"All the kids from the whole neighborhood came, laughing and shouting..." Why did the author write this sentence?

to communicate Margie's desire for the way things were before

Read the first paragraph. What is the purpose of including the date?

to let the audience know the year the story takes place

What is the purpose of the sentence "And the teachers were people..."?

it adds emphasis to the fact that technology has replaced people too much

Discovering that teachers used to be human is important to the story because

it causes Margie compare the past to the present

How does the author organize the first three paragraphs of the story?

by detailing the discovery of the book

Read this sentence from par 41: "She was thinking about the fun they had." Why did the author include this sentence?

to make the audience question whether technology will reallyhelp the future

Which statement best expresses the theme of the story?

Replacing humans with technology is not always helpful.

What is paragraph 38 mainly about?

the evolution of school and its effect on the closeness of a community

Why did the author most likely write this story?

to question whether technological advances are helping or hurting humans

Which sentence best summarizes the story?

Margie struggles with her present after finding out about old schools.

What is the purpose of including the mechanic who fixes Margie's teacher?

to show that when technology fails, humans will still be here

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"All the kids from the whole neighborhood came, laughing and shouting..." Why did the author write this sentence?
to prove the power of reading books
to demonstrate how much fun students had together
to explain how schools functioned in the past
to communicate Margie's desire for the way things were before
2
Read the first paragraph. What is the purpose of including the date?
to teach the audience about the future
to let the audience know the year the story takes place
to keep the story historically accurate
to let the audience know that the story is about robots
3
What is the purpose of the sentence "And the teachers were people..."?
it adds emphasis to the fact that technology has replaced people too much
it promotes the reintroduction of human teachers
it further informs the reader about the past
it demonstrates Margie's shock
4
Discovering that teachers used to be human is important to the story because
it causes Margie compare the past to the present
it teaches the audience about history
it shows that her mechanical teacher is necessary
it shows that Tommy knows a lot about history
5
How does the author organize the first three paragraphs of the story?
by describing the past
by detailing the discovery of the book
by mentioning the diary entry
by explaining the technology of the future
6
Read this sentence from par 41: "She was thinking about the fun they had." Why did the author include this sentence?
to show that technology is makes things more lonely
to show the audience how fun school is now
to show the audience how boring schools will be in the future
to make the audience question whether technology will reallyhelp the future
7
Which statement best expresses the theme of the story?
Technology helps every student learn at their own pace.
Replacing humans with technology is not always helpful.
Technology is helpful.
Technology is harmful.
8
What is paragraph 38 mainly about?
the evolution of school and its effect on the closeness of a community
the difficulty making friends with tech on the rise
the way technology is ruining lives
the rules of school in the past
9
Why did the author most likely write this story?
to promote individual mechanical teachers
to express excitement for technological advancement
to criticize the current state of public schooling
to question whether technological advances are helping or hurting humans
10
Which sentence best summarizes the story?
Margie struggles with her present after finding out about old schools.
Margie thinks school is fun.
Margie thinks old schools were more fun than new schools.
Margie hates school.
11
What is the purpose of including the mechanic who fixes Margie's teacher?
to show that technology can break
to show that when technology fails, humans will still be here
to show that Margie needs a new mechanical teacher
to show that humans still have jobs

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