Question

Read the excerpt from The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba.

News of the machine had spread to the villages, and people were starting to arrive. The traders spotted it from their stalls and packed up their things. The truckers left their vehicles along the roads. Everyone walked into the valley, and now gathered in its shadow. I recognized these faces.

Which phrase or sentence from the excerpt provides a text clue about the story’s context?


News of the machine had spread to the villages. . . .
The truckers left their vehicles along the roads.
Everyone walked into the valley. . . .
The traders spotted it from their stalls.

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

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Answer 2

The sentence "News of the machine had spread to the villages..." gives the textual clues about the contents of the story

• The story, written by author William Kamkwamba, is that of a young boy who builds a windmill using everyday scrap parts. His goal is to make electricity for his family's home
• He uses a bicycle and other objects lying around to build his contraption
• The given excerpt contains the reactions that the people of the surrounding villages have to the machine that has been built
• Everyone is in awe of it, people leave their place of work to gather and see it up close

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