Scholatic News Game Changer

(Changing the Game) Which is a small device that holds a video game and can be swapped in and out of a gaming system?

• arcade

• headset

• cartridge

• console

(Changing the Game) Why does the author mention George Washington Carver?

• Carver’s work as an inventor inspired Gerald Lawson.

• Carver and Lawson worked together making computer parts.

• Carver hired Lawson to design a video gaming system.

• Carver received the Gerald Lawson Award for Achievement in Game Development.

(Changing the Game) According to the article, the first Atari cartridge-based system ___.

• was released before the Fairchild Channel F

• was more popular than the Fairchild Channel F

• was invented by Lawson

• used video games stored on discs called CDs

(Changing the Game) According to the timeline, which of these was the first popular arcade game?

• Tetris

• Space War

• Bowling

• Pong

(Blazing a Trail) The article describes the experiences of fourth-grade students in which state?

• Oregon

• Nebraska

• Idaho

• Washington

(Blazing a Trail) What is the section “Going West” mainly about?

• the reasons pioneers headed west

• the dangers pioneers faced

• how students made “covered wagons”

• how the Oregon Trail affected Native people

(Blazing a Trail) According to the sidebar, “Another View of the Trail,” the Shoshone now live on the Wind River Reservation in ___.

• Texas

• Wyoming

• Nebraska

• Oregon

(Dog Man Returns) Which word is a synonym of unintentional as it is used in the article?

• accidental

• planned

• expected

• understood

(Dog Man Returns) Which statement is an opinion? A) Dav Pilkey wrote the Captain Underpants series. B) A movie based on the Dog Man series has been made. C) Everyone should read the Dog Man series. D) Pilkey began writing as a child.

• Dav Pilkey wrote the Captain Underpants series.

• A movie based on the Dog Man series has been made.

• Everyone should read the Dog Man series.

• Pilkey began writing as a child.

(Should You Shop Online) Supporters of online shopping argue that it ___.

• is more expensive than shopping in stores

• is more convenient than shopping in stores

• often leads to store closings

• can hurt the environment