User Friendly, Homographs, And Cause & Effect
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A short quiz on identifying and defining homographs, and synthesizing relationships based on cause & effect. Also includes comprehension questions about the short story "User Friendly. "
- 1.Homographs are words that
- A.
Sound alike but have different spellings
- B.
Are spelled alike and have the same meaning
- C.
Are spelled alike but have different meanings
- D.
Sound alike and have the same meaning
- 2.The homograph __________ means "to shut" OR "nearby"
- 3.The homograph ______ means "a mineral used for writing" OR "to be ahead of"
- 4.The homograph _____ means "the current time" OR "a gift"
- 5.Kevin is worried about all of the following problems except
- A.
His reputation as a nerd
- B.
His father's trip to Chicago
- C.
Chuck's threats to beat him up
- D.
The fact that Louis is operating independently
- 6.Louis's personality can best be described as
- A.
Artistic and concerned about details
- B.
Frightened and weak
- C.
Loving but overly protective
- D.
Cruel and unfeeling
- 7.The printout that Kevin's father shows him at the end of the story probably expresses Louis's
- A.
True identity and affection for Kevin
- B.
Plans for keeping Chuck in prison
- C.
Passion for Ginny
- D.
Confusion about the computer's name
- 8.After Kevin's father returns home and works on the computer, he
- A.
Wonders if Louis is a woman instead of a computer
- B.
Suspects that Kevin and Louis have become friends
- C.
Is puzzled by Louis's final message
- D.
Decides to rebuild the other computers in the house
- 9.Louis's acts of revenge affect
- A.
Only Ginny
- B.
Only Chuck
- C.
Ginny and Chuck's entire family
- D.
Only Chuck and Ginny
- 10.According to the story, what is the effect of connecting Louis to the new modem?
- A.
Louis can communicate only with computers owned by Kevin's friends.
- B.
Louis can access and learn from computers all over the world.
- C.
Louis can write notes to Kevin about his email.
- D.
Louis can give orders to the Secret Service.
- 11.Louis's acts of revenge are caused by
- A.
Louis's desire to be a human being
- B.
Louis's strong hatred for everyone except for Kevin
- C.
Louis's mistaken desire to fix Kevin's problems
- D.
Louis's anger that Kevin's father is in Chicago
- 12.All of the following traits apply to Kevin's character except
- A.
Shy
- B.
Intelligent
- C.
Uneducated
- D.
Sensitive
- 13.The computer's character is revealed by its
- A.
Messages and actions
- B.
Negativity toward Kevin's father
- C.
Fondness for binary code
- D.
Tone of voice and vocabulary
- 14.How are Louis and Kevin similar? How are they different? Write a short paragraph comparing and contrasting their personalities. Support your ideas with at least two details from the short story.
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