UAC 020 Reading quiz #1

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2009) says that "________ is the ability not just to tell the story of another person, but to make it the definitive story of that person."

• Telling

• Power

• Foolishness

• Capitalism

Amazon Go potentially threatens:

• mom-and-pop stores, chemical stores, and restaurants

• convenience stores, grocery stores, and fast food outlets

• luxury stores, stores in malls, and outlet stores

• small stores, coffee shops, and food trucks

According to Goldbloom (2016), "a teacher might read 10,000 essays over a 40-year career. An ophthalmologist might see 50,000 eyes. A machine can read millions of essays or see millions of eyes within minutes." Humans could lose jobs which involve ______________.

• frequent high-volume tasks

• robotic complex movements

• fast food outlets

• easy unpopular ideas

Critical reading involves ...

• questioning a text, rather than assuming everything it contains is factual.

• listening to a lecture about the topic, rather than assuming everything it contains is factual.

• accepting a text and assuming everything it contains is factual.

• assuming everything it contains is factual.

"Yet" is better than "now" because ...

• rewards are important when students fail.

• the grade of A is most important when students fail.

• skills can be improved when students fail.

• media literacy is a challenge.

The following question(s) relate to the assumptions the writer has and potential bias:

• When was it published?

• Are the author's assumptions valid?

• Who is the author?

• All of the above

The following questions relate to the evidence the writer uses:

• Is there a clear distinction between fact and the author’s opinion?

• How strong is the evidence?

• Are all the points made by the author supported by evidence?

• All of the above

According to Dweck (2014), children are being raised to need constant validation. She quotes employers who say that a generation of young workers ...

• can't get through the day without an award.

• can't live without a proper salary.

• can't get through the day without coffee.

• can't come up with solutions to serious problems.

A study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science by Joseph Powers, says that “changing the psychological processes of just a few individuals can transform the larger group in ways that benefit _______.”

• everyone

• teachers

• students

• managers

According to Parker (2016), fighting against stereotypes ...

• improves a general atmosphere.

• comes to an exciting conclusion.

• is not important because people believe it anyway.

• increases students' grades.