T.V. Paired Reading

Where does the article say the first television broadcast was shown?

Answer explanation

What were the first programs shown on television? 

How many U.S. homes have televisions?

• 49 million

• 6,000

• 99 %

• 12 million

How many hours of TV does an average person in the United States watch each day?

Which choice best describes why the author wrote “History of Television”?​ ​ (a)  

• 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 prove that people watch too much television

Part A 

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

• Television shows will make you smarter.

• 1. 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.

Part B 

What are two details from “Should We Watch TV?” that supports your answer to Part A?

• 1. “About 99 percent of American households own a television.”

• “One study said that the average person watches four hours each day.”

• “Watching a little television each day isn’t harmful.”

• “Watching television doesn’t require effort.”

• “So watching a lot of TV can be bad for your health.”

Organize the following ideas to the correct story.

Groups:

(a) History of T.V.

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(b) Should We Watch T.V.

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(c) Both Stories

• Too many Americans watch too much television.

• Most households in America have a television.

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

• Watching television might make you smarter.

Which sentence best describes the difference between the two passages?

• The first passage shows the benefits 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 television; the second passage describes how television can be used in education.

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