Selection Test "The Automation Paradox" & "Heads Up, Humans"

1) What is the most effective way to revise sentence 5 to include a transition word or phrase?

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2) Which quotation from “The Automation Paradox” provides a fact that supports the author’s claim?

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CCSS.RI.8.1

3) Based on this information, what is the best definition of the word automation as it is used in “The Automation Paradox"?

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

5) Which two groups are most likely the author's intended audience in “Heads Up, Humans”?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

6) Which definition represents the meaning of the word technology as it is used in paragraph 3 of “Heads Up, Humans"?

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

7) Which are the two most likely reasons the author included paragraph 5 in ”Heads Up, Humans“?

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.6

8) Which quotation from “Heads Up, Humans” expresses a counterclaim to the author’s argument?

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.8

9) What is the best way to revise sentence 2?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

10) What do the endnotes in “Heads Up, Humans” imply about the author’s use of sources to research the facts included in the selection?

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

11) Which comparison best explains how the authors develop the main ideas in “The Automation Paradox” and “Heads Up, Humans”?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7