Reading Check (Review #3)

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the passage "A Different Kind of Summer Camp"?

• "Camp officials say that kids (and parents) get their money's worth."

• "Kids also get to use the latest software."

• "Lily is among a growing number of kids who are choosing to go to technology camp rather than a traditional summer camp."

• "The teachers are close in age to the campers but also skilled enough to be effective at their jobs."

The reader can conclude that there are numerous technology camps.

Which sentence from the passage best supports this conclusion?

• "If you want to come and play video games or Web surf, you want to go to another camp."

• "Good technology camps aren't hard to come by, but they're not cheap either."

• "She's an 11-year old who is about to spend her third straight summer at technology camp."

• "Technology companies provided it to the camps for free or at a very low price."

What inference can be made about technology today?

• You will always receive free software at technology camps.

• Traditional camps are better than technology camps.

• Knowing how to Web surf is easy.

• Having technological skills is in high demand.

Read the sentence.

The camps feed kids' interest in the latest technology.

What does the use of the word "feed" tell the reader?

• The kids' interest is being satisfied.

• The kids are hungry.

• The kids are not interested.

• The camp serves good food.

Read the sentence.

"I'm not that outdoorsy," Houlton says. "Bugs, sun..."

Choose the statement that best explains why the author chose to include this sentence.

• to show that no one likes bugs

• to show that technology camps are the best

• to show that kids should avoid sun exposure

• to show that not all kids prefer outdoor to indoor camps

Choose the sentence that has no spelling or punctuation errors.

• Emily, Nora, and Alberto enjoy using tecknology.

• Emily, Nora, and Alberto enjoy using technology.

• Emily Nora and Alberto enjoy using technology.

• Emily; Nora; and Alberto enjoy using technology.

Which sentence best expresses a central idea from the text "Great Ideas, Made Easy"?

• "Imagine a backpack that can play songs, or a dog coat with lights."

• "But Lewis says it makes a lot of sense."

• "A light in a backpack would make the bag's contents easier to find."

• "Lewis' book takes advantage of the popularity of crafting and do-it-yourself electronics."

Which evidence from the text indicates that Alison Lewis has been an innovative individual for a long time?

• "A cell phone pocket in a purse would make it easier to carry the phone."

• "She learned how to sew when she was growing up and remembers wearing some unusual clothing that she made to school."

• "Since then, Lewis has made a name for herself in the field of fashion technology."

• "This is going to change the way people craft," Lewis said.

How does the author's inclusion of examples of projects that incorporate fashion and technology add to the development of the text?

• It helps the reader to see that the ideas in Switch Craft are unrealistic.

• It helps the reader to see how such projects might be useful.

• It shows the reader that fashion is more important than technology.

• It shows the reader that technology is more important fashion.

Read the following sentence that has two errors in grammar usage. Then read the question that follows.

Myself love to uses technology in my leisure time.

Which sentence corrects the two grammar usage errors?

• Myself loves to use technology in my leisure time.

• Myself love to use technology in my leisure time.

• I loves to use technology in my leisure time.

• I love to use technology in my leisure time.