Non- Fiction Reading passage- Y2K

1. Which best describes the Y2K problem?

• a) Magnetic waves might erase all computer memory.

• b) Computers would cost too much for most families.

• c) A computer virus would spread and break all systems.

• d) Computers might get the date wrong and malfunction.

2. Which best explains why programmers shortened dates in computer storage?

• a) They were in a big hurry.

• b) They were trying to save money.

• c) They were being lazy.

• d) They were creating more work for themselves.

3. Which best describes the author's purpose in writing the SIXTH paragraph?

• a) He is describing fears related to transportation and the Y2K bug.

• b) He is informing readers of how computers help people.

• c) He is explaining how a terrorist attack affected America on 9/11.

• d) He is persuading readers to back up their computer storage.

4. Which is NOT a way that people addressed the Y2K problem according to the text?

• a) Programmers rewrote software.

• b) Companies upgraded their computer systems.

• c) Individuals threw away outdated computers.

• d) Governments created legislation

5. Which best describes the TEXT STRUCTURE in the THIRD paragraph?

• a) Problem and solution

• b) Order of importance

• c) Chronological order

• d) Spatial order

6. Which of the following was NOT listed in the text as a fear related to Y2K?

• a) Traffic control devices would fail.

• b) School bells would not ring on time.

• c) Bank systems would malfunction.

• d) Airline computers would stop working.

7. Which best describes HOW the Y2K bug affected the world?

• a) Many computers malfunctioned and it was a catastrophe.

• b) All computers stopped working and the damage was tremendous.

• c) A small number of computers malfunctioned but it was no big deal.

• d) Most computers stopped working and it cost a lot of money.

8. With which statement would the author most likely AGREE?

• a) It was a tragedy that people did not prepare more for Y2K.

• b) Y2K was never a problem and people were worried for no reason.

• c) Computers create more problems than they solve.

• d) Since people prepared for Y2K, it wasn't much of a problem.

9. Which was NOT an error caused by the Y2K bug?

• a) Credit card processors around the world went down.

• b) Bus ticket machines in Australia stopped working.

• c) Cell phones in Japan deleted new messages.

• d) Slot machines in Delaware malfunctioned

10. What lesson can readers learn from this text?

• a) Technology is frustrating and not worth having.

• b) Our dependence on technology can be scary at times.

• c) Robots and AI will take over the world one day.

• d) Y2K was the worst catastrophe in history.