"Are Superhumans on the Horizon" Selection Test
Authored by Samantha Tees
English
8th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension and vocabulary development through analysis of an informational text about bionic technology and superhuman enhancement. Designed for 8th grade students, the assessment requires students to demonstrate advanced reading skills including identifying main ideas and supporting evidence, analyzing text structure and organization, determining word meanings through context clues and morphological analysis, and synthesizing information to create summaries. Students must apply close reading strategies to extract specific textual evidence, understand how authors use rhetorical questions to engage readers, and recognize how section headings and organizational patterns contribute to overall meaning. The vocabulary component emphasizes academic terms like "inert," "implant," "enhancement," and "integrity" through both contextual understanding and practical application. Additionally, students must demonstrate command of standard English conventions by identifying correctly written sentences, making this a comprehensive assessment of both reading comprehension and language skills. Created by Samantha Tees, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 8. This selection test provides an excellent tool for assessing student understanding after reading a complex informational text about emerging bionic technology. The quiz effectively supports instruction through its multi-layered approach, combining traditional reading comprehension questions with vocabulary development and grammar application. Teachers can use this assessment as a summative evaluation following a unit on science and technology texts, or break it into smaller sections for formative assessment during reading. The vocabulary questions work particularly well as targeted practice for academic language development, while the comprehension questions can serve as discussion starters for deeper analysis of the text's themes and implications. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards including CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.2 for determining central ideas and supporting details, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.4 for determining word meanings, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.5 for analyzing text structure, making it an valuable resource for standards-based instruction and assessment.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which quotation from the selection supports the main idea in paragraph 1, we’re in the midst of a bionic revolution?
In some cases, they’re not even part of the body at all.
The most obvious bionics are those that replace limbs.
They’re going to enhance our abilities, giving us powers we never had before. . . .
Tens of thousands of people have been implanted with deep brain stimulators. . . .
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CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The organization of paragraphs 1 through 17 contributes to the author’s main idea by —
showing that the creation of superhumans would be bad for the future
explaining that bionics will take over the human body altogether
presenting evidence that answers the question in the title by the end of the passage
suggesting that humans with bionic body parts should not be allowed to compete in the Olympics
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CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A synonym for inert in paragraph 7 is —
solid
unstable
humanlike
immoble
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CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The word interface contains the Latin prefix inter-, which means “between or among.” What does interface mean in paragraph 7?
to create
to connect
to advance
to locate
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CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which two sentences from paragraphs 10–13 help the reader understand what the heading The Superhuman Frontier means?
The 7,000-mile-away prosthetic arm makes an important point
We can already see this taking shape when a monkey moves a robotic arm on the other side of the planet just by thinking about it.
The hippocampus is a small, seahorse-shaped part of the brain that’s essential in forming new memories.
They’re going to enhance our abilities, giving us powers we never had before, and augmenting other capabilities we have.
If it’s damaged—by an injury to the head, for example—people start having difficulty forming new long-term memories.
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CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In a summary of this article, which supporting evidence should be first?
(hint: evidence should be presented in the same order as the source)
Explanation of how people have used prostheses and implants to accomplish goals and which advances have been successful
Examples of how the technology could change lives negatively or positively
Examples of types of implants and prostheses and how many people are using them
Information about new research and early technologies that will improve and enhance human parts
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CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence is the best summary of the passage?
Bionics will be used to enhance the human body instead of just replacing missing or broken parts.
Bionics will take over the human body once people realize that they can become superhuman.
Superhumans will eventually replace those people who were once labeled as being disabled.
Superhumans will be created in the near future for those who can afford the bionic parts.
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CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
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