Understanding Computers

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According to “Tutors Teach Seniors”, for what main reason are young people often asked to help seniors with tech problems?

• Their patience as effective teachers needs to be developed.

• Many of them need after-school jobs to earn money for college.

• Many of them are highly knowledgeable in computer technology.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

According to the selection, what is a main reason that seniors have trouble following written instructions on computer use?

• They have trouble remembering the details the instructions contain.

• They are unfamiliar with the special vocabulary of computer technology.

• They need the warmth and understanding they get from in-person tutoring.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which quotation from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• But they “couldn’t figure out how to connect to the USB port or take out the SIM card.”

• Sigrid Scully, 84, signed up for a TECH class because she was struggling to stay connected with far-flung family.

• 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.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Part A-In “Tutors Teach Seniors,” for what main reason do the seniors want to learn to use new electronic technologies?

• to communicate better with younger family members who live far away

• to pursue interesting hobbies, such as photography, after their retirement

• to stop feeling inadequate and instead feel like part of the new digital age

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which sentence best expresses the central idea of the “Tutors Teach Seniors”?

• Teenagers are being recruited and trained to teach the elderly how to use computers and other electronic equipment.

• Both young and old people who need tutoring in how to use a computer are getting help from computer science students.

• Teens make great tech tutors because they know more about computers and electronic equipment than most other people do.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

You use it to see people while talking to them on the Internet.

• webcam

• mouse

We use it to move around the screen.

• mouse

• modem

We use it to type information into a computer.

• tower

• keyboard

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'computer' correctly in a grammatical sense?

• A) The computer are on the desk.

• B) She computered her homework last night.

• C) The computers is very expensive.

• D) The computer is running smoothly.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A