"Robot Sings..." Informational Text Breakout

"Robot Sings..." Informational Text Breakout

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You have entered a dark and unknown world from which you have to get out before it's too late and you will be locked in forever.

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Mission 1

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Answer the question and you will find your first clue.

The controlling idea is the main idea of a piece of writing. Which of the following is NOT a synonym for "controlling idea"?

Message

Central idea

Thesis

Key detail

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What is the central idea of "Robot sings, dances, helps change bandages, makes hospitals less scary"?

MEDi helped Tommy be less afraid of the hospital.

MEDi helps doctors do a better job.

MEDi was purchased for $15,000 and has been used to comfort cancer patients from 2 to 14 years old.

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MEDi is a robot that helps both patients and doctors.

Which option BEST explains how the section "Singing, Dancing Buddy" helps develop the central idea of the article?

It points out that MEDi has talents as a performer in addition to his ability to help child patients.

It reveals that MEDi has the ability to ask child patients to help him during a medical procedure.

It indicates the value of MEDi by stating the purchase price of the robot for th hospital.

It describes a specific example of MEDi helping a child patient undergo a medical procedure.

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Which sentnece about MEDi would be MOST important to include in an objective summary of the article?

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MEDi is programmed with the remarkable ability to greet each child patient by name.

MEDi has many roles in the hospital, but being a pain coach is probably his best role.

MEDi is a little robot that does a wonderful job of helping sick children in a hospital.

MEDi is a little robot that helps children in a hospital deal with their fear and anxiety.

Read this sentence from the first paragraph of the article:

He helps manage their fears of all the things that make them anxious like prickly needles, endless hallways and mysterious medical equipment.

In the sentence, what does the word "mysterious" mean?

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Something that is difficult to understand

Something that is hidden from view

Something that is controversial

Something that is secretive

Read this sentence from the section "MEDi" Remembers Their Names:

Kasey Caastro, a child life specialist who works with Tommy, says that hospitals can be scary for kids but MEDi helps distract them and to educate them about procedures. Castro says "He can make it more fun and less threatening for them."

Which option can replace the word "threatening" without changing the meaining of the sentence?

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unusual

menacing

dangerous

irritating

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Mission 4

Which text feature is NOT used in the article?

Illustration

Headings

Caption

Photograph

What question type requires you to write a controlling idea plus evidence from the text?

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It's only 3 letters.

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