ARE BIONICS SUPERHUMAN ON THE HORIZON
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- Q1
Who is the author of the informational text entitled Are Bionics Superhuman on the Horizon?
Susan Hamlyn
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Ramez Naam
Cory Doctorow
20s - Q2
The organization of paragraphs 1 through 17 contributes to the author’s main idea by —
showing how the creation of superhumans would be bad for the future
explaining why bionic enhancements will take over the human body altogether
arguing that people with bionic parts should be excluded from athletic competition
presenting evidence that answers the question in the title by the end of the article
30s - Q3
What is the synonym of the word inert?
helpful
immobile
humanlike
unstable
15s - Q4
Which is the antonym of the word inert?
active
human
replacement
digital
15s - Q5
Which sentence is the best overall central ideaof the selection?
Superhumans will eventually replace people who were once considered disabled.
Bionics will enhance the human body instead of just replacing missing or broken parts.
Superhumans will be created for people who can afford the bionic parts.
Bionics will take over the human body once people are ready to become superhuman.
30s - Q6
Which sentence about bionic body parts is correctly written?
A bionic body part can be controlled even if its not attached to the body.
Bionic body parts will eventually be for people without disabilities and available for those who just want enhancements, to.
Professional sports leagues must decide whether they will except the use of bionic limbs and technologies.
Advances in technology are greatly affecting how bionic body parts function.
30s - Q7
Which of these ideas is reinforced throughout the selection?
Bionics will totally eliminate disabilities.
Prostheses will no longer be needed.
Prostheses will be too costly for most people.
Bionics will create superhuman abilities.
30s - Q8
What is the central idea in paragraphs 10–13?
Researchers are discovering new ways to learn.
Injuries to the brain can cause memory loss.
Bionics will enhance a wide variety of abilities.
Prostheses are still in the planning stages.
30s - Q9
Which quotation from the selection best supports the answer to Part A?
If it’s damaged—by an injury to the head, for example—people start having difficulty forming new long-term memories. (paragraph 12)
Scientists at Wake Forest University implanted specialized brain chips in a set of monkeys and trained those monkeys to perform a picture-matching game. (paragraph 13)
While the current generation of prostheses is still primitive, we can already see this taking shape. . . .(paragraph 10)
These new prostheses aren’t just going to restore missing human abilities. They’re . . . giving us powers we never had before. . . . (paragraph 10)
30s