The __________ of Bob's new, expensive apartment pleased him.
What is acquisition?
100
According to the article, students no longer feel the need to read materials prior to coming to class. Instead, they assume they can __________
Google the information they need to know
100
What is the theme of the article?
take time away from technology
100
Why do you think the author includes the paragraph about politicians and the presidents using sound bites and tweets?
To show how big of an influence technology has on our nation
200
Something that happens immediately
What is instantaneous
200
The ___ of a $1,000 cash prize made Emily enter the sweepstakes.
What is lure?
200
According to the article, a study released last year found that adults who read any work of literature in a year went down from 57% in 1982 to ___ in 2015
43%
200
What was the author's purpose for this article?
The author's purpose is to persuade us to spend less time with technology.
200
What can you infer about the author's viewpoint on reading?
It's not enough to read one- liners, we need to read more in-depth
300
Narrow-minded, unable to see things clearly or to have an imagination
What is myopic?
300
Mom ignored Bob when he started talking about ___ things.
What is trivial?
300
The article argues that instead of learning how to navigate through neighborhoods and streets, we now rely on what?
GPS on our smartphones
300
What type of text was this reading? (fiction, expository, drama, poetry, biography, etc. )
expository
300
Why does the author think reading headlines or just opening sentences isn't enough?
It doesn't give us enough context or show us the true significance
400
To obtain, learn or achieve something
What is acquisition?
400
After Ricardo finished sending his text message to his crush, an ___________ response came.
What is instantaneous?
400
The author points out that it is difficult to teach children restaurant manners when they are trained to do what?
use video devices to stay quiet
400
What was the text structure of this article? (cause and effect, description, problem/solution, sequence, compare/contrast)
cause and effect
500
Something unimportant or not serious
What is trivial
500
Tina worked hard to change her ___ attitude and start listening to others advice.
What is myopic?
500
What is one thing the author recommends we do instead of being attached to technology?
Try going a couple of hours without your phone, read a novel, walk in the woods or turn off your technology and talk to your spouse
500
What was the main idea of the article?
instant info is making us less informed and less thoughtful