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What is the best subheading? (NEWSELA ARTICLES)

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 54mins

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1.

What is the BEST subheading for this group of related paragraphs?



Previously the game was only available on computers and video game consoles. Last month, though, an iPhone version of the game was released. Within hours it topped the Apple iTunes app-sales chart in 13 countries. "Fortnite" made $1.5 million for Epic Games, the game's creator, in its first three days, according to Sensor Tower. Sensor Tower gives advice to companies that want to make mobile apps.


What makes this even more astonishing is that Epic Games made all that money from a game that is free to download. Moreover, players could only access the app version through an email invitation.

a)

iPhone Version Of Game Released

b)

Pay To Play

c)

It's Only Available On Computers

d)

Sensor Tower Gives Advice

2.

What is the BEST subheading for this group of related paragraphs?


Epic Games makes money when players make in-game purchases. People are frequently paying for their character to wear different outfits.


This success comes as no surprise to anyone who has followed the rise of the game. Epic Games redesigned what was previously a cooperative survival adventure game, and made it free to download.


In February, the computer, PlayStation and Xbox versions made a combined $126 million in revenue, according to the research company SuperData. At any one time, there are 3.4 million people playing online. That puts it among popular titles such as "Counter Strike," "Dota 2," and the very similar "PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds," a game Epic was accused of copying.

a)

Gamers Pay To Upgrade Characters' Outfits

b)

PlayStation vs. Xbox

c)

Epic Games Redesigned Player Console

d)

Cooperative Survival Adventure Game

3.

What is the BEST subheading for this group of related paragraphs?


Some "Fortnite" players stream themselves playing the game on the website Twitch. In March, the popular streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins played against the rapper Drake on Twitch. More than 600,000 people tuned in to watch. That was double the channel’s previous record for views.


For all its success, however, "Fortnite" is likely to be subject to the ever-changing interests of its largely young audience. The last big crossover gaming craze, "Pokemon Go," hit 750 million downloads and more than $950 million in revenue in its first year on sale. It has since dropped out of the top 50 iPhone game downloads.


A year ago, many people had never heard of "Fortnite." In a year’s time, they may well be wondering what all the fuss was about.

a)

Rapper Drake Played Another Gamer On Twitch

b)

Playing Games On Twitch

c)

iPhone Game Downloads

d)

Many People Had Never Heard Of "Fortnite"

4.

What is the BEST subheading for this group of related paragraphs?


With "Fortnite," players don't improve at fighting their opponents by getting a new outfit or better weapons. That has only increased the appeal of the game.


"Fortnite" is already a national craze, particularly with teens and tweens. Schools and teachers have complained that students are sneaking to play it in class.


Players can buy dance moves. Some are copied from rap artists and have become such a hit they're showing up at sporting events.


At the recent baseball All-Star Game, several players spoke of their love of the video game. A Fox ad showed some doing their favorite dances. During the World Cup Final between France and Croatia, France's Antoine Griezmann celebrated his goal by doing a dance from "Fortnite."


For some players, buying a skin is a way to show appreciation to Epic Games for making the game free.

a)

Dance Moves Are Even Highlighted At Sporting Events

b)

Schools And Teachers Have Complained

c)

The World Cup Final

d)

Epic Games Is Now Charging Admission To Play

5.

What is the BEST subheading for this group of related paragraphs?


Shana Wilcox, who posts her "Fortnite" activities on YouTube under the username "SharkysHood," has spent only $30 on the game. The 33-year-old from Jacksonville, Florida, was never a big player of shooting games, yet has enjoyed playing "Fortnite."


She bought an Easter-bunny skin, partly because it was "really cute" and partly from appreciation for the game.


"I have so much fun playing, that it was like, 'OK, the least I can do is buy a skin that I really, really want.'"


Having a skin can also show that you are not a rookie, or "noob" in the game.


Buying outfits, dances and axes can cost $5 for a starting bundle to $20 for a skin.


Players say their spending is worthwhile.

a)

Buying Skins Gives Players Street Cred

b)

"Fortnite" Activities On YouTube

c)

Easter-bunny skins

d)

SharkysHood Spent Only $30

6.

