REX Reading 7B

The best alternative title for this reading would be.

• Bionics, the Next Generation of Prosthetics

• The Latest Varieties of Robots

• Amanda Kitts: A Brief Biography

• A Short History of Prosthetic Limbs

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In paragraph C, the phrase brushes against is closest in meaning to

• looks at carefully

• touches briefly

• grasps tightly

• pushes away quickly

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In paragraph F, who does tomorrow's people refer to?

• doctors who treat people who have lost limbs

• all people who have a missing or damaged body part

• scientists who are developing advanced bionic limbs

• people who have prosthetics controlled by their brains

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

According to the author, the term bionics...

• is older than the term neural prosthesis

• was popularized by science fiction authors

• is no longer in regular use today

• refers to the people who wear prostheses

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In paragraph J, the amplifier proposed by Kuiken.

• is an electric motor that is placed directly on the skin

• sends signals from damaged nerves to the brain

• is a muscle that helps link nerve signals to electrodes

• receives a signal directly from a computer cable

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In the last sentence of paragraph M, the word it refers to

• the correct signal

• the prosthesis

• the right motor

• a microprocessor

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In paragraph P, the author implies that the paper coffee cup went 'pop' because Kitts

• did not know how hard she was squeezing the cup

• could not feel how hot the coffee was

• did not realize how full the cup was

• could not tell that the cup was already empty

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In her subconscious Amanda Kitts has an image af an arm called a(n) ____.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The rehabilitation institute of Chicago first described a prosthetic limb as a(n)_____ _____.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

One problem with trying to control the prosthetic limb with your brain is the fact that _____ _____ and wires are not compatible.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5