"It All Began with Spacewar" day 2

Part A:

Which paragraph best summarizes key details in paragraph 8

• A. Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney designed Computer Space.

• B. Dabney's and Bushnell's failure with Computer Space led them to create pong, which was successful.

• C. Computer Space was not a hit with game players.

• D. Games created by the Atari Company were ideal for discovering the intelligence of computers.

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Part B:

Which sentence from the passage best supports your answer in Part A?

• A. "About the same time Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney, two electrical engineers, designed the game Computer Space.

• B. "Bushnell described the game as a cosmic dogfight between a spaceship and a flying saucer."

• C. "An expert on arcade games, Bushnell matched the excitement of table tennis with the fun of a pinball machine."

• D. "Pong was so successful that Bushnell founded the Atari company to manufacture and sell the game."

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Read the sentences from paragraph 6.

Spacewar! proved too bulky and complicated for the average person to play. For years, it remained a researchers' game.

Part A:

What does the word average mean as it is used in the sentence.

• A. younger

• B. ordinary

• C. outstanding

• D. important

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Part B:

Which two words helped the reader understand the meaning of the word average.

• A. Spacewar!

• B. proved

• C. complicated

• D. bulky

• E. researchers'

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Which statement best  explains why paragraph 8 is a secondhand account of the invention of the Atari?

• A. Paragraph 8 is a secondhand account, because it is from an original source.

• B. Paragraph 8 is a secondhand account, because it is an interview with Bushnell who tells the reader how he invented the Atari.

• C. Paragraph 8 is a secondhand account, because it was written by one of Bushnell’s children.

• D. Paragraph 8 is a secondhand account, because the information was shared by someone who was not there when the event took place.

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