Is Our Gain Also Our Loss?

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English
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6th Grade
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Sarah Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Read this quotation from the author’s father, which begins “Is Our Gain Also Our Loss?”
“When I was your age, I had to wait for the hourly report on TV in order to get the information that you have right at your fingertips. That’s the problem with the world today.”
Which sentence best explains the “problem” about which the father is complaining?
It isn’t fair that people can now immediately find information that used to be found only in libraries.
His childhood friends understand modern technology better than he does.
As a child, he rarely was able to do things when he wanted to do them.
New technologies are making modern life move too quickly.
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CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which features most clearly identify “Is Our Gain Also Our Loss?” as areflective essay? Choose two options.
It is expressed in informal language and a thoughtful tone.
It includes no dialogue and very little description.
It expresses the author’s thoughts and feelings.
It mostly presents facts about current events.
It features realistic characters from history.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which excerpt from “Is Our Gain Also Our Loss?” best illustrates the answer to Part A?
People of the next generation will never go on a family trip to the local Blockbuster in search of candy and a comedy for movie night.
Judging by his enthusiastic clapping at the end, he sure didn’t seem to miss modern technology during those 30 seconds.
In a world of iPhones and missions to Mars, is it even possible that my childhood will ever be looked at in the way that I look at my dad’s?
The thing that has really stayed with me, though, is my dad’s comment about how all these new technologies are a “problem.”
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CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who's the author of the text "Is Our Gain Also Our Loss?"?
Arthur C. Clarke
Cailin Loesch
Leena Khan
Isaac Asimov
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which future technology does the author imagine that will soon become a reality in the text "Is Our Gain Also Our Loss?"?
Instant electronic device charging
Wireless headphones
Paperless money
Nintendo 3DS XL
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why were TV weather reports significant to the author's dad in the text "Is Our Gain Also Our Loss?"?
They aired Life cereal commercials.
They told him if it was warm enough to get in the pool.
They gave him a ten minute homework break.
They gave him the ability to fly.
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CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.8.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which word is NOT used in "Is Our Gain Also Our Loss?"?
Sorrowfully
Gradually
Nostalgic
Continuation
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CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
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