Bionic Superhumans Quiz

What is the primary focus of the bionic advancements mentioned in the text?

• Enhancing athletic performance

• Replacing body parts with mechanical limbs

• Improving battery technology

• Developing new computer software

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According to the text, what is a significant achievement of Oscar Pistorius related to bionics?

• He ran a marathon without any assistance.

• He climbed 103 floors of Chicago’s Willis Tower.

• He made a splash with his Cheetah carbon fiber prostheses.

• He invented a new type of bionic leg.

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What technological advancement has allowed prostheses to become more integrated with the human body?

• Larger prosthetic sizes

• Use of lightweight metals

• Advances in microprocessors and digital technology

• Purely mechanical designs

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Which quotation from the selection supports the main idea in paragraph 1, "we're in the midst of a bionic revolution?"

• In some cases, they're not even part of the body at all.

• The most obvious bionics are those that replace limbs.

• Tens of thousands of people have been implanted with deep brain stimulators...

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The organization of paragraphs 1 through 17 contributes to the author's main idea by -

• explaining that bionics will take over the human body altogether

• presenting evidence that answers the question in the title by the end of the passage

• suggesting that humand with bionic body parts should not be allowed to compete in the Olympics

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A synonym for inert in paragraph 7 is -

• Solid

• Humanlike

• Immobile

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Which TWO sentences from paragraphs 10-13 help the reader understnad what the heading The Superhuman Frontier means?

• The 7,000 - mile - away prostheric arm makes an important point

• We can already see this taking shape when a monkey moves a robotic arm on the other side of the planet just by thinking about it

• The hippocampus is a small, seahorse-shaped part of the brain that's essential in forming new memories.

• If it's damaged - by an injurty to the head, for example - people start having difficulty forming new long-term memories.

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In a summary of this article, which supporting evidence should be first?

(hint: evidence should be presented in the same order as it is found in the article)

• Information about new research and early technologies that will improve and enhance human parts.

• Examples of types of implants and prostheses and how many people are using them.

• Examples of how the technology could change lives negatively or positively

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Which sentence is the best summary of the passage?

• Bionics will be used to enhance the human body instead of just replacing missing or broken parts.

• Bionics will take over the human body once people realize that they can become superhuman.

• Superhumans will eventually replace those people who were once labeled as being disabled.

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Which of these ideas is reinforces throughout the passage?

• Prostheses will no longer be needed.

• Bionics will create superhumans.

• Bionics will eliminate disabilitites.

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