Selection Test: The Automation Paradox/Heads Up, Humans"

In "The Automation Paradox," which sentence from the text best supports the writer’s claim?

• Computers are now taking over tasks performed by professional workers, raising fears of massive unemployment.

• But not all of the news about computer automation is good.

• It might seem a sure thing that automating a task would reduce employment in an occupation.

• It turns out that workers will have greater employment opportunities if their occupation undergoes some degree of computer automation.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.W.8.9A

Based on the writer’s argument in "The Automation Paradox," which word best describes the impact of automation on future employment?

• Insignificant

• Transformative

• Limited

• Devastating

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.8

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

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

In "The Automation Paradox" which of the following does the writer identify as an effect of automation that will have a positive impact on jobs?

• More work space

• Slower production

• Increased demand

• Higher prices

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

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

• Students

• Teachers

• Young adults

• OIder adults

• Technology professionals

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.6

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

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

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

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.6

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

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.3

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

(A counterclaim, or counterargument, is the other side of the issue; opposite of what the author is trying to persuade.)

• F

• G

• H

• J

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CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.W.8.1A

What is the best way to revise sentence 2?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.8.5