"Get in the Zone" Assessment

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The author most likely wrote this selection to...

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Explain why video games are so popular.

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The author includes the section title "Challenge" to show...

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Why video games increase in difficulty as players become more skilled.

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What tone does the author create by comparing our brains to backpacks in paragraph 6?

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Conversational

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The author includes the detail about micro-rewards in paragraph 13 to explain...

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How rewards from small tasks lead to accomplishing big goals.

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In paragraph 3, the author introduces the idea of "flow" in order to...

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Explain why some video games are better than others.

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Re-read the opening paragraph of "Get in the Zone: The Psychology of Video Game design". What is the point of view of this paragraph?

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First Person

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What is the author's purpose for writing in this point of view for the opening paragraph of "Get in the Zone: The Psychology of Video Game design"?

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The author is trying to engage the reader with the topic by describing what it's like to play an intense video game.

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What point of view is the paragraph written in? That's because rewards release a chemical called dopamine in our brain, which feels good. When you get an A+ on your test, that warm feeling center is the reward center of your brain having a party. (paragraph 12)

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The author is using an objective point of view which includes only fact-based information.

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What is the author's purpose for writing "Get in the Zone: The Psychology of Video Games"?

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The author is trying to inform the reader about the different elements required to make a video game successful.

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Select a sentence that should not be included in a summary about the article: To keep video game player's in the zone, the game must have challenges, keep the player's focus, and provide them with rewards. , In the article, the author describes how video games with dragons are often difficult to beat., One way video game players become immersed in a game is with challenges that are not too easy or too difficult. , When a player is in a state of flow, they don't have to think about what they're doing because it becomes automatic.

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In the article, the author describes how video games with dragons are often difficult to beat.