Technology Paired Texts
Authored by Tracey Gould
English
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
1.What does displacement mean as it is used in paragraph 3 of Text 1: “In our digital world, are young people losing their ability to read emotions?”
A. substitution
B. advance
C. support
D. establishment
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CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
2. Which quotation best helps the reader determine the meaning of displacement from Question # 1?
A. “Decreased sensitivity to emotional cues…”
B. “…understand the emotions of other people…”
C. “…one of the costs.”
D. “…in-person social interaction by screen interaction…”
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CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
3. Which sentence best states the central idea of Text 1?
A. New research shows that teenagers are more likely to have positive social relationships when they spend time at the Pali Institute.
B. New research indicates that technology has a negative impact on teens’ ability to understand the emotions of other people.
C. New research demonstrates the importance of establishing friendships through both social media and face-to-face interactions.
D. New research reveals that teenagers spend the majority of their evenings interacting with technology.
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CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
4. Which sentence from Text 1 provides the best support for the claim that “social interaction is needed to develop skills in understanding the emotions of people”?
A. “The psychologists studied two sets of sixth-graders from a Southern California Public School: 51 who lived together for five days at the Pali Institute, a nature and science camp about 70 miles east of Los Angeles, and 54 others from the same school.”
B. “The camp doesn’t allow students to use electronic devices – a policy that many students found to be challenging for the first couple of days.”
C. “The children who had been at the camp improved significantly over the five days in their ability to read facial emotions and other nonverbal cues to emotion, compared with students who continued to use their media devices.”
D. “Researchers tracked how many errors the students made when attempting to identify the emotions in the photos and videos.”
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CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
5. In Text 1, the author states: “‘Many people are looking at the benefits of digital media in education, and not many are looking at the costs .’” How does this quotation impact the article?
A. It explains why the researchers were interested in sixth-grade students rather than students of other ages.
B. It explains why the researchers believed the study would have negative results.
C. It explains why the researchers considered the results of the study consistent with other findings.
D. It explains why the researchers initially chose to undertake the study.
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CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
6. In what ways is the information about Winston in paragraph 3 important to the development of the central ideas in the excerpt (Text # 2)?
A. It demonstrates that Winston yearns for a better life and it proves that Winston attempts to distinguish himself from other citizens.
B. It hints at the extent of the effects that Big Brother has on Winston’s life and appearance and it creates a contrast between Winston’s frailty and Big Brother’s strength as described in the previous paragraph.
C. It explains the reasoning behind Winston’s opinions of Big Brother.
D. It exhibits Winston’s desire to receive Big Brother’s approval.
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CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
7. What is the intended contrast between Winston’s viewpoint and that of the reader?
A. Winston’s viewpoint is apparent tolerance of the conditions of his life, but the reader sees the harshness of his situation.
B. Winston’s viewpoint is eager curiosity about the conditions of his life, but the reader sees that his situation is fairly typical.
C. Winston’s viewpoint is minor annoyance about the conditions of his life, but the reader sees that his situation is actually bearable.
D. Winston’s viewpoint is enthusiastic support for the conditions of his life, but the reader sees the hopelessness of his situation.
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CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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