T.V. Paired Reading

49 million

6,000

99 %

12 million

Television shows will make you smarter.

1. Watching too much TV can be harmful.

The number of TVs in homes is increasing each year.

A wide variety of programs is available on TV.

1. “About 99 percent of American households own a television.”

“One study said that the average person watches four hours each day.”

“Watching a little television each day isn’t harmful.”

“Watching television doesn’t require effort.”

“So watching a lot of TV can be bad for your health.”

Watching television might make you smarter.

Too many Americans watch too much television.

The first television screens were only 5 inches by 12 inches.

Most households in America have a television.

The first passage shows the benefits of television; the second passage shows the problems with television.

The first passage describes the invention of television; the second passage explains why television is so popular.

The first passage explains the importance of television; the second passage describes how television can be used in education.

The first passage describes the history of television; the second passage shows explores whether watching television is good or bad.