PAGES 281-283
PAGES 284-285
PAGES 286-287
General Questions
PSSA Questions
100
What is the setting of the passage?
a small town called Greenville in the year 2222
100
Who did Diz and Cosmo visit to get information about real dogs?
the professor
100
Who gives Diz a real dog?
Spacely
100
Is the passage real or make believe?
make believe
100
What type of figurative language is the following sentence: Greenville is a friendly little community, just like many other towns.
simile
200
Where are the hydro cars made?
on Mars
200
Why does a robodog doze?
to save energy
200
How do diz and Cosmo feel when they get their new real dogs?
happy, excited
200
Identify the passage as fiction or nonfiction.
fiction
200
Fact or opinion: Everyone gets along there.
opinion
300
True or False: Robodogs only obey their owner.
true
300
What does Diz wish for?
a real dog
300
Where did the real dogs come from?
a small planet that was just discovered which has some of the same animals that were once on Earth
300
Why did the author write the passage?
to entertain
300
Which word on page 282 means "not usual"?
unusual
400
How do you know that the passage takes place in the future?
because they have flying cars
400
Look at page 284 and tell one way a real dog is different from a robodog.
A real dog is cuddly and a robodog is not or a real dog had emotions and a robodog does not.
400
If the story were to continue predict what you think might happen next?
The boys would play with their real dogs or take care of them.
400
Look at page 282 and tell one thing that Robodogs can do.
speak, do chores, or beam movies on a wall
400
Which word on page 284 means "full of help"?
helpful
500
How does Cosmo first learn about real dogs?
He watched an old movie about a real dog.
500
At the beginning why didn't Diz and Cosmo have real dogs?
because there are no real dogs on Earth anymore
500
Tell one way that real dogs and robodogs are alike.
Teacher will decide.
500
On page 283 tell how a real dog and robodog are different.
A real dog can only bark, but a robodog can speak real words.
500
Which word on page 285 means "in a permanent way"?
permanently
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