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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.
Which of the statements below best describe Dev's attitude toward his robot?
troubled
ecstatic
unimpressed
overconfident
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How does third-person limited point of view of the passage affect what the reader knows and does not know?
The reader learns equally about each character's thoughts and feelings.
The reader learns only Dev's thoughts and feelings about what is happening and not how Greta thinks and feels about the robot.
The reader hears only Greta's thoughts and feelings about what is happening and not how Dev thinks and feels about his creation.
The reader learns what the robot is thinking as it begins to become independent and not how Greta and Dev feel about this independence.
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A student made the following claim.
The author of "The Rebellious Robot" uses dialogue to show that Dev is a bit peculiar.
Which excerpt from Dev's dialogue below would provide the best evidence for the student's claim?
"Additionally, the system of lights on its midsection is engineered to reliably inform me of its status regarding the household chore it is currently undertaking."
"Its sensors can tell when something is dirty and determine the nature of the dirty item."
"I need to activate the robot using this control." Dev gestured with the repurposed TV remote control.
"That should do it," Dev said, closing the panel and picking up the remote.
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Which sentence from the passage gives a clue that something may go wrong with the robot?
"No, it is designed to proactively determine which chores need to be completed, at which point it undertakes the chore-doing."
Greta felt a sudden chill, and the little hairs on the back of her neck quivered; it felt like the root had stopped vacuuming so it could eavesdrop on their conversation.
"So, of something goes wrong, you use that remote to turn it off," Greta clarified.
Dev pressed the off button and the lights flashed red, signaling ;that the robot was completely turned off.
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This question has two parts.
What is the main theme of "The Rebellious Robot"?
Everyone needs a friend.
Science is more important than art.
New technologies can have unexpected results.
Robots are useful, productive twenty-first century tools.
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Part two.
Which excerpt from the passage best supports the answer in Part One? Choose one answer.
"Wow!" Greta was impressed. "What else can it do?"
"That should do it," Dev said, closing the panel and picking up the remote.
"Can you still come over to my house for dinner? Dad's making macaroni and cheese, and I could use your help with my science fair project."
There was no one home when the robot's lights turned green, then blue.