"Should Robots Look Like People?" Vocabulary Quiz

Engage: The students were shy at first, but soon they began to engage with each other.

• to destroy

• to interact with socially

• to make fun of

• to make someone laugh

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

humanize: The engineers decided to humanize the robot by giving it the ability to smile.

• to respond to a question

• to challenge

• to treat unfairly

• to give something human characteristics

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

humanoid: Sophia is a humanoid robot that walks upright, has skin, and makes facial expressions.

• something nonhuman that has the appearance of a human

• an alien from another planet or universe

• a type of vehicle that travels through space and time

• a doctor that studies humans

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

optimize: You can optimize your phone's battery life by dimming the screen and closing apps.

• to save a file onto the cloud

• to complete a difficult task

• to make something as effective or perfect as possible

• to change something all of a sudden

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

sophisticated: Technology has become more sophisticated in recent years.

• advanced and impressive

• complicated and hard to use

• scary and dangerous

• disgusting and smelly

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

unsettling: Some horror movies contain unsettling images and scenes.

• humorous

• worrisome and upsetting

• clean and tidy

• jump scares

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is your opinion on robots that look like humans? Creepy or cool?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4