Quiz Review Get in the Zone: The Psychology of Video-Game Design

What is the purpose of paragraph 1 when the author is in the middle of playing the game?

• summarize the overall main idea of the text
• to give specific examples to support the main idea
• to grab or hook the interest of the reader

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Why did the author have an expert's opinion in paragraph 4?

• to build trust and credibility with an expert opinion
• to show an opposing side
• to make the text more interesting by adding quotes

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.8

In paragraph 9 and 11, what figurative language was used to help the reader understand better?

• metaphor
• personification
• simile
• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Where is an obvious and quick place to find the reasons to support the thesis?

• in the title
• in the subheadings
• in the captions
• in the questions

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the purpose of the box at the end of the text on page 424?

• grab the reader's attention
• to entertain the reader
• to summarize the reasons that support the thesis
• there is no purpose

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

The author most likely wrote this article to explain ...

• how to excel at playing video games
• the process of video game development
• challenges people face when playing video games
• why video games are so popular

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CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

The author includes the section subheading “Challenge” to show...

• why video games require skill in order to be finished
• why people try to complete tasks in a video game as quickly as possible
• why people purchase so many different types of video games
• why video games increase in difficulty as players become more skilled

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Read this excerpt from paragraph 9. That’s because focus, our ability to pay attention, is like a flashlight beam—it can only shine on one or two things at a time.

Based on the cause-and-effect structure used by the author, what can the reader predict will be discussed next in this paragraph?

• What happens when we try focusing on several things at once
• Why there are no effective ways to focus on things
• The reasons people have difficulty maintaining focus
• How focus can be maintained even when doing many things at a time

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The author includes the detail about micro-rewards in paragraph 13 to explain...

• how game designers reward players for reaching the ultimate goal
• how focus helps to create flow for gamers
• how rewards for small tasks lead to accomplishing big goals
• how the brain produces the chemical dopamine

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1