Question 1

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.
-What specific age group does the author identify that could benefit from Kuri?

Accepted Answer

A)  toddlers 
B)  college students 
C)  the elderly 
D)  there is no specific age group identified 
A)  toddlers 
B)  college students 
C)  the elderly 
D)  there is no specific age group identified

Question 2

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.
-What is the name of the new companion robot on the market?

Accepted Answer

A)  Suri 
B)  Kuri 
C)  Robot Home Companion 
D)  iCompanion 
A)  Suri 
B)  Kuri 
C)  Robot Home Companion 
D)  iCompanion

Question 3

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.
-So Hsaio and Osentoski began building a bot  for companionship, instead of protection.

Accepted Answer

A)  animatronic animal 
B)  toy 
C)  another term for robot 
D)  another term for operating system 
A)  animatronic animal 
B)  toy 
C)  another term for robot 
D)  another term for operating system

Question 4

A good definition ____________ on the special qualities of the work that set it apart from similar words.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A good definition ____________ on the special...

Question 5

Where should you state the purpose of your paragraph?

Accepted Answer

A)  within your definition 
B)  just before you give your definition 
C)  just after you give your definition 
D)  in the topic sentence of your paragraph 
A)  within your definition 
B)  just before you give your definition 
C)  just after you give your definition 
D)  in the topic sentence of your paragraph

Question 6

The three possible ways to define a term are by ______________, by ________________, and by _______________.

Accepted Answer

synonym, c

Question 7

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.
-Or will they turn to the freedom of alcohol and drugs and find themselves enslaved .

Accepted Answer

A)  free 
B)  imprisoned 
C)  hired 
D)  fired 
A)  free 
B)  imprisoned 
C)  hired 
D)  fired

Question 8

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.
-He is that large man who spends his time at the gas station, the barbershop, and the corner store complaining about the government spending money on the  immoral  mothers of illegitimate children.

Accepted Answer

A)  religious 
B)  poor 
C)  dirty 
D)  corrupt 
A)  religious 
B)  poor 
C)  dirty 
D)  corrupt

Question 9

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.
-Why does Kuri not speak "human?"

Accepted Answer

A)  manufacturers don't have the ability to make a robot speak human languages 
B)  users might expect it to be able to do more than it's capable 
C)  there is no "voice box" for Kuri to speak at all 
D)  the robots might evolve to become dangerous 
A)  manufacturers don't have the ability to make a robot speak human languages 
B)  users might expect it to be able to do more than it's capable 
C)  there is no "voice box" for Kuri to speak at all 
D)  the robots might evolve to become dangerous

Question 10

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.
-And the design evolution of Kuri, fromprototype  to consumer product, provides a fascinating glimpse into a new era of interaction between humans and increasingly sophisticated machines.

Accepted Answer

A)  product pitch 
B)  first model of a product 
C)  product design 
D)  first time offered in stores 
A)  product pitch 
B)  first model of a product 
C)  product design 
D)  first time offered in stores

Question 11

Use ___________________ to expand on your definition to show your word in action.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Use ___________________ to expand on your definition...

Question 12

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.
-What was Kuri's original purpose?

Accepted Answer

A)  to patrol the home as a security robot 
B)  to do household chores like Rosie from the Jetsons 
C)  to control home operations like locking doors and controlling the temperature 
D)  to record television shows 
A)  to patrol the home as a security robot 
B)  to do household chores like Rosie from the Jetsons 
C)  to control home operations like locking doors and controlling the temperature 
D)  to record television shows

Question 13

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-What rhetorical modes (other than defining) do you identify in this essay? How do these other rhetorical modes strengthen or weaken the essay?

Accepted Answer

In this essay, in addition to defining,

Question 14

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.
-Why does the author not use soap to wash the dishes?

Accepted Answer

A)  She saves it for the baby's diapers. 
B)  She can never find her favorite brand of dish soap. 
C)  She saves the soap for medical emergencies. 
D)  The soap causes her hands to turn red and crack. 
A)  She saves it for the baby's diapers. 
B)  She can never find her favorite brand of dish soap. 
C)  She saves the soap for medical emergencies. 
D)  The soap causes her hands to turn red and crack.

Question 15

A definition paragraph should be _________________ organized in some recognizable way from one idea to the next.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A definition paragraph should be _________________ organized...

Question 16

How do Rama Ramaswami and Dian Schaffhauser define the cloud in their paragraph?

Accepted Answer

A)  They use synonym. 
B)  They use category. 
C)  They use negation. 
D)  They use a word with the opposite meaning. 
A)  They use synonym. 
B)  They use category. 
C)  They use negation. 
D)  They use a word with the opposite meaning.

Question 17

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.
-We humans tend to anthropomorphize e anything that seems even remotely lifelike.

Accepted Answer

A)  philosophize about 
B)  treat like a human 
C)  treat with physical affection 
D)  decorate 
A)  philosophize about 
B)  treat like a human 
C)  treat with physical affection 
D)  decorate

Question 18

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.
-How does Kuri navigate around the house?

Accepted Answer

A)  it uses lidar 
B)  it uses GPS satellite information 
C)  it maps the world with lasers, like a self-driving car 
D)  it feels for obstacles with a robot appendage 
A)  it uses lidar 
B)  it uses GPS satellite information 
C)  it maps the world with lasers, like a self-driving car 
D)  it feels for obstacles with a robot appendage

Question 19

Behind Ford's sudden leap upmarket lies a striking demographic shift. Since the 1970s, most of the income growth in the United States has gone to those who were already making the most. According to the Commerce Department, more than 8 million households have annual incomes over $100,000, and about half that number are estimated to have $1 million or more in assets. America can now lay claim to what conservative critic David Frum has aptly called "history's first mass upper class."
-James Lardner
-How does the author organize the examples?

Accepted Answer

From one e

Question 20

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-What is the tone of this essay? How does Parker create this tone?

Accepted Answer

The tone of the essay is informative and

Exam 10: Defining

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -What specific age group does the author identify that could benefit from Kuri?

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -What is the name of the new companion robot on the market?

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -So Hsaio and Osentoski began building a bot for companionship, instead of protection.

A good definition ____________ on the special qualities of the work that set it apart from similar words.

Where should you state the purpose of your paragraph?

The three possible ways to define a term are by ______________, by ________________, and by _______________.

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -Or will they turn to the freedom of alcohol and drugs and find themselves enslaved .

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -He is that large man who spends his time at the gas station, the barbershop, and the corner store complaining about the government spending money on the immoral mothers of illegitimate children.

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -Why does Kuri not speak "human?"

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -And the design evolution of Kuri, fromprototype to consumer product, provides a fascinating glimpse into a new era of interaction between humans and increasingly sophisticated machines.

Use ___________________ to expand on your definition to show your word in action.

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -What was Kuri's original purpose?

Answer the following questions about the essay. -What rhetorical modes (other than defining) do you identify in this essay? How do these other rhetorical modes strengthen or weaken the essay?

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -Why does the author not use soap to wash the dishes?

A definition paragraph should be _________________ organized in some recognizable way from one idea to the next.

How do Rama Ramaswami and Dian Schaffhauser define the cloud in their paragraph?

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -We humans tend to anthropomorphize e anything that seems even remotely lifelike.

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -How does Kuri navigate around the house?

Answer the following questions about the essay. -What is the tone of this essay? How does Parker create this tone?

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