The Mind Game

What did the boy do with his spare time?

• played sport

• watched TV

• played computer games

• read books

Why do you think his mom just said, "Is that all?" when he told her about his computer?

• His mother knew the computer was really there all the time.

• His mother didn't listen to what he said.

• His mother knew there were other things he could do in his spare time.

• His mother never liked the computer.

What did he find out about reading books?

• Books were not as fun as computer games.

• It was too hard to read the books.

• Reading books made him make pictures in his mind.

• He liked computers better than reading books.

What happened that made the boy scream?

• His computer disappeared.

• He had a bad dream.

• His book collection got wet.

• His dog bit him.

To the boy, playing on his computer was like _______________.

• A film in his mind

• A dream in his mind

• watching TV

• playing with a friend.

How did the very special boy feel about his computer being gone?

• wonderful

• surprised

• thankful

• upset

What happened when the boy lost his computer?

• He played with friends for the first time.

• He watched TV.

• He rode his bike around the neighborhood.

• He read lots of books.

How does the boy feel after he lost his computer?

• happy

• upset

• excited

• embarrassed

What did the boy learn from this experience?

• Playing computer games wasn't the only fun thing he could do.

• His parents didn't know anything about computers.

• He didn't like to do anything but play games on the computer.

• He never wanted to play on the computer again.

What does the phrase it might as well have been a million years mean?

• The boy would never get his computer back.

• The week or two would seem like forever without his computer.

• His computer would be back soon.

• The boy would not wait that long.