He
came up with the idea that would change his family’s life forever: He could build a
wind turbine.
i. William is referred to as ‘he’ in the above extract.
ii. Since William’s family had just come out of impoverishment—and with famine still
affecting many parts of the country—the idea of a water pump seemed necessary
to him.
iii. William came up with the idea that he could build a wind turbine which would
change his family’s life forever.
iv. impoverishment
2. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words.

a) Rohan and his family were on a road trip from their home in Goa to their uncle’s
house in Karnataka. During their journey they saw paddy fields being cultivated on
the coast and spectacular waterfalls cascading down the Ghats. As they neared
their destination, they passed by a huge wind farm.
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b) Most families in Malawi were farmers.

Where they lived, there were no computers, very few televisions, and for most of
their life, they didn’t have electricity—just oil lamps that spewed smoke.
c) William and Geoffrey were keen on finding out how radios and other machinery
worked. They would dismantle a radio and then reconstruct it to find the secret
sauce. In this way they began their own radio repair business.
d) After the floods hit William’s village, his family lost the year’s harvest. The floods
left them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. Unfortunately for William, his
family hadn’t any savings, so he could not continue his schooling.
e) William was only fourteen years old, when he built the wind turbine. He was a
simple boy who had never even seen a computer but after his invention he was
discovered by journalists and invited to speak at a TED conference, which led to
worldwide recognition of his accomplishments and goals.
f) The themes are: showing courage while facing hardships, coping with natural
disasters, pursuing a dream, showing ingenuity and understanding that hard work
pays off.
3. Answer the following questions in 100-120 words.

a) After quitting school, William did not lose hope. In order to catch up with his
classmates, he started reading books from his village library. He explored a few
science books and came across the book ‘Explaining Physics’ which he found both
amusing and educational. He taught himself the principles of electricity generation.
He borrowed the book for a month and studied it daily. There were difficult words
in the book which he could not understand therefore he needed a dictionary. So
visited the library the next day. There he came across an American textbook called
‘Using Energy’, and that book changed his life.
b) To build a wind turbine, William needed a dynamo to build the prototype but he
did not have funds. So his friend Gilbert offered to help him. Armed with
knowledge, they start by creating the frame. William used his father’s broken
bicycle; he attached the bicycle and dynamo to the tractor fan. He built a tall
wooden tower and put the machine on top of it. He worked on it for months. As he
fixed the wind turbine, a gust of wind slammed against his body, and the blades

spun like furious propellers.
4. Use the following phrases/idioms in sentences of your own. student specific
a. barrage of questions
b. lost his marbles
c. secret sauce
5 Underline the conjunctions in the following sentences.
a. Rohan was inquisitive so his father said that Uncle Satish would be the best
person to answer his questions.
b. They would dismantle and then reconstruct radios to find the secret sauce.
c. William’s family hadn’t any savings, so he could not continue his schooling.
d. William was forced to quit school but he did not lose hope.
e. He borrowed the book for a month.
6. Rewrite the following sentences as directed in the brackets.
a. They went hunting and spent their time playing bawo – a traditional Malawi
board game. (future continuous tense)
They will be hunting and spending their time playing bawo – a traditional
Malawi board game.
b. He began to ponder about the usefulness of a wind turbine. (past perfect

continuous tense)
He had been pondering about the usefulness of a wind turbine.
c. They would store enough grains for an entire year. (present perfect tense)
They have stored enough grains for an entire year.
d. The light-bulb flickered and people screamed in joy and amazement. (past

continuous tense)
The light-bulb was flickering and people were screaming in joy and amazement.

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TEACHER’S SUPPORT DOCUMENT

Subject: English Topic: The Story of William Kamkwamba Grade: VIII

2. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words.

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b) Most families in Malawi were farmers.

3. Answer the following questions in 100-120 words.

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spun like furious propellers.

4. Use the following phrases/idioms in sentences of your own. student specific

5 Underline the conjunctions in the following sentences.

6. Rewrite the following sentences as directed in the brackets.

b. He began to ponder about the usefulness of a wind turbine. (past perfect

He had been pondering about the usefulness of a wind turbine.

They have stored enough grains for an entire year.

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