PLT- Vocab Review & Text Evidence

“It uses a camera to detect changes in a student’s attention. Then it adjusts its approach for individual learners.”

Using context clues and your own background knowledge, what most closely aligns to the meaning of the word detect as it is used in the example above?

• To identify the presence of something

• The removal of something

• The loss of an object

• To identify a bad situation

“It uses cleansing UVC light to sanitize water in just 60 seconds.”

Using context clues and your own background knowledge, what most closely aligns to the meaning of the word sanitize as it is used in the example above?

• To make something clean

• To make something dirty

• To identify an object

• To remove an object from sight

"It’s a portable, refillable handwashing station with a soap holder."

Using context clues and your own background knowledge, what most closely aligns to the meaning of the word portable as it is used in the example above?

• Unable to be moved

• Something that is easy to reuse

• Able to be easily carried or moved

• To remove an object from sight

"Typing is increasingly important. Cursive writing is slower, harder to read, and harder to learn. Due to technology, cursive has become insignificant."

Using context clues and your own background knowledge, what most closely aligns to the meaning of the word insignificant as it is used in the example above?

• Very important

• Never been used before

• Not of great importance

• Something that is small in size

It was the sea eagle that called Emily down to the beach. It hovered above the waves, it's broad wings dusty where the land had left its mark, its small eyes that could follow the horizon bright and keen. She hadn't meant to come down onto the beach. She'd meant to sit at the top of the ramp till the other kids had left the street, till she could walk home from school in peace without strangers staring at her, but somehow the bird seemed to urge her to come down.

Which textual evidence best describes Emily's thoughts and feelings?

• "... sea eagle that called Emily..."

• "... till she could walk home from school in peace..."

• "... its broad wings dusty..."

• "... the bird seemed to urge her to come down."

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch.  Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat.  He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning.  On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed.  He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said.  
Based on the text, how do you know Paul works in construction?

• He has tools
• He goes straight up the stairs to shower
• His boots are muddy and his overalls are dusty
• He wears a hat

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CCSS.RL.6.1

In real life, people who can back up an opinion about a text with Textual Evidence are taken more seriously than people who can only give a reason of “just because".

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.SL.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:
High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

• When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.
• A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."
• At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.
• School uniforms can be ordered online .

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

Which of the following sentences supports the claim that:

Robotics might be the answer to making virtual classes feel more human.

• “The Meeting Owl Pro is a 360 degree tabletop camera.”

• “To date, Owl Lab products are used by many K-12 schools.”

• “In hybrid classes and meetings, virtual participants will have a better feel for what’s happening in the room.”

• “It shifts its lens and microphone.”

Which of the following supports the claim that "Student should learn cursive in schools."

• “Research shows that learning to write by hand is a key to good spelling and composition skills.”

• “Learning cursive can take away time from subjects we use every day. Typing is increasingly important.”

• "There’s no reason to teach students a skill that they won’t use and will most likely forget."

• "Learning cursive can take away time from subjects we use every day."