RI 4.2 Summarizing Ind. Pra. Pgs. 74-76
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main idea of the passage?
Spacewar! was the very first computer game and led to later video games.
Ralph Baer wanted to use televisions for more than just watching shows.
Pong was the most successful arcade game ever.
Researchers in the 1950s enjoyed playing checkers.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which detail best supports the idea that Spacewar! started the age of electronic games?
It was first played at computer conventions.
Ralph Baer invented Odyssey.
Pong was played on arcade machines.
Researchers created games like chess in the 1950s.
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CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of the timeline included in the text?
To show how quickly video games improved and spread.
To compare board games with video games.
To explain how computers grew smaller over time.
To describe how Spacewar! was invented.
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CCSS.RI.1.5
CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.K.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word “ushered” in paragraph 2 most nearly mean?
Introduced
Ignored
Hid
Delayed
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CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement is the best summary of paragraphs 1–4?
Spacewar! was the first video game, created in 1962, and it impressed people by showing what computers could do.
Spacewar! was too bulky for the average person.
Computers were first used for chess and checkers.
Ralph Baer created Odyssey.
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CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did researchers in the 1950s program computers to play games like checkers?
To discover what computers were capable of doing.
To entertain themselves during free time.
To make video games for television.
To compete with one another for prizes.
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CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence best expresses the main idea of paragraph 6?
Spacewar! was too complicated for ordinary people, but Baer began designing home video games.
Spacewar! could only be played by researchers.
Ralph Baer thought television was boring.
Odyssey used bouncing balls and paddles.
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CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
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