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Sherry Turkle, The Flight from Conversation

The Flight from Conversation

Sherry Turkle

READING COMPREHENSION QUIZ

Take the quiz below to check your comprehension of the reading selection:

Question 7.21

According to Sherry Turkle, which of the following groups have fewer conversations?

Families

Students

Couples on dates

All of these

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is D.

Question 7.22

Turkle gives many examples of people who are connected but not conversing, including

a businessman who is always on his Blackberry

a sixteen-year-old who does everything he can through texting

young associates at a law firm who wear headphones all day

All of these

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is D.

Question 7.23

What does Turkle argue is the appeal of technological interactions?

We can present an edited version of ourselves and choose our level of engagement.

Technology introduces an element of fun in our interactions that is lacking in face-to-face encounters.

Technological interactions are easier and take less time.

All of these

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is A.

Question 7.24

What, according to Turkle, is a benefit of face-to-face interaction?

It asks us to see things from another’s point of view.

It teaches patience.

It can help us reflect.

All of these

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is D.

Question 7.25

What, according to Turkle, do we need to remember most of all?

To turn off our devices

To listen to each other

To make eye contact

To teach our children to value conversation

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is B.

READING SUMMARY

Question 7.26

In a sentence or two, summarize the main idea of Turkle’s “The Flight from Conversation.” Be sure to put the summary in your own words and to avoid using the sentence structure of the reading selection. Consider multimodal elements (if any) as well as text. Remember that your summary should restate the selection’s main idea and include only the most important supporting ideas.

Below is an example summary of this reading selection: Face-to-face conversation, argues Sherry Turkle, can provide us with a chance to hone and practice a set of skills that technological connection cannot give us. Turkle argues that we ought to develop our ability to converse face-to-face with those around us and prioritize these interactions. Doing so, she argues, will allow us to understand each other and ourselves better. Your summary will differ from this one in the way it is written, but it should include roughly the same information.

VOCABULARY QUIZ

Explain the meaning of each of the following words as it is used in the reading:

Question 7.27

Kinetic (par. 13)

Kinetic means dynamic or changing.

Question 7.28

Nuance (par. 13)

Nuance means shade of meaning or fine distinction.

Question 7.29

Partisan (par. 25)

Partisan means supporter or follower.