Technology Then and Now

What's this?

• It's a flash drive.

• It's a phone.

• It's a CD ROM.

• It's a floppy disk.

What was this piece of technology used for?

• cheering on your team

• playing music

• putting oil in a car

• holding ice cream

How do you dial you friend's phone number on this phone?

• press the numbers

• touch all the numbers once

• rotate the circle once for each number

• voice command

What is this piece of technology?

• computer

• qwerty keyboard

• code breaker

• typewriter

What did your grand/parents use this for?

• video game

• computer simulations

• barbershop shaver

• music

Identify the correct sentence structure: 'Technology has evolved significantly from the past to the present.'

• Technology has evolved significantly from the past to the present.

• Technology significantly has evolved from the past to the present.

• From the past to the present, technology has evolved significantly.

• Significantly technology has evolved from the past to the present.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Choose the correct synonym for 'evolved' in the context of technology: 'Technology has evolved over the years.'

• Regressed

• Stagnated

• Advanced

• Deteriorated

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'then' correctly?

• Technology was better then than it is now.

• Then technology is better than now.

• Technology then is better than now.

• Then, technology better than now.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the main idea of the sentence: 'Technology now allows us to connect with people across the globe instantly.'

• Technology is slow and outdated.

• Technology connects people globally instantly.

• Technology is only for local communication.

• Technology disconnects people.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Identify the literary device used in the sentence: 'Technology is the bridge between the past and the future.'

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4