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WorksheetsLIFE AT HOME IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Selection Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the author's main purpose in this selection?
a)
to persuade readers to spend less time watching television
b)
to warn readers about the negative effects of television on family life
c)
to provide information about the history and social impact of television
d)
to compare the features of different types of television sets
2.
According to the author, what is one example of how television helps to shape family life?
a)
Families arrange their furniture around the television set.
b)
Families talk about the plots of television shows.
c)
Television commercials affect what a family buys.
d)
Families argue about what television show to watch.
3.
According to the author, what is the effect of having TVs in one or more bedrooms?
a)
Families are more likely to watch TV together.
b)
The family spends more total time watching TV.
c)
A parent is more likely to watch TV alone.
d)
Children are more likely to watch TV alone.
4.
What does the author mean by, “the artifact exits the systemic context and enters an archaeological context”?
a)
It is used less frequently.
b)
It becomes a subject of research.
c)
Its popularity increases.
d)
It gets thrown out.
5.
Archaeologists studying an archaeological site use seriation to
a)
determine the exact age of specific objects.
b)
determine the relative age of each layer of objects,
c)
determine why the objects were discarded.
d)
determine how objects were used by their owners.
6.
6. A battleship graph shows
a)
comparisons of different categories.
b)
percentages of a whole.
c)
an artifact's pattern of use over time.
d)
cause and effect relationships.
7.
What is an observation?
a)
remembering something
b)
explaining something
c)
watching something
d)
understanding something
8.
What does proliferation mean?
a)
long life
b)
fast growth
c)
growing acceptance
d)
gradual disappearance
9.
A municipal issue is one that relates to a
a)
family
b)
city
c)
school
d)
corporation
10.
Precipitous means
a)
dangerous
b)
sudden
c)
steep
d)
unexpected
11.
What is a consumer?
a)
Anyone who buys stuff
b)
Only people who buy many things
c)
Only people who sell things
d)
none of the above
12.
News programs influence ____________.
a)
our morals.
b)
what we buy.
c)
who we vote for.
d)
none of the above
13.
A battleship graph shows
a)
shows how fast something grows.
b)
show as pattern of use over time.
c)
shows the relative age of artifacts.
d)
shows how much people buy.
14.
Why do consumers usually throw out old TVs?
a)
The TV is broken.
b)
They want a new and better TV
c)
To create more space in the living room
15.
The author's main purpose of this selection is to provide information about the _____________________ .
a)
A) history of the TV.
b)
B) The social impact of the TV.
c)
C ) why newer TVs are better.
d)
Both A and B
16.
How has the rise of the television affected oral history?
a)
Face to face conversations have increased.
b)
More people are telling stories
c)
Face to face conversations are reduced.
d)
The television has not affected oral history.
17.
How has the rise of the television affected living spaces?
a)
Living spaces are organized and designed around the TV.
b)
Living spaces are more oriented around conversation.
c)
TV has not affected living spaces.
18.
Fill in the blanks: The _________ comes first and is followed by at least two or three __________.
a)
effects ; causes
b)
cause ; effects
c)
impact ; causes
d)
none of the above
19.
Observation means
a)
to buy something.
b)
to change something.
c)
to create something,
d)
to watch something.
20.
Archaeologists at a site use seriation to determine
a)
how deep in the ground the object is.
b)
what type of soil is surrounding each layer of objects.
c)
the exact age of each layer of objects.
d)
the relative age of each layer of objects.
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