The History of Video Games

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Because of the ​ ​ (a)   America was going through in the early 1980s, people had less money for extras.

• recession
• console
• social
• opponents
• virtual

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A new gaming ​ (a)   made it possible to play video games at home.

• console
• social
• opponents
• virtual
• recession

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These days, when you play a video game, your ​ (a)   can be from all over the world.

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• social
• virtual
• recession
• console

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Video games are also more ​ (a)   , giving players the chance to chat online as they play.

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• virtual
• recession
• console
• opponents

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In the future, maybe we'll even play with our pets in our own ​ (a)   world.

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• recession
• console
• opponents
• social

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1. By 1981, how many arcades were there across America?

• A. about 10
• B. nearly 100
• C. fewer than 1,000
• D. thousands

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2. The first article says that in the early 1980s, you had to visit an arcade if you wanted to play video games with friends. Which section tells you this?

• A. the opening section
• B. “Where to Play”
• C. “Taking It Home”
• D. “All Kinds of Games”

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3. Based on the first article, what helped save video games in the mid-1980s?

• A. glass doors
• B. leaderboards
• C. the recession
• D. a new gaming console

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4. Which is an example of a social activity?

• A. playing Pong by yourself
• B. seeing your name on a leaderboard
• C. using a Game Boy to play a video game
• D. chatting with friends as you play a game together

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