Avengers and Spoilers - Text Dependent Questions

Passage One: Select two of the following sentences that best highlight the central idea of the article.

• A. However, among the greatest threats to the MCU, for those who created it, is anyone who spoils plot details.

• B. Secrecy makes the viewing experience more attractive and, therefore, more profitable.

• C. However, "Endgame," the final movie in this era of the MCU, won't likely be affected much by the leak.

• D. Some U.S. box-office estimates for opening weekend approach the $280 million mark.

Passage One: Which statement would be most important to include in a summary of the article?

• A. Some of the actors in "Avengers" movies have gone on media tours to talk about the movies.

• B. Like "Avengers: Endgame," HBO's "Game of Thrones" has also been hit by concern about spoilers.

• C. The Marvel Cinematic Universe uses a variety of methods to prevent spoilers about its movies.

• D. Unlike Holland, two actors in the new Avengers movie are trusted to keep secrets about the movie.

Passage One: According to the article, why did the Russo brothers send a message online to fans of the "Avengers: Endgame" movie?

• A. to ask the fans to buy tickets to the movie on the first-day presale

• B. to ask the fans to avoid watching leaked footage of the movie

• C. to inform the fans that the movie was finally completed

• D. to encourage the fans to keep quiet about the movie after they saw it

Passage One: Which of the following MOST influenced the decision by the Russo brothers to give actor Tom Holland only a partial script of the movie “Avengers: Endgame”?

• A. Their suspicion that Holland was incapable of reading a full script

• B. Their experience with Holland in the past forgetting his lines in the script

• C. Their concern that Holland would be unhappy if he read the whole script

• D. Their anxiety about Holland spilling details about the script

Passage One: According to the article, why did producers pair Benedict Cumberbatch with Tom Holland throughout the trailer?

• A. Benedict Cumberbatch is angry with the way his character is being portrayed and Tom Holland calms him down in front of cameras.

• B. Benedict Cumberbatch doesn’t say anything in front of cameras, while Tom Holland can’t control himself.

• C. Benedict Cumberbatch repeatedly stopped Tom Holland from spilling other details throughout the tour.

• D. Robert Downey Jr refused to travel with Benedict Cumberbatch.

Passage One: What can be inferred from the following lines:

"Downey, who plays Tony Stark, did get to read the full script, however. He and Chris Evans, who played Steve Rogers for eight years, are veteran Avengers and apparently trusted the most."

• A. Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr are the most veteran actors on set.

• B. Chris Evans called Robert Downey Jr about the script.

• C. Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr were the first to agree to the final version of the script.

• D. Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr were the only actors to see the entire script.

Passage One: What mood is created with the following line?

Holland is also somewhat of a blabbermouth. 

• Humor

• Anger

• Fear

• Happiness

Passage One: Why is the article arranged the way it is?

• A. To show how producers were able to handle the problem of blabbing actors and present their solution.

• B. To explain how much money the producers are planning to make.

• C. To show the cause and effect relationship among the actors

• D. To explain the events that led to the creation of the film.

Passage One: Why does the author of the article include statements from the actors?

• A. To show the actors have a sense of humor.

• B. To show the actors are out to ruin events in the films.

• C. To show that the executives are correct in their fears.

• D. To show that fans can convenience actors to sell juicy details about the film.

Passage Two: How do the text sections convey meaning to the article?

• A. The subheading shows Cumberbatch’s general secret-keeping success.

• B. The subheading changes the context of the article.

• C. The subheading conveys his failure at protecting the secrets.

• D. The subheading does not change the tone of the article.