Gadgets and Glitches Unit Test

The newcomer might have chosen to act differently from the other robots because:

• it wanted to fit in with the group.

• it was programmed with a unique purpose.

• it did not understand the rules.

• it was malfunctioning.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which excerpt from the passage best identifies the main conflict?

• You can understand why, in a school devoted to perfect order and regularity, these little programmed robots would be far more convenient than real students. One teacher was enough for everybody. (paragraph 3)

• The teacher was so dumbfounded that she went to examine the robot’s buttons at once, to see whether she might have pressed them incorrectly. Indeed not. All the buttons were in place. (paragraph 14)

• Then the teacher telephoned frantically to the factory to send a repairman at once. She was even willing to pay from her own pocket. (paragraph 18)

• So the repairman quickly took his screwdriver and began to loosen all the little screws on the outside. When he had unfastened everything and was able to take off the cover, he just stood there, with his eyes wide open. (paragraph 28)

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which detail from the selection suggests that this is science fiction?

• The school strictly follows a regular schedule.

• The students are robots programmed to be perfect.

• The robots are programmed to do their work efficiently.

• The students already know most of what is being taught.

Fill in the circle before the highlighted phrase that provides a clue for the meaning of the word regularity in paragraph 11.

• repeated what had been studied previously.

• was possible to switch subjects around somewhat to

• take arithmetic before history, or,

• in place of one rule of grammar, to take another.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In paragraph 11, what can the reader infer?

• The principal is afraid of change.

• The teacher is the best educator at the school.

• The principal values the consistency of the robot students.

• The teacher teaches the subjects in the correct order each day.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part B Which two excerpts best support the answer to Part A?

• There was once a school without a single living student; the principal got his pupils from a robot factory instead. (paragraph 1)

• So these little robots were indeed marvels of mechanical and electronic efficiency, and everyone who saw them working was stunned by their performance. (paragraph 4)

• Of course, it was possible to switch subjects around somewhat to take arithmetic before history, or, in place of one rule of grammar, to take another. (paragraph 11)

• Indeed, the principal was so content with this state of affairs that he not only praised the teacher highly, but even gave her a promotion. (paragraph 11)

• The teacher couldn’t imagine such a disrespectful version of history being recited in school. She went back to her desk, full of anxiety, hoping that the principal would not find out. (paragraph 14)

What is a theme of the story?

• New things bring new ideas.

• Structure makes learning possible.

• Looks can be deceiving sometimes.

• Following the rules is important.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which quotation from the story best supports the answer to Part A?

• You can understand why, in a school devoted to perfect order and regularity, these little programmed robots would be far more convenient than real students. (paragraph 3)

• But there was an even greater surprise at 9:35, during the history lesson. The new robot recited: “At the gallows, Nathan Hale said, ‘Hats off!’” (paragraph 13)

• All the buttons were in place. The teacher couldn’t imagine such a disrespectful version of history being recited in school. (paragraph 14)

• Then the teacher telephoned frantically to the factory to send a repairman at once. She was even willing to pay from her own pocket. (paragraph 18)

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

How does the new robot’s behavior propel the story forward?

• It causes the other robot students to act strangely.

• It causes school staff to look deeper for the truth.

• It causes the teacher to forget about learning for the day.

• It causes the principal to reconsider giving the teacher a promotion.

How is the ending of the story an example of situational irony?

• They expected the robot to be an actual robot.

• They were confused by the new robot’s behaviors.

• They could not understand why the boy was laughing.

• They did not know if the repairman knew about the robot.