Is Our Gain Also Our Loss?

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.

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.

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.”

Who's the author of the text "Is Our Gain Also Our Loss?"?

• Arthur C. Clarke

• Cailin Loesch

• Leena Khan

• Isaac Asimov

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

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.

Which word is NOT used in "Is Our Gain Also Our Loss?"?

• Sorrowfully

• Gradually

• Nostalgic

• Continuation

Which sentence best explains the 'problem' about which the father is complaining in 'Is Our Gain Also Our Loss?'

• 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.

Which features most clearly identify 'Is Our Gain Also Our Loss?' as a reflective 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.

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.'