The Signal-Seeker - Making Predictions in Literary Texts (Grade 8)
Passage
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English
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8th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Angela Lock
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8 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Based on Collin's dialogue at the end of the story, what will he and Olive likely do next?
Take the device apart to see how it works.
Try to find another blue stone by the creek.
Attempt to find his grandfather's watch.
Clean the garage to find more lost items.
Answer explanation
After they find the keys, Collin exclaims, 'My grandfather's old watch has been missing for years!' and Olive's final line is, 'So, about that watch...' This strongly predicts their next action will be to search for the watch.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What object did Olive use to make the Signal-Seeker work?
A blue-veined stone
A special capacitor
A piece of wire
A screwdriver
Answer explanation
The passage states, 'She reached into her pocket and pulled out a smooth, blue-veined stone.' She then places this stone into the device, which makes it work.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the first item Collin and Olive successfully found with the device?
A screwdriver
A capacitor
Collin's keys
Collin's grandfather's watch
Answer explanation
The text says Olive focused on 'Collin's perpetually lost keys' and then they found them in a pile of rags. This was the first successful test.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does the Signal-Seeker most likely stop working when Collin holds it?
The battery died suddenly.
The stone had fallen out.
Collin was holding it the wrong way.
The device requires Olive's touch to function.
Answer explanation
The passage states that the moment Collin held the device, 'the blue light died.' When Olive took it back, 'the light returned.' This leads Collin to say, 'It's not the machine, is it? It's you,' indicating the power is connected to her.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Olive's line, 'It feels...cold. Like it's missing a heart,' is a clue that predicts what?
That the solution to the problem is not purely scientific.
That the device needs a better power source.
That the garage is too cold for the machine to work.
That Collin has made a mistake in the wiring.
Answer explanation
Olive's poetic language suggests she feels the device is missing an intuitive or magical element, not a technical one. This foreshadows that her non-scientific contribution (the stone) will be the key to making it work.
6.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match each statement from the passage with the future event it most strongly predicts.
Predicts that a non-technical, intuitive component is needed.
"It feels...cold. Like it's missing a heart."
Predicts that their next task will be to find the watch.
The blue light grew brighter as she pointed it toward a pile of greasy rags.
Predicts that the device will successfully locate the lost keys.
"So, about that watch..."
Predicts that the device will not work using science alone.
"It's useless... The Signal-Seeker 3000 is a failure."
Answer explanation
Collin's initial frustration predicts that his scientific method is incomplete. Olive's comment about a 'heart' predicts a non-scientific solution. The light growing brighter predicts the successful discovery of the keys. Olive's final line directly sets up their next goal.
7.
CATEGORIZE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Categorize the following clues from the story based on whether they point to a scientific or a magical explanation for the invention's success.
Groups:
(a) Clues for a Scientific Explanation
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(b) Clues for a Magical Explanation
The device hummed when Olive touched it
Collin built the device with tools
The stone always felt warm in her hand
The light died when Collin held it
Collin removed a useless capacitor
Wires and circuit boards
Answer explanation
The scientific clues relate to the physical construction and electronic components of the device created by Collin. The magical clues relate to the unexplainable phenomena connected to Olive and her stone, which cannot be explained by science.
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