What is the BEST subheading for this group of related paragraphs?


"They're purely aesthetic," says Nelson Le, a 21-year-old University of Maryland computer science major and enthusiastic "Fortnite" player. Getting emotes is a marker of personal style, he says. Le continues, "It adds another level of personality to the game."


Once, after he had been killed, "someone emoted on my body with the Salt Bae meme," an emote based on the meme of a chef sprinkling salt on his steak in an artful move. Le thought it was funny, and he added the salt emote to his others. His others include the bouncy "Boogie Down" and "You're Awesome," a crash-landing in the splits with a casual recovery and quick double spin.


Le says that when he's "in the lobby," the waiting area where avatars assemble before the game starts, he might try out some of his emotes. Le might watch his avatar dab or drop into the splits.


"It's actually gotten me to learn a little bit about dancing," Le says.

a)

Adding Personality To The Game

b)

The Bouncy "Boogie Down"

c)

A Crash-landing In The Splits

d)

Free Avatars

7.

What is the BEST subheading for this group of related paragraphs?


As a highly competitive game, "Fortnite" has a natural fan base among athletes, Their adds. "Athletes have a lot of opportunity to do dances and have people look at them, and that ties in to how the emotes are used in the game."


The "Fortnite" emotes may be new, but they reflect a truth as old as the first human footprint. A message is transferred from the player to the community, through an avatar that is able to make people feel emotion through dance.


In the avatars' mini-choreography, a dance is simplified down to its fundamentals. It tells a story and adds character. The gaming experience gets a little richer.


In however small a way, the dance matters.


"Without the emotes you wouldn't have any fun," says Le. "It would just be another battle royale game."

a)

Showing Emotion Through Dance

b)

The First Human Footprint

c)

Message Are Transferred

d)

Dancing Is Severely Limited

8.

What is the BEST subheading for this group of related paragraphs?


The ozone layer had been thinning since the late 1970s.


As a result, the upper ozone layer above the northern half of Earth should be completely repaired in the 2030s. The gaping hole in the ozone around the Antarctic should disappear in the 2060s, a scientific report says.The southern half of Earth lags a bit. Its ozone layer should be healed by mid-century.


The study was released November 5 at a conference in Quito, Ecuador.


"It's really good news," said Paul Newman, a The southern half of Earth lags, the U.S. space agency. He helped lead the report. "If ozone-depleting substances had continued to increase, we would have seen huge effects. We stopped that."

a)

Study Shows "Really Good News"

b)

NASA, The U.S. Space Agency

c)

The Southern Half Of Earth Lags

d)

A Conference In Ecuador

9.

What is the BEST subheading for this group of related paragraphs?


Losing everything is basically what a man named Huntington Hartford did.


Hartford, who lived from 1911 to 2008, was the heir to the A&P supermarket chain fortune. From World War I to the 1960s, A&P was what Walmart is for today's American shoppers.


Hartford inherited approximately $90 million when he was 12. In today's money, that means he was given over $1.3 billion as a child, after taxes. Yet Huntington had no money 70 years later, declaring bankruptcy in New York in 1992. He had lost millions due to his poor business skills and expensive lifestyle. After declaring bankruptcy, he lived alone with a daughter in the Bahamas until he died.


Hartford's life story, coupled with academic research, shows that coming into an unexpected fortune does not always have a happy ending. Wasting that money is easier than it seems.


The main lesson, whether you get a sudden inheritance or win the lottery, is plan ahead. Save and resist the all-too-human temptation to spend all that cash.

a)

The Lesson Is To Plan Ahead

b)

Hartford Inherited $90 Million

c)

After Declaring Bankruptcy

d)

A&P Supermarket Chain Fortune

10.

What is the BEST subheading for this group of related paragraphs?


Jollibee first opened in the United States in 1998 in Daly City, California. The company thrived because a large number of Filipinos live in the United States. Now there are more than 200 stores outside the Philippines. In 2002, the Los Angeles Times reported that the company was frustrated that they were not reaching more non-Filipinos.


Jollibee's newest location is trying to change that. It is located just off Times Square in Manhattan. It is a block down from a major bus station and a five-minute walk from Penn Station. The company is hoping to catch commuters from New Jersey, Long Island and all over the country by opening in such a central location. During the week, city workers could stop by for a quick, cheap meal.


"Most of the stores we have right now are focused on the Filipino areas," said Jose Miñana. He is in charge of Jollibee Foods in North America. In California, Jollibee customers are almost all Filipinos. In areas like Chicago and Florida, more than half the customers are Filipino.


"I think here in Manhattan it's going to be a lot more for the non-Filipinos," Miñana said.

a)

Jollibee Focuses On Hungry Commuters

b)

Times Square In Manhattan

c)

Jollibee Opened In 1998

d)

A 2002 Los Angels Times Report

11.

What is the BEST subheading for this group of related paragraphs?


"Aquaman" director James Wan tweeted about the trailer. He called it "live action." People had opinions on what to call the movie.


Now, some are wondering what to really call it. They wonder about how awards will group these movies.


This question came up when "Avatar" came out. James Cameron's movie had animated characters along with real people. Dean DeBlois is a writer and director. DeBlois said that Avatar "bridged the gap" between animated and live-action movies.


Many of the questions are about the acting. Some filmmakers think there is a difference between acting that gets CGI and modeling for an animator. Motion-capture records an actor's movements. Then, computers add images over the movements. Andy Serkis did motion-capture when he played Caesar in the "Planet of the Apes" and Gollum in the "Lord of the Rings."


Jon Favreau is the director of the new "Lion King." The movie stars Donald Glover, James Earl Jones and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. In 2016, Favreau remade "The Jungle Book." Animals and the background were created with computers. Actor Neel Sethi played Mowgli. He was one real person to watch.


Some viewers cannot decide what "The Lion King" is. The movie is all animals.

a)

Opinions Vary On What To Call "The Lion King" Remake

b)

"The Lion King's" Special Effects

c)

CGI Films And Animated Films

d)

Avatar Bridged The Gap

12.

What is the BEST subheading for this group of related paragraphs?


Rob Legato is in charge of "The Lion King's" special effects. Legato said he does not think it is an "animated movie." He says Favreau uses virtual reality tools.


The site Cartoon Brew does not agree. They say the remake is animated.


There are many new tools to make movies. One day, there may be no need to separate CGI films and animated films.


At the moment, however, it is causing confusion.

a)

"The Lion King" Remake Not An Animated Movie

b)

Countless New Ways To Make Movies

c)

"The Lion King" Remake To Be Released Next Year

13.

What is the BEST subheading for this group of related paragraphs?


In Argentina, as in many places, males are treated differently and enjoy certain privileges. Soccer is seen as a men's-only game. However, that may be about to change. More women players are speaking out, and they're starting to get better treatment.


Argentina's women's team finished third at the Copa America. This means they get a chance to play in this year's Women's World Cup in France, an even bigger tournament. Argentina played Panama on November 8, winning 4-0. For the first time in the history of women's soccer in Argentina, the game was played at a sold-out stadium in Buenos Aires, the largest city in the country.


The women's team also was recently allowed to train at the same practice complex as the men's team.

a)

Fighting For Better Treatment

b)

Playing In Copa America

c)

Argentina's Top TV Channels

d)

Buenos Aires, The Largest City

14.

What is the BEST subheading for this group of related paragraphs?



Nadia Berenstein studies the science of flavors. She said the food system we have can't be imagined without flavor ingredients.


The flavors are also at the center of an argument over rules on ingredients.


The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is a government agency. It is called the FDA for short. They work to make sure our food and medicines are safe. The FDA is giving companies two years to remove the artificial flavors from their products. The FDA is taking this action even though it says it believes the ingredients are safe in tiny amounts.


The six flavors have chemical names like methyl eugenol and benzophenone. They are used to create flavors like cinnamon, fruit, mint and more.


The FDA and the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association were asked which products use the six ingredients. They did not respond. The manufacturing association is a group of companies that make or use flavors in their products.

a)

Studying The Science Of Food Flavors