History of Anime Questions

The reader can determine the genre of the passage is

• Biography because it's about someone's life

• Informational because it is written about true events

• Fiction because there are characters, setting and plot

• Drama because there are stage directions and actors

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6.8A

The author wrote this selection mainly to -

• persuade the reader to watch anime

• inform the reader about why anime characters have big eyes

• explain how Japanese artist decide how to draw their next character

• inform the reader about the background of anime

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6.9B

The author organizes the information using ​ (a)  

• sequence/ chronological order
• description
• compare and contrast
• cause and effect

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6.9B

In which section would the reader find information about when anime was originally shown on screens in America?

• Science Fiction and Anime

• The 1980's

• The First Anime

• Fan Power

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6.6C

The reader can infer that people in the 1990's regularly watched -

• Dragonball Z

• Robotech

• Star Blazers

• Astroboy

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6.6C

Why would the author include an illustration of Astroboy?

• to show readers the most popular anime of all time

• to show readers one of the Pokemon characters

• to show readers what anime characters look like

• to show readers how to draw anime characters

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6.9C

The popularity of anime increased in America due to Star Trek and Star Wars. What evidence in the text supports this statement?

(Sentence starter: Anime became popular in America due to Star Trek and Star Wars because _____)

Answer explanation

Anime became popular in America due to Star Trek and Star Wars because they brought a lot of interest in science fiction. This opened the way for foreign science fiction including anime.

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6.6C

​ (a)   was known to many as the "God of Comics" for his creation of manga (Japanese comic books).

• Osamu Tezuka
• Tetsuwan Atom
• Sailor Moon
• Ash Ketchum

Answer explanation

Osamu Tezuka was a Japanese comic book creator. He created Japan's first animated star: Astroboy.

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6.6C

What does the word anime mean?

(Sentence starter: The word anime means _____)

Answer explanation

The word anime means a style of Japanese comic book and video cartoon animation where the main characters are drawn with large eyes.

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6.2B

Do you like anime or manga?

• No

• Yes

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6.5E