Video gaming can be good for our minds

What type of text is this

• Informational

• Opinion

• Historical

• Narrative

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Who wrote this article

• Newsela

• Word Count

• Cheney Wu

• Student Opinion

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What does Cheney agree with?

• Video games are fun.

• Video games can be played for long periods of time.

• Video games can rot kid's brains.

• Video games should not be played for too long.

Which statement would the author MOST likely agree with?

• Parents should take some time to learn about the good things that can come from video games.

• Playing video games is a fun way to spend time that has little effect on kids regular lives.

• There are some video games that help kids learn better, but many that make it harder to learn.

• The kids who play video games often may have a harder time making friends when at school.

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How does the author of "Student Opinion: Video games are rotting kids' brains" describe video games? How is this different from the author of this article's description?

• The author of "Student Opinion" Video games are rotting kids' brains" says that gamers have very good eyesight but the author of this article says video games are bad for eyesight.

• The author of "Student Opinion: Video games are rotting kids' brains" says that gaming is bad for kids' physical health but the author of this article says that it improves physical health.

• The author of "Student Opinion: Video games are rotting kids' brains" says that playing video games harms kids' minds but the author of this article thinks they can help kids in school.

• The author of "Student Opinion: Video games are rotting kids' brains" says that video games should be limited to an hour a day but the author of this article says they should have no limits.

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According to the article, playing video games can help you learn

How does the author support this claim?

• The author provides facts and data about video games and grades.

• The author provides first hand accounts from students who like video games.

• The author includes statements from teachers about student gamers.

• The author includes his observations about how gaming improves focus.

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Read the sentence from the section "Active Gaming Can Be A Form Of Exercise"

They found that active gamers are as healthy as people who walk fast on the treadmill every day.

How does the author use this sentence to support the idea that gaming can be good for your health?

• The author compares the health of gamers to people who exercise every day.

• The author describes the way that gamers can get healthy on a treadmill.

• The author provides evidence that walking on a treadmill is good for you.

• The author gives data about how many active gamers doctors studied.

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You can tell that the author of this article would agree that...

• Kids should play more sports.

• Kids should play video games all day.

• Kids should get a mix of sports and video games.

• Kids should never play sports.

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