What Video Games Can Teach Us / The Violent Side of Video Games

Read the following excerpt from “What Video Games Can Teach Us. Which word is considered vague language?

“A growing number of researchers agree with Gee.”

• "A"

• "number"

• "researchers"

• "agree"

“What Video Games Can Teach Us” explains that video games are difficult because ---

• video games can help poor readers.

• they can take up to 60 hours to finish.

• kids learn about computers by playing games.

• video games can attract people to new interests.

According to “What Video Games Can Teach Us,” the “Education Arcade” is a project that ---

• tries to train video game designers.

• teaches people how to win video games.

• researches how video games improve vision.

• looks at ways to use video games in classrooms.

According to “The Violent Side of Video Games,” people adopt the “mean world syndrome” when they ---

• believe that video games make them mean.

• react against meanness in the world.

• think the world is a mean place.

• become mean to others.

What counterargument does “The Violent Side of Video Games” present to the claim that watching violence on television leads to real-life violence?

• If people watch too much violence, they may think the world is a bad place.

• People who are already aggressive may be more attracted to violent games and television shows.

• Television and movies have been around longer than video games.

• People who play violent games develop aggressive thoughts and become less helpful.

“The Violent Side of Video Games” is different than “What Video Games Can Teach Us” because the author ---

• describes herself in “The Violent Side of Video Games”.

• focuses on kids in “What Video Games Can Teach Us”.

• uses quotes from experts in “The Violent Side of Video Games”.

• describes research in “What Video Games Can Teach Us” that looks at video games.

Which claim does this excerpt from “What Video Games Can Teach Us” support?

“Kids today are natives in a culture in which their parents are immigrants.”

• Video games might help improve players’ visual skills.

• Video games can enhance reading skills for kids who do not like to read.

• Kids who play video games learn more than their parents about computers.

• Some adults assume that video games are a bad influence on kids.

“What Video Games Can Teach Us” explains that video games improve visual skills by helping people ---

• pick out objects from a cluttered environment.

• notice that an environment is cluttered.

• ignore what is happening around them.

• keep track of one thing at a time.

How is this excerpt from “What Video Games Can Teach Us” an example of irrelevant support?

“Looking at the bright side of video and computer games could also help bring kids and adults closer together.”

• The author does not wish for parents and children to have good relationships.

• The relationship between a parent and child is not the focus of the article.

• There is no bright side to video and computer games.

• Researchers are already trying to find ways to use video games in the classroom.

How do people become less sensitive to violence, according to “The Violent Side of Video Games”?

• Players become better at violent video games after a while.

• People begin to think that the world is a mean place.

• Scientists say that watching violent movies can change the way we act, think, and feel.

• People think that violence is not a big deal because they get used to seeing it.