Comparing Two Texts

Which choice best describes why the author wrote "History of Television"?

• To tell why David Sarnoff was important to TV.

• To show how television has grown since 1939

• To describe the types of programs available on TV

• To probe that people watch too much television

What is one of the most important ideas of "Should We Watch TV?"

• Television shows will make you smarter

• Watching too much TV can be harmful

• The number of TVs in homes is increasing each year.

• A wide variety of programs is available on TV.

Which of the following ideas can be found in both passages?

• Watching television might make you smarter

• Too many Americans watch too much television

• The first television screens were only 5 inches by 12 inches

• Most households in America have a television.

Which sentence BEST describes the difference be tween the two passages?

• The first passage shows the benefit of television; the second passage shows the problems with television.

• The first passage describes the invention of television; the second passage explains why television is so popular.

• The first passage explains the importance of TV; the second passage describes how TV can be used in education.

• The first passage describes the history of television; the second passage explores whether watching TV is good or bad.

In the article "The History of Television", where was the first television broadcast shown?

• In the United States in 1951

• At the White House.

• At the New York World's Fair in 1939.

• In households in 1946

Read this sentence from "The History of Television"

"In 1939, Sarnoff showed the first television broadcast at the New York World's Fair."

What does the word broadcast mean in this sentence?

• a radio or television program

• a TV set

• a camera

• the president

According to the article "Should We Watch TV?", when the article was written, how many U.S. homes had television?

• 65 years old

• 1939

• 99 percent

• 4 hours a day