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

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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

• True

• False

• Not given

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

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

• True

• False

• Not given

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

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

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6