CBA Review

​Informational Text

By PAULINE TRAUGOTT

“Are People Ready for the Rise of Delivery Drones?”

Ten years ago, the idea of ordering an item online and having it delivered by a flying robot sounded like something from a futuristic movie. Today, several companies are testing delivery drones in small towns and controlled environments. These drones are lightweight aircraft designed to carry small packages directly to customers’ doorsteps.

Supporters of delivery drones argue that the machines could reduce traffic and cut down on delivery times. A drone can fly over busy roads that normally slow delivery trucks. Some companies report that drones can transport packages in ten minutes or less, even in areas that are difficult for vehicles to reach, such as rural homes or neighborhoods with narrow streets.

Not everyone is convinced that drone delivery is the best option. Critics worry about safety. They argue that drones could malfunction, fall from the sky, or collide with birds. Others raise concerns about privacy, noting that drones may need cameras or sensors to avoid obstacles. Despite these worries, many experts believe that as technology improves, drones will become safer and more reliable.

Whether people are ready for drone deliveries remains to be seen. But just like many other technologies, drones may become a normal part of everyday life faster than anyone expects.

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Multiple Choice

Informational text -

• is written like a story

• entertains the audience

• is made up

• provides the reader with facts

Multiple Choice

What genre is informational text?

• Fiction

• Non-Fiction

• Fiction-Non

• Fantasy

Multiple Choice

How does the use of a comparison organizational pattern throughout the article support the topic?

• By showing various way drones have injured people with packages.

• By demonstrating how drone delivery is used.

• By helping the reader understand both sides of the topic .

• By contrasting the ways that Amazon and UPS use drones.

Multiple Choice

How does the author's use of language in paragraph 2 contribute to the mood of the article?

• By showing pessimism over options available in the drone delivery business.

• By expressing excitement about the ways drones may help with faster package delivery.

• By hinting that patience is required while waiting for package delivery.

• By taking a fatalistic approach to drone delivery.

Multiple Choice

The controlling idea is -

• the main idea, or thesis, of a nonfiction text

• what a text is mostly about

• the same for all nonfiction texts

• the opinion of the writer

Multiple Choice

Read this incomplete summary of the article

1. Companies are testing delivery drones.

2. Supporters of delivery drones believe machines can cut down on delivery time.

3. ___________________________________

4. Ready or not, drone delivery may become a part of everyday life.

• Critics of drone delivery are concerned about safety and privacy.

• Drone delivery is the best way to deliver packages in rural neighborhoods.

• Drone deliveries started in 2015.

• The cities already use drone deliveries to deliver pizza.

Multiple Choice

Part A

At the beginning of the article, it can be inferred that some people think drone delivery is...

• expensive and slow, with no impact on delivery times
• unreliable and outdated, lacking modern technology
• convenient and efficient

• simple and straightforward, without any drawbacks

Multiple Choice

Part B

Which sentence from the selection best supports the answer in Part A?

• Ten years ago, the idea of ordering an item online and having it delivered by a flying robot sounded like something from a futuristic movie. (paragraph 1)

• These drones are lightweight aircraft designed to carry small packages directly to customers’ doorsteps. (paragraph 1)

• Despite these worries, many experts believe that as technology improves, drones will become safer and more reliable. (paragraph 3)

• Not everyone is convinced that drone delivery is the best option. (paragraph 3)

Multiple Choice

What sentence from the passage best expresses the controlling idea ?

• "Despite these worries, many experts believe that as technology improves, drones will become safer and more reliable."

• “Whether people are ready for drone deliveries remains to be seen.”

• 
  "Not everyone is convinced that drone delivery is the best option."

• "These drones are lightweight aircraft designed to carry small packages directly to customers’ doorsteps."

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best supports the idea that drones can improve delivery speed?

• “Drones could malfunction, fall from the sky, or collide with birds.”

• “Some companies report that drones can transport packages in ten minutes or less.”

• “Not everyone is convinced that drone delivery is the best option.”

• “Others raise concerns about privacy.”

Multiple Choice

What is one reason some people are unsure about using drones for deliveries?

• They worry drones could be dangerous or invade privacy.

• They want drones to carry larger packages.
  
  

• They think drones are too slow.
  
  

• They prefer walking to pick up their orders.

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely reason the author includes a rhetorical question in the title of the selection?

• To cause readers to get suspicious about the topic.

• To prompt readers to start readers thinking about their own perspective on the topic.

• To suggest that readers should spend time researching the topic.

• To hint that readers most likely know more about the topic than they do.

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely reason the author wrote this passage?

• To suggest to readers that it is ecofriendly to stop using delivery trucks

• To entertain readers with a story about the invention of drones.
  
  

• To explain both benefits and concerns about delivery drones
  
  

• To argue that drones should replace humans

Multiple Choice

A question that is asked without expecting an answer.

• examples/facts/statistics

• persuasion

• rhetorical question

• allusion

Multiple Choice

Which Question is Rhetorical?

• Is this supposed to be some kind of a joke?

• Do you want to be a big failure for the rest of your life?

• Do you want me to punch you in the face?

• All the above

Revising & Editing

1)Renewable energy refers to power sources that can be naturally replenished over time, such as solar, wind, and hydroelectric energy. 2)Many communities believe that installing solar panels will have a positive affect on their overall sustainability. 3)Wind turbines are considered one of the most fastest ways to generate clean electricity. 4)Hydroelectric dams help regulate water flow and protect the surrounding environment from certain types of pollution. 5)The data is clear, solar energy is growing rapidly.  6)As technology improves, renewable energy continuing to play a growing role in reducing carbon emissions.

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, needs to be made to sentence 4 ?

• Change environment to enviroment

• change Hydroelectric to hydroelectric

• types to type

• No change needed.

Multiple Choice

What change needs to be made in sentence 3?

• change generate to jenerate

• change most fastest to fastest

• change turbines to Turbines

• change electricity to electricities

Multiple Choice

What change is needed in sentence 2?

• Change affect to effect

• change have to has

• Insert a comma after communities

• change believe to beleive

Multiple Choice

What is the correct way to write sentence 6?

• As technology improves. Renewable energy continues to play a growing role in reducing carbon emissions.

• As technology improves, renewable energy continues to play a growing role. In reducing carbon emissions.

• As technology improves, renewable energy continues to play a growing role in reducing carbon emissions.

• As technology improves, renewable energy continues to play a growing role, in reducing carbon emissions.

Multiple Choice

How should you rewrite sentence 5?

• Change the comma to an exclamation point.

• Remove the comma after clear.

• Change the period to a question mark.

• Replace the comma with a semicolon.