Video Games and Violence

Violent video games are most likely to be played by people in their youth and middle age.

• True

• False

• Not given

It has been claimed that people who still feel the effects of violent video games are not decided and clear have vested interests in the debate.

• True

• False

• Not given

It is claimed that men and women are more or less equally threatened by the effects of violent video games.

• True

• False

• Not given

One study has found a link between usage of violent video games and poor school performance.

• True

• False

• Not given

Various violent video games are based on stories previously published in comic books.

• True

• False

• Not given

Some of the comic books of the 1950’s had shocking images of mutilated people.

• True

• False

• Not given

It has been claimed that violence has always been present in society and video games are just the latest thing to blame it on.

• True

• False

• Not given

What is the writer’s purpose in Reading Passage 3?

• To defend the use of violent video game usage.

• To discourage people from using violent video games.

• To examine examples of violence by users of violent video games.

• To review what has been discovered about the effects of violent video games.