Questions 1 – 7 are about Robots rule… on pages 4 – 5 in the
Reading booklet.
1 The web page begins:
If you think robots are mainly the stuff of sci-fi movies, think again.
Right now, all over the world, robots are on the move.
Explain two ways these first two sentences try to grab the reader’s
attention.
(2 marks)
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2 At the end of paragraph 1 the writer says that today’s robots are doing
more and more things for us.
How does the writer emphasise the increasingly widespread use of
robots in that paragraph?
Support your answer by referring to paragraph 1.
(1 mark)
3 How do the first sentences of paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 help the reader to
follow the ideas in the text?
(2 marks)
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4 What does the choice of language in the table below suggest about
the relationship between humans and robots?
The first one has been done for you.
(2 marks)
what the choice of language suggests
quotation about the relationship between humans
and robots
using robotic creations to It suggests that humans have total power
do our bidding over robots because they do what we tell
(paragraph 2) them.
a) helpful sidekicks
(paragraph 4)
b) a spark between...
(paragraph 5)
5 Look at paragraph 4, why did the public begin to lose interest in
robots during the 1980s?
(1 mark)
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6 In paragraph 5, why is the word ‘think’ in inverted commas?
(1 mark)
7 How has this web page been designed to make it more interesting
for the reader?
Refer to the organisation of the text and the overall layout in
your answer.
(3 marks)
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