Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"

less disease
.’
Explanation: 
It is straightforward, the text clearly says the windmills brought lifestyle 
and health changes and there is less disease because of it.
Questions 11 – 13 
Q 11. How tall was the final tower that William built?
Answer: 
39 feet
Part of the passage:
 He eventually replaced the tower with a sturdier one that stands 
39 feet
, and built a second machine that watered a family garden.
Explanation: 
final tower = eventually replaced the tower; ‘stands’ shows how tall 
something is.
Q 12. What did villagers use for fuel before the windmill was built?
Answer: 
kerosene
Part of the passage:
 The villagers have also stopped using 
kerosene
 
and can use the 
money previously spent on fuel to buy other things.
Explanation: 
Very easy question; no need for explanation.
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Q 13. What school subject became more popular in William’s village?
Answer: 
science
Part of the passage:
 William Kamkwamba’s example has inspired other children in the 
village to pursue 
science
.
Explanation: 
the trap here is physics because it was mentioned earlier in the passage, 
but since the answers to ‘short-answer questions’ follow the same order as in the pas-
sage, the answer to Q 13 comes after Q12’s answer, so you should look further. And 
most Uzbek students may not translate ‘science’ as a subject, since direct translation is 
slightly different. But in English ‘science’ is the general subject including chemistry, biol-
ogy and physics.
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