The History of Video Games

Match the following

• opponents

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• virtual

• 
• social

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• console

• 
• recession

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Because of the ​ ​ (a)   America was going through in the early 1980s, people had less money for extras.

• recession
• console
• social
• opponents
• virtual

A new gaming ​ (a)   made it possible to play video games at home.

• console
• social
• opponents
• virtual
• recession

These days, when you play a video game, your ​ (a)   can be from all over the world.

• opponents
• social
• virtual
• recession
• console

Video games are also more ​ (a)   , giving players the chance to chat online as they play.

• social
• virtual
• recession
• console
• opponents

In the future, maybe we'll even play with our pets in our own ​ (a)   world.

• virtual
• recession
• console
• opponents
• social

1. By 1981, how many arcades were there across America?

• A. about 10
• B. nearly 100
• C. fewer than 1,000
• D. thousands

2. The first article says that in the early 1980s, you had to visit an arcade if you wanted to play video games with friends. Which section tells you this?

• A. the opening section
• B. “Where to Play”
• C. “Taking It Home”
• D. “All Kinds of Games”

3. Based on the first article, what helped save video games in the mid-1980s?

• A. glass doors
• B. leaderboards
• C. the recession
• D. a new gaming console

4. Which is an example of a social activity?

• A. playing Pong by yourself
• B. seeing your name on a leaderboard
• C. using a Game Boy to play a video game
• D. chatting with friends as you play a game together