Question

4. What does the narrator of “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace” want? (1 point)
people to reject computers
humans to become robots
the world to disappear
people to be free from work
5. What is the benefit Bushnell sees in video games? (1 point)
They improve kids’ reflexes.
They excite kids about technology.
They fill up our leisure time.
They are an affordable activity.
Choose the letter of the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics.

Answer 1

6. …those were pterodactyls soaring with cavernous gray wings, gigantic bats of delirium and night fever. (1 point)
blindness
crazed thoughts
hunger
spellbound
7. Walter Mitty the Undefeated, inscrutable to the last. (1 point)
devilish
mysterious
notorious
stubborn
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
8. Who does Walter face in his final fantasy? (1 point)
a battalion of soldiers
a firing squad
headhunters
circling sharks
Choose the letter of the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics.
9. “Insolent fool,” laughed the witch, “you dare to trespass on my property!” (1 point)
extraordinary wit
totally outrageous
insultingly disrespectful
slow to understand
True-False:
10. True or false: Eckels, the main character in “A Sound of Thunder,” kills a butterfly, but not a dinosaur. (1 point)
true
false
11. In “Nolan Bushnell,” Bushnell is credited with creating the home video game system Nintendo. (1 point)
true
false
12. “Nethergrave” describes how a troubled boy overcomes adversity with the help of his friends and family. (1 point)
true
false
13. In “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” Walter Mitty ultimately decides that communicating with his wife is better than fantasizing about adventures. (1 point)
true
false
Multiple Choice
14. In “A Sound of Thunder,” what does the change in the spelling of TIME SAFARI signify? (1 point)
that they have arrived in the wrong year
that the machine has malfunctioned
that the travelers have changed during the journey
that the travelers have disrupted history
15. In “Nethergrave,” every year on his birthday, Jeremy’s father gives him a ____. (1 point)
photograph
new computer
a check
a plane ticket
16. The narrator in “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace” expresses ____. (1 point)
a mistrust of machines
an obsession with technology
ambivalence about religion
a desire to live in the future
17. In “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” what is the best way to describe the fantasy pilot character Captain Mitty? (1 point)
cocky
intelligent
heroic
dim-witted
18. The point of the profile “Nolan Bushnell” is to learn about ____. (1 point)
Bushnell’s life
the rise of Silicon Valley
the origins of home video games
the effects of technology on children

Answer 2

did you try lol im not gonna tell this test for you

Answer 3

@FLVSenglishstudent @Hailey553 @shrutipande9 @lilkittykat36 @Skiller8860 @Xmoses1

Answer 4

yea i tried but im not sure on most of the answers

Answer 5

do not just give him the answers.thats againest rules i believe.you need to teach him/her about each question

Answer 6

@csnider1998 what school do you go to or if your homeschooled what school so i can help

Answer 7

flvs

Answer 8

@gamer56

Answer 9

@FLVSenglishstudent @Hailey553 @shrutipande9 @lilkittykat36 @Skiller8860 @Xmoses1

Answer 10

@gamer56 are u going to help me?

Answer 11

I will try but you have to be willing to pay attention

Answer 12

ok thanks

Answer 13

ok so im just gonna give you the answer to some of theese by giving you links to where other people have asked because i dont have the time to teach you because i have to leave heaar in a hour. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20121220204140AAPsccV

http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/50d1dbe2e4b069abbb70ef97

Answer 14

ok thanks that helps with some of them