Get in the Zone: The Psychology of Video Game Design Questions

Reread the opening paragraph of the text. Part A: What is the point of view of this paragraph?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

Reread the opening paragraph of Get In the Zone: The Psychology of Video Game Design. Part B: What is the author's purpose for writing in this point of view for the opening paragraph?

• The author is trying to describe what it would be like to fight a dragon in real life.

• The author is trying to encourage the reader to try fantasy themed video games.

• The author is trying to persuade the reader that the best video games are fantasy themed.

• The author is trying to engage the reader with the topic by describing what it’s like to play an intense video game.

What point of view is this paragraph written in?

• The author is using a subjective point of view which includes personal opinions.

• The author is using an objective point of view which includes personal opinions.

• The author is using a subjective point of view which includes only fact-based information.

• The author is using an objective point of view which includes only fact-based information.

Part A: Read the excerpt. What type of figurative language is being used in the bolded phrase?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Idiom

• Imagery

Part B: What explanation below best supports the answer to Part A?

• The author is comparing how “video games without rewards” and “pancakes with syrup” are both satisfying.

• The author is comparing how “video games without rewards” and “pancakes without syrup” are both satisfying.

• The author is comparing how “video games without rewards” and “pancakes with syrup” are both unsatisfying.

• The author is comparing how “video games without rewards” and “pancakes without syrup” are both unsatisfying.

Reread paragraph 3. What text structure is this paragraph organized in?

• Sequential/Chronological

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

Reread paragraph 12. What text structure is this paragraph organized in?

• Sequential/Chronological

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

What is the author’s purpose for writing Get In The Zone: The Psychology of Video Games?

• The author is trying to entertain the reader with the variety of adventures you can go on in video games.

• The author is trying to inform the reader about the different elements required to make a video game successful.

• The author is trying to persuade the reader to stop playing video games because they can be violent.

• The author is trying to describe to the reader why video games are important to our society.

Select a sentence below that should not be included in a summary about the article.

• To keep video game players in the zone, the game must have challenges, keep the player’s focus, and provide them with rewards.

• In the article, the author describes how video games with dragons are often difficult to beat.

• One-way video game players become immersed in a game is with challenges that are not too easy or too difficult.

• When a player is in a state of flow, they don’t have to think about what they’re doing because it becomes automatic.

10. Which two pieces of evidence from the article support the inference?

• In order to keep us in the zone, games have to increase their level of difficulty at precisely the same rate at which players improve their level of skill.

• 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.

• Fighting the dragon should be fun, but we need a reason to keep trying too.

• The best designers keep us in the zone by steering our attention, like movie directors, from one challenge to the next—we’re simply along for the ride.

• Imagine your brain is like a backpack. If it’s filled to the top with just the skills required for the game, there’s no room left for any distractions.