Cause & Effect
By 1900, telephones, escalators, and lights made ______.
A. people's lives harder
B. people's lives easier
C. the world covered in tubes
D. the world covered in screens
B. people's lives easier
In 1900, experts predicted people would receive deliveries by _____.
A. escalators
B. drones
C. 3-D printers
D. tubes
D. tubes
In the line, "toilets will monitor our health by testing our waste", the word monitor means _______.
A. make something new
B. guess what will happen in the future
C. keep track of
D. be correct about
C. keep track of
Which line BEST supports the following statement.
In 1900, experts predicted people wold receive deliveries by tubes.
A. "moving staircases called escalators bring people up and down buildings"
B. "plus, planes and drones make deliveries quicker than ever."
C. "we'll be able to print whatever we want on 3-D printers"
D. "tubes will deliver everything we need."
D. "Tubes will deliver everything we need."
What is one way the predictions from 1900 and the predictions about the year 2124 are similar, and what is one way they are different?
Use details from the texts in your answer!
Example:
The predictions from 1900 and the predictions about 2124 both involve ways that people’s lives will be easier. In 1900, people predicted life would be easier with airships and tubes that delivered packages. Today people predict that life will be easier because people will print whatever they need at home with a 3-D printer. These predictions are different because in 1900 people made a prediction about language, and people made a prediction about studying aliens in 2124
Which predictions from 1900 came true? Choose TWO.
A. airships will fly in the sky
B. the letters X, C, ad Q will be gone
C. tubes will deliver everything to us
D. screens will show us the world
A. airships will fly in the sky
D. screens will show us the world
Which prediction from "Welcome to 2124!" do you think is most likely to come true?
Support your answer with details from the text.
Example:
I think the prediction “We’ll be able to print pizzas” is most likely to come true. Both printers and 3-D printers already exist. Many of the inventions from the past have to do with helping people get the things they need. Since 3-D printers could help people get what they need quicker and easier, scientists might focus on inventing them.
The job of a futurist is to ______.
A. study patterns and guess what will happen in the future
B. compete against robots in sports
C. print 3-D items at home
D. deliver doughnuts using drones
A. study patterns and guess what will happen in the future
Which is true about the prediction experts make today? Choose TWO.
A. they are based on patterns in the world
B. they are based on stories from the past
C. they are always wrong
D. they are sometimes partly true
A. they are based on patterns in the world
D. they are sometimes partly true
Both articles show that ______. Choose TWO.
A. inventions can change people's lives
B. experts make predictions about what life will be like in the future
C. there is no way to predict what will happen next
D. predictions are always right.
A. inventions can change people's lives
B. experts make predictions about what life will be like in the future