Pathways 3 Unit 6 - Reading 2 comprehension

Choose the three main ideas of the reading passage.

• 1. Different cultures use colors to mean different things.

• 2. Information should be presented in a visual style that is culturally appropriate.

• 3. Today's designers of visual data are struggling to keep up with cultural changes.

• 4. People today generally prefer modern infographics to more traditional visual styles.

• 5. Cultural differences influence the amount and type of infographics that publications choose to include.

Based on the information from the passage, in which publication would you most likely find a diagram where information goes from right to left

• an American publication

• a Chinese publication

• an Arabic publication

Based on the information from the passage, in which publication would you most likely find a line graph where red shows rising prices

• an American publication

• a Chinese publication

• an Arabic publication

Based on the information from the passage, in which publication would you most likely find a financial report with green design elements showing profit

• an American publication

• a Chinese publication

• an Arabic publication

Based on the information from the passage, in which publication would you most likely find graphics with a lot of data packed in a small space

• an American publication

• a Chinese publication

• an Arabic publication

Based on the information from the passage, in which publication would you most likely find a sports article with a variety of data and infographics

• an American publication

• a Chinese publication

• an Arabic publication

Based on the information from the passage, in which publication would you most likely find a font style that uses mostly sharp, blade-like edges

• an American publication

• a Chinese publication

• an Arabic publication

Vocabulary - Paragraph C: Deficits are

• a. losses.

• b. very interested in it.

• c. pressed tightly together.

• d. turning it inside out or upside down.

• e. the direction in which something is pointed.

Vocabulary - Paragraph E: Orientation refers to

• a. losses.

• b. very interested in it.

• c. pressed tightly together.

• d. turning it inside out or upside down.

• e. the direction in which something is pointed.

Vocabulary - Paragraph E: Inverting something means

• a. losses.

• b. very interested in it.

• c. pressed tightly together.

• d. turning it inside out or upside down.

• e. the direction in which something is pointed.