Question

What does the word arbitrarily mean as it is used in paragraph 9?


allowing no limitations


having no valid reason


creating a plan


being purposeful

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Cell Phones: Classroom Technology of the Future

1 The cell phone. No longer a device just to make telephone calls, cell phones can now be used to take pictures and record video, send text messages and tweets, and access the Internet. Using a smartphone, you can receive and send email, get directions, play games, listen to music, and watch movies. You can now speak to your cell phone and it will answer back. Ask it a question and it can tell you the answer. At some stores, customers can pay using their cell phones. The cell phone has become a handheld computer—an integral part of day-to-day technology. The question, therefore, inevitably arises: Is it appropriate for students to use cell phones in schools? Some schools have adopted policies to ban cell phone use in the classroom, but are these init

Answer 1

"Having no valid reason."

Explanation: "Arbitrarily" means done randomly or without a good reason or logical basis, which matches "having no valid reason."