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

According to “7-Year-Old Girl Gets New Hand from 3-D Printer,” which is the best explanation of why Faith needs a prosthetic hand?

• She needs extra help holding onto paper, bicycle handlebars, and other objects.

• She has been waiting for the opportunity to design her own hand.

• The waiting list was too long for other types of treatment.

• She lost her left hand due to a condition at birth.

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

In “7-Year-Old Girl Gets New Hand from 3-D Printer,” what judgment does Faith make about her new hand?

• It is not as helpful as one run with sensors.

• It made it easier to ride her bicycle.

• It weighs a little more than her old one.

• It was hard to accept its appearance.

Read this excerpt from “7-Year-Old Girl Gets New Hand from 3-D Printer.” Pay special attention to the underlined word. The oldest of three children, Faith had compartment syndrome when her position during childbirth cut off the flow of blood to her left forearm. The issue damaged tissue, muscle and bone. After nine months of trying to save the limb, doctors determined they had to amputate just below the elbow. What does the context suggest is the most likely meaning of forearm?

• the part of the arm from fingertips to wrist

• the part of the arm from shoulder to wrist

• the part of the arm from wrist to knuckles

• 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”? She had tried a couple more traditional—and more expensive—prosthetics over the year. She found them bulky, heavy and hard to use.

• large and awkward to handle

• hesitant or uncertain

• smooth and slippery

• sharply angled

Part A: 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"? Faith manipulates her hand without sensors. Instead, as she demonstrated after the bike ride, she moves her upper arm back and forth. That in turn opens and closes its blue and pink fingers.

• trims

• operates

• identifies

• assembles

Part B: Which words from the context best support the answer to Part A?

• after the bike ride

• demonstrated; in turn

• sensors; upper arm; fingers

• moves; back and forth; opens and closes

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.

Which of these quotations from “7-Year-Old Girl Gets New Hand from 3-D Printer” best supports the answer to Part A?

• When Faith outgrows it [the 3-D printed hand] in six months or a year, a replacement can be made just as cheaply and easily.

• Her parents were working with the nonprofit group E-Nable to get her a 3-D printed hand. But the technology is so new there’s a waiting list, her mother said.

• [Build It Workspace] was founded less than a year ago by mechanical engineer Mark Lengsfeld.

• So he [Lengsfeld] used E-Nable’s open-source technology and called in Cal State, Dominguez Hills’ experts for guidance.