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

The author most likely wrote this selection 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.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

Which two phrases from paragraph 4 help the reader understand the meaning of the word effortless?

• easy to complete

• a flow state

• performance is automatic

• wholly focused

• this state of mind

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

What is another correct way to write this sentence?

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

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

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

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

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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

What tone does the author create by comparing our brains to backpacks in paragraph 6?

• Conversational

• Humorous

• Encouraging

• Curious

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

Which phrase from paragraph 8 helps the reader understand the meaning of the word focus?

• something out the window

• games we love

• just the right level

• direct our concentration

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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

Which two of the following help the reader predict what the section “Reward” will be about?

• The reference to the dragon that was described in the introduction

• The author’s tone toward the ways that games affect players

• The discussion of brain activity in the previous sections

• The sudden shift in the author’s perspective

• The subheading for the section

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

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.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Analyze whether each sentence from the text is an example of a subjective or an objective point of view.

It’s completely unfair. (paragraph 1)

• Subjective

• Objective

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6