The History of Video Games

Which best describes an arcade in 1980?

• quiet

• loud

• scary

• lonely

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Which sentence from the texts best supports the correct answer to question 1?

• “You enter a dark room filled with noisy machines.”

• “Where are you?”

• “The people you play with don’t need to

  be right next to you.”

• "You’re ready to hang out with your friends!”

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What are TWO reasons people were excited about the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)?

• It used the internet.

• It was free.

• It had new and better games.

• It could be played at home.

In the timeline “Video Games Through Time,” you learn that ______.

• kids in the 1980s wore long socks

• the Game Boy can fit in a pocket

• Tetris is a game for puzzle lovers

• some arcades are still around

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What changed video games in the year 2000?

• the internet

• the Game Boy

• the NES

• smartphones and tablets

A main idea of both the article and the timeline is that video games ______.

• can be played only in arcades

• were more fun in the past

• have changed over time

•  should be the same now as they were in the 1980s

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