"The History of Television" and "Should We Watch TV?

"The History of Television" and "Should We Watch TV?

Pages 328-329

Directions:

• Open your i-Ready workbook to page 328-331

• Use what you learned in the passages "The History of Television" and "Should We Watch TV?" to answer each question.

Multiple Choice

Which choice best describes why the author wrote "History of Television"?

• 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 TV.

Multiple Choice

PART A : What is one of the most important ideas in "Should We Watch TV?"

• Television shows will make you smarter.

• Watching too much TV can be harmful.

• The number of TVs in each home is increasing each year.

• A wide variety of programs is available on TV.

Multiple Select

PART B: What are TWO details in "Should We Watch TV?" that support your answer in PART A?

• "The airwaves are flooded with all kinds of programs."

• "About 99 percent of American households own a television."

• "One study said the average person watches four hours each day."

• "Watching a little television each day isn't harmful."

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

Multiple Choice

Which of the following ideas is found in both passages?

• Watching television might make your smarter.

• Too many Americans watch too much television.

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

• Most households in America have a television.

Multiple Choice

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 TV; the second passage describes how TV can be used in education.

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