She walked into the street while texting, totally unaware that a car was coming.
oblivious
100
The scientists send in the robot cockroaches. The cockroaches find people trapped in the earthquake using body heat. The scientists can show the search-and-rescue teams where the people are using cameras.
What type of organization does this paragraph have?
Chronological order.
100
What part of speech does -ition form?
Noun
200
A long way to
go
200
inspect
inspection
200
I breathed in and then breathed out deeply.
exhale
200
Robots are helpful. They can help in dangerous situations like putting out fires.
What is the purpose of the second sentence?
Gives an example to support the main idea.
200
What is the purpose of paragraph 6 from Reading 2 about Robovie playing a game with humans?
Shows that some people believe robots have feelings.
300
To rest on the
shoulders of
300
aspire
aspiration
300
My little brother copies what I say all the time.
mimics
300
Ishiguro observes how we react to robots. Then he uses those responses to create new models.
Human's response to robots.
300
If robots' physical appearance or behavior comes too close to human, people become uncomfortable. Some experts say they don't want to cross that line with their models.
Robots looking too much like humans.
400
A hazardous
material
400
approximate
approximate, approximately
400
I made everyone smile with a joke, even though there was a crisis.
defuse
400
Annotation is like a ___________ between you and the text.
conversation
400
What is something that can be defused? Defuse (a) _____.
bomb, crisis, tension, etc.
500
Out of harm's
way
500
paradox
paradoxical
500
You persuaded me to see things your way.
Convincing.
500
What is one type of connection annotation you can make?
You and the text, parts of the text to other parts, title to text, picture to text
500
What is the purpose of paragraph 6 from Reading 2, about Robovie playing a game with some humans?
Shows that some people believe robots have feelings.