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Questions. 10. Draw the table containing word families for the words from this Module Academic Word List. Complete Table 2.1. Sometimes more than one form may be possible. If you are unsure about a form, check Appendix 4. The first two words are done for
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Questions
1. To which planet do scientists compare Kepler-10b?
a. Earth
b. Jupiter
c. Neptune
d. Mars
2. The Kepler space telescope was launched on March 7, 2009. What is an effect of this occurrence?
a. Johannes Kepler has recently been interviewed by several television stations.
b. Earth’s twin has been located revolving around a star in the Milky Way.
c. Astronauts are traveling to several super-Neptunes to conduct research.
d. Scientists have discovered hundreds of exoplanets in the Milky Way.
3. What can you conclude after reading the passage?
a. Many astronomers agree that exoplanets aren’t worth studying.
b. In the near future, astronauts will be able to visit Kepler-10b.
c. Most exoplanets have oxygen, water, and carbon dioxide.
d. Scientists will continue to search for Earth-like exoplanets.
4. Read this sentence from the passage: “For years, astronomers have speculated that the sun is not the only star with planets circling it. ” In this sentence, the word speculated means …
a. competed with members in the same group.
b. persuaded others to believe false information.
c. formed a belief without hard evidence.
d. stopped a mission that was unsuccessful
5. The primary purpose of this passage is …
a. to describe the mission of the Kepler space telescope.
b. to explain why so many different types of exoplanets exist.
c. to list the features of stars in the Goldilocks zone.
d. to discuss NASA’s plans for the future of astronomy.
6. What are exoplanets? (an open answer)
7. The author writes that Kepler-10b is “unlikely to support life because it is 60 times closer to its star than Earth is to the sun. ” Why might the author draw this conclusion? (an open answer)
8. The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Astronomers determine an exoplanet’s size and mass ________ making an educated guess as to what the planet is composed of.
a. because
b. before
c. however
d. although
10. Draw the table containing word families for the words from this Module Academic Word List. Complete Table 2. 1. Sometimes more than one form may be possible. If you are unsure about a form, check Appendix 4. The first two words are done for you.
Table 2. 1. Word Families for Module 2 Academic Word List
| Verb | Noun | Adjective | Adverb | Participle I, II |
| achieve | achievement(s) | achievable | achievably | achieving achieved |
| acquire | acquisition(s) | acquirable | X | acquiring acquired |
11. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words from the list.
categorization, document, schemes, task, purchased, proportionately, resource, acquire, funded, strategists, minority, interact, considerable, core, alternatives, reinvestment, featuring, participated, conclusion, culturally
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1. The young boy showed ________ promise as a diver within his first year of competition. 2. Men are in a ________ in my class. 3. You should ________ all your discussions with the boss so that if there is any problem later, you will have all the necessary information at hand. 4. Millions of people now ________ with their computers on a daily basis. 5. In 1980, the people of Denmark decided not to develop nuclear energy, and instead are experimenting with other energy ________. 6. It is your ________ to make sure that the mail is distributed to the different departments within the division. 7. The symphony is ________ entirely through donations by local businesses. 8. The hummingbird's tiny brain, 4. 2 percent of its body weight, is ________ the largest in the bird kingdom. 9. Successful ________ to testing drugs on animals include test tube studies on human tissue cultures, statistics and computer models. 10. As people move to the suburbs, the ________ of many cities becomes drained of residents. 11. Police forces in Vancouver worked to develop a ________ sensitive security program for the 2010 Olympic Games. 12. King George III originally ________ Buckingham House in 1761 for his wife, Queen Charlotte. 13. The international community must encourage ________ in Lebanon as it rebuilds in order to help create political stability in the region. 14. The military ________ were meeting to plan their next attack. 15. Mahatma Gandhi once said “I came to the ________ long ago that all religions were true, and also that all had some error in them. ” 16. She has seen every movie ever made ________ Johnny Depp. 17. Our sense of touch allows us to ________ information about the weight, shape, firmness and texture of objects in our environment. 18. When the World Cup of Soccer began in 1930, thirteen nations ________, and Uruguay won the first competition. 19. John Kennedy once said that the human mind is our fundamental ________. 20. The ________ of movies in this country depends on the presence of adult language, and depictions of drug use, violence, or sex.
2. PRACTICAL USE OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
12. Read the text and answer the questions below it.
How to Make a Better Robot
Many people think that robots are an inevitable part of the future. It would be pretty cool to have a droid friend around to save the day, or even just to keep you company when you got bored. While it may seem like something out of science fiction, researchers are already imagining a world in which robots become a more integrated part of our lives. We already have robots among us: some are designed to work in factories, creating uniform products continuously. You may even have one in your home, in the form of a little vacuum cleaner that self-drives itself around the floor. But for robots to make it to the next level, scientists think they’ll need to be a bit more versatile. The robot scientists are imagining look nothing like the stiff creatures you might be thinking of. No need for an awkward robot with stiff legs that attempts to walk and act like we walk and act — researchers are hoping to cook up something entirely different from what we’re used to seeing.
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