The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Vocab
Figurative Language
Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief
Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief Vocab
100

The name of the country this story takes place

What is Malawi

100

this word means to melt metal together

weld

100

extreme exaggeration

hyperbole

100

How old was Percy in this novel

12

100

something that seems real but doesn't exist

hallucination

200

The name of the part William needed so badly for the windmill.

What is a dynamo

200

this word means to cut down a mass amount of trees at once

deforestation

200

each word has the same consonant sound at the beginning

alliteration

200
The name of the school he got kicked out of

Yancy Academy

200

a feeling of being nervous or afraid that something will happen

anxiety

300

Name one of the 3 things that was going on in Malawi in 2020

Drought, cholera spread, political unrest

300

this is another word for gas

petrol

300

these words can be seen in comic books, sound words

onomatopoeia 

300

There were two things Percy was diagnosed with in the human world what were they

ADHD and Dyslexia

300

a person who listens to other people talk without letting them know

eavesdropper

400

The name of the college William attended in the United States

What is Dartmouth College

400

this word means to come in between to help solve an issue

intervene

400

"The house screeched as I opened the door" is an example of what

personification

400

Who stole the lightning bolt

Luke

400

 changed from something physical to a gas

vaporize

500

The number of students that were left after families couldn't afford to send their children to the village school

What is 20

500

this word is used to describe a deadly illness that spreads over a large area

plague

500

the repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning of each word in a phrase

assonance

500

Who was Chiron in the human world

Mr. Brunner

500

destroy completely

pulverize