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What is a Drone?
"Eagle Eyes"
"Drones may bring medical help"
Prefixes, Roots, Suffixes
Literary Terms
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Where did the term 'drone' originate?
It comes from the military where it means an unmanned aerial vehicle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fTpOkCMWHM
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The first sentence says, "Drones are like flying robots." This is an example of: a) hyperbole b) simile c) alliteration d) synoym
b) simile
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When the author quoted Ian Weston saying, "Drones may become a realistic choice", what does Weston mean by "realistic choice"?
An actual possibility
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If 'bi' means two, then we can infer the translation of bicycle means...
Two wheels
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This term means a story's main message or moral.
Theme
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What does "quad" mean in the word "quadcopter"?
Four
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Based on question 3 for the question set, what is the main idea of the section "Raptors Taught to Catch Drones To Get Food"?
The birds have been carefully trained to hunt drones since they were born.
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"Drones are also called unmanned aerial vehicles. They are flown by remote control. There is no pilot on a drone." Which word in the paragraph helps you understand the meaning of the word “aerial”?
Flown
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This term means the perspective from which a story is told.
Point of View
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What Law of Motion is in effect when using a drone?
Newton's Third Law of Motion
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What is the best piece of text evidence to support the main idea in the section "Raptors Taught To Catch Drones to Get Food"?
The second sentence of the section states, "They've had their food served on top of wrecked drones since the age of three weeks."
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Choose one: Drones MIGHT or MIGHT NOT be a good way to deliver health supplies.
Drones MIGHT be a good way to deliver health supplies.
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Based on our knowledge, we can decode the word "unmanned" to the literal translation of ...
"not manned" or "not with a human"
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This term means describing nonhuman animals, objects, or ideas as though they possess human qualities or emotions
Personification
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What is Newton's Third Law of Motion?
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
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Training eagles to take drones is a solution to what problem? (Hint: Look in the introduction and section 1.)
France has been attacked the past few years and the military wants to take down drones that are up to no good.
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Select a piece of text evidence that supports the idea that "Drones MIGHT be a good way to deliver health supplies."
Answers will vary- teacher discretion
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This term means a struggle between opposing forces.
Conflict
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At the end of the video, the man mentions the FAA and their opinion on how high drones can fly and their thoughts about spying on neighbors. What can you infer FAA means?
Answers vary- up to teacher discretion. Should include type of organization that makes laws about aviation and air traffic control.
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Drones are like flying robots. They don’t have pilots inside them, but are controlled remotely. What does remotely mean?
Remotely means "controlled by a separate device".
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What problem did a team at John Hopkins Medicine study before using the drones?
The team studied how to keep medicine cool and refrigerated.
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This term means an extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect; an extravagant statement that is not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperbole