Paired Passages - Quiz #2 (Video Games & New Ways to Play)

Which event in video game history happened first?

• Tetris was released.

• The Game Boy was invented.

• Nintendo invented a console.

• Arcades opened across the country.

What is the main purpose of the section “Taking It Home” in the first article?

• to describe what it was like to play a video game at home

• to argue that playing at home is fun

• to instruct readers in setting up a console at home

• to explain why people began gaming at home

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One difference between the 1980s and today is that today, video games...

• have sound.

• are less popular.

• have to be played on a Game Boy.

• can be played almost anywhere.

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According to the second article, how did smartphones change video games?

• They made players more competitive.

• They got new people to play video games.

• They added color to the games.

• They made the games confusing.

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Where in the second article can you learn what games will likely be like in the future?

• in the opening section

• in the section “Big Changes”

• in the section “More Connected”

• in the section “What’s Next?”

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Both articles support the idea that...

• arcades are dark.

• the best video games are played on huge consoles.

• video games have changed over the years.

• most video games are played over the internet.

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