7-Year-Old Girl Gets New Hand from 3-D Printer

As explained in “7-Year-Old Girl Gets New Hand from 3-D Printer,” what is a prosthetic limb?

• an arm or leg with damaged tissue, muscle, or bone

• a high-tech invention that makes body parts

• anything made on a 3-D printer

• an artificial body part

According to “7-Year-Old Girl Gets New Hand from 3-D Printer,” which features of Faith’s hand most make it a “breakthrough” invention? Choose two options.

• its cost

• its color

• its weight

• its sensors

• its lifelike look

One section of “7-Year-Old Girl Gets New Hand from 3-D Printer” is about Faith’s “compartment syndrome.” What does this section explain?

• why Faith likes 3-D printing

• why Faith needed a new hand

• what Faith can do with her new hand

• how Faith’s prosthetic limb was constructed

Read this excerpt from “7-Year-Old Girl Gets New Hand from 3-D Printer.” Pay special attention to the underlined word. What does the context suggest is the most likely meaning of forearm?

• the part of the arm from shoulder to wrist

• the part of the arm from wrist to knuckles

• the part of the arm from fingertips to wrist

• the part of the arm from elbow to wrist

What does the context suggest is the most likely meaning of bulky in this excerpt from “7-Year-Old Girl Gets New Hand from 3-D Printer”?

• large and awkward to handle

• hesitant or uncertain

• smooth and slippery

• sharply angled

What does the context suggest is the most likely meaning of manipulates in this excerpt from “7-Year-Old Girl Gets New Hand from 3-D Printer”?

• trims

• operates

• identifies

• assembles

Which evidence from “7-Year-Old Girl Gets New Hand from 3-D Printer” best supports the author’s comment that Faith’s prosthetic makes certain tasks “immediately easy”?

• Faith may outgrow her hand in a few months.

• Faith jumps on her bike and pedals away.

• Faith is followed around by TV cameras.

• Faith has a stuffed plush toy with her.

In “7-Year-Old Girl Gets New Hand from 3-D Printer,” what is the main reason that Faith’s parents chose Build It Workspace instead of E-Nable?

• Build It Workspace was used to building prosthetic limbs.

• E-Nable could not do the work they wanted right away.

• Build It Workspace is run by a friend of theirs.

• E-Nable had never made a prosthetic hand.

How does this excerpt from “7-Year-Old Girl Gets New Hand from 3-D Printer” most clearly contrast Faith with her family?

• It contrasts Faith’s humor with her family’s sincerity.

• It contrasts Faith’s silence with her family’s loudness.

• It contrasts Faith’s confidence with her family’s concern.

• It contrasts Faith’s originality with her family’s ordinariness.