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Is Our Gain Also Our Loss

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  • In the passage what is the most likely reason that the author's father becomes excited when he sees his daughter eating cereal?
    It reminds him of an old commercial that he once enjoyed
  • Write the comparative and superlative forms of each adjective or adverb from “fresh
    fresher - freshest
  • If the temperature gradually increased, does that mean that it rose slowly? Explain your answer
    slowly
  • Write the comparative and superlative forms of each adjective or adverb from “hot
    hotter - hottest
  • continuation means
    moving forward
  • Salina’s bicycle repair demonstration was very informative. Did Salina explain bicycle repair to others? Explain your answer.
    explains well
  • Ravi thought about his old home with a sense of longing, wishing that he could go back there and relive some of his favorite moments with his friends. Would you say that Ravi is feeling nostalgic? Why or why not?
    yes
  • nostalgic means
    wanting to return to happy times in the past
  • In the passage, Cailin Loesch(the author) states, "It's not just technology that's changing, either: It's our way of living." How does she support this statement?
    by contrasting activities today with activities of the past
  • Write the comparative and superlative forms of each adjective or adverb from “gradually
    more gradually - most gradually
  • Write the comparative and superlative forms of each adjective or adverb from “easily
    more easily - most easily
  • Latin suffix -ation means
    the condition or process of
  • Who makes the comment "That's the problem with the world today," which appears at the beginning of the blog post "Is Our Gain Also Our Loss?"
    the father
  • gradually means
    slowly changing
  • According to "Is Our Gain Also Our Loss?" how did the author's father find out what the temperature was when he was a young boy?
    by watching TV