Get in the Zone

The author includes the section subheading “Challenge” in “Get in the Zone: The Psychology of Video Game Design” to show —

         

• why video games require skill in order to be finished

• why people try to complete tasks in a video game as quickly as possible

• why people purchase so many different types of video games

• why video games increase in difficulty as players become more skilled

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Read this excerpt from paragraph 9 from “Get in the Zone: The Psychology of Video Game Design”. That’s because focus, our ability to pay attention, is like a flashlight beam—it can only shine on one or two things at a time. Based on the cause-and-effect structure used by the author, what can the reader predict will be discussed next in this paragraph?

• What happens when we try focusing on several things at once

• Why there are no effective ways to focus on things

• The reasons people have difficulty maintaining focus

• How focus can be maintained even when doing many things at a time

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CCSS.RI.6.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which two of the following help the reader predict what the section “Reward” will be about in “Get in the Zone: The Psychology of Video Game Design”?

• The reference to the dragon that was described in the introduction

• The author’s tone toward the ways that games affect players

• The discussion of brain activity in the previous sections

• The sudden shift in the author’s perspective

• The subheading for the section

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CCSS.RI.6.1

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CCSS.RL.8.1

Read the dictionary entry below for the word focus.

focus \fō´kəs\ n 1. a center of activity 2. directed attention 3. a state or condition permitting clear understanding 4. a point at which rays converge

Which definition most closely matches the way the word focus is used in paragraph 8 of “Get in the Zone: The Psychology of Video Game Design”?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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CCSS.RL.8.4

The author includes the section subheading “Challenge” in “Get in the Zone: The Psychology of Video Game Design” to show —

• A) why video games require skill in order to be finished

• B) why people try to complete tasks in a video game as quickly as possible

• C) why people purchase so many different types of video games

• D) why video games increase in difficulty as players become more skilled

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Read this excerpt from paragraph 9 from “Get in the Zone: The Psychology of Video Game Design”. That’s because focus, our ability to pay attention, is like a flashlight beam—it can only shine on one or two things at a time. Based on the cause-and-effect structure used by the author, what can the reader predict will be discussed next in this paragraph?

• A) What happens when we try focusing on several things at once

• B) Why there are no effective ways to focus on things

• C) The reasons people have difficulty maintaining focus

• D) How focus can be maintained even when doing many things at a time

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which two of the following help the reader predict what the section “Reward” will be about in “Get in the Zone: The Psychology of Video Game Design”?

• A) The reference to the dragon that was described in the introduction

• B) The author’s tone toward the ways that games affect players

• C) The discussion of brain activity in the previous sections

• D) The sudden shift in the author’s perspective

• E) The subheading for the section

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Read the dictionary entry below for the word focus. focus \fō´kəs\ n 1. a center of activity 2. directed attention 3. a state or condition permitting clear understanding 4. a point at which rays converge Which definition most closely matches the way the word focus is used in paragraph 8 of “Get in the Zone: The Psychology of Video Game Design”?

• A) Definition 1

• B) Definition 2

• C) Definition 3

• D) Definition 4

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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CCSS.RL.8.4

In the context of “Get in the Zone: The Psychology of Video Game Design,” what does the term 'flow' refer to?

• A) The movement of characters in a game

• B) The seamless transition between game levels

• C) A state of deep focus and immersion in an activity

• D) The design of game graphics

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CCSS.RI.6.2

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What literary device is primarily used in the phrase 'focus is like a flashlight beam' from “Get in the Zone: The Psychology of Video Game Design”?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

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