2.4 Selection "The Camera Does Lie" Quiz

1. The author chose the title "The Camera Does Lie" of this selection to highlight the idea that--

• not everyone agrees that fake videos are funny
• the videos shared online might include fake content
• videos are more easily faked than photographs
• companies are faking videos to attract new customers

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

2. Which statement best states the author's message in this selection?

• You can't always believe what you see.
• Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
• Two wrongs don't make a right.
• Honesty is the best policy.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

3 The author included the section Ye Olde Fakeroo in order to ____________

• entertain readers with stories of the Loch Ness monster
• explain that faking images is not a recent development
• persuade readers that images of Bigfoot and UFOs are fake

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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

4. For each pair of sentences, choose the one in which the commas are used correctly.

• “I have a purple hat”, said the witch.
• “I have a purple hat,” said the witch.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

5. 5. In paragraph 17, the writer describes the "Megawoosh" video in order to ____________

• provide a specific example of a continuity problem
• explain how different film segments can be edited together
• entertain readers with a funny story about a daredevil
• show how video continuity problems can be avoided

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

6. His UFO video wasn’t real; it was a complete _______

• ruse
• elaborate
• hoax

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4