Technology and Inventions Quiz

What are the two main ideas of the passage?

• The importance of education and nature in our lives

• How technology has changed lives and how inventors work on new ideas

• The history of technology and how it will stay the same forever

• How people can become famous through inventions

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

How has technology changed our daily lives, according to the text?

• It has made life harder for everyone.

• It has brought us more problems.

• It has made life easier and more connected.

• It only changed how we communicate.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Why are patents important for inventors?

• They keep inventors from making new ideas.

• They protect inventors' ideas so only they can profit for a time.

• They make inventions easier to copy.

• They help inventors sell their inventions right away.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

How have computers changed from the 1940s to today?

• They have gotten larger and more complex.

• They no longer solve math problems.

• They have become smaller, faster, and easier to use.

• They have become less useful over time.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which detail shows how technology connects people?

• Devices help us talk to people all around the world.

• Computers are expensive and hard to use.

• Patents keep people from copying inventions.

• Inventors are less interested in technology now.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What does the passage say about the importance of passion in technology?

• Inventors must be very famous to be passionate.

• Passion helps inventors create and improve their ideas.

• Passion is only necessary in science, not technology.

• Passion is rare among inventors.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which sentence best summarizes the passage?

• Technology will never change the world.

• Passionate inventors make our lives better through new inventions.

• Technology connects us to nature and science.

• Inventions only help make devices smaller.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

How do inventors’ ideas benefit society, based on the passage?

• They only help inventors make money.

• They make lives easier, solve problems, and connect people.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Why might inventors need to be enthusiastic about their work?

• Enthusiasm helps inventors stay motivated to improve ideas.

• Enthusiasm makes inventions more expensive.

• Enthusiasm is required to apply for patents.

• Enthusiasm is only needed for certain inventions.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What do you think might be the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

• To explain the history of technology in detail

• To show how technology and passionate inventors improve our lives

• To warn people about the dangers of technology

• To describe different types of patents

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6