Tutors Teach Seniors Quiz

What inspired Pamela Norr to start the TECH program?

• Her teenage kids needed help learning new tech.

• She noticed her parents struggling with technology.

• Local seniors requested help with photography.

• Her community encouraged intergenerational activities.

What does the TECH program teach seniors?

• Advanced coding and programming languages.

• Social media, smartphones, and email basics.

• Memory games and physical exercises.

• Home automation and security systems.

What surprised Tucker Rampton while helping seniors?

• That many seniors already had Twitter accounts.

• That seniors didn’t know about smartphones.

• That some seniors didn’t know how to use email.

• That seniors struggled with Microsoft Word.

What kind of article is "Tutors Teach Seniors New Tricks"?

• A news report.

• An editorial or opinion piece.

• A personal narrative.

• A research paper.

What is the primary purpose of the article?

• To argue that seniors should be more independent with technology.

• To highlight intergenerational learning and tech education for seniors.

• To describe the importance of seniors using Twitter.

• To compare modern technology with older devices.

What is the tone of the article?

• Critical and skeptical.

• Lighthearted and optimistic.

• Formal and academic.

• Humorous and sarcastic.

Read the following paragraph.

Scully worried she’d never catch on. She’d read a computer manual once, but didn’t understand words like “icon” or “cookies.” She says her teen tutor was personable and used plain language. “So many teenagers think that seniors are just old people that don’t know anything,” she says. “And actually, the camaraderie and knowledge that we can transmit to one another is so wonderful and so helpful. I had that feeling with this class.”

What does the word "camaraderie" in paragraph 5 most closely mean?

• Conflict.

• Mutual trust and friendship.

• Formal relationship.

• Disagreement between groups.

Read the excerpt and answer the question.

But a number of programs across the country are finding just the right experts to help usher older adults into the digital age. For Pamela Norr, of Bend, Ore., the light bulb went off as she, yet again, was trying to help her own elder parents with a tech problem. To whom did she turn? “My teenage kids,” she says.

In the context of the article, what does the phrase “light bulb went off” mean?

• Norr gave up trying to help her parents.

• Norr had a sudden idea or realization.

• Norr decided to turn off the lights.

• Norr's parents stopped using technology.

Why is the word "applause" mentioned when seniors receive their first email?

• To highlight how frustrating the process was for the seniors.

• To show the joy and accomplishment seniors feel.

• To illustrate the pressure put on seniors to learn quickly.

• To emphasize the need for more tech training programs.

In the Pace University program, how did teenagers experience what it is like to be an older person?

• They watched videos of seniors using computers.

• They wore glasses that simulated visual impairments and taped their fingers to mimic arthritis.

• They were required to spend a week without using any technology.

• They interviewed seniors to understand their frustrations with technology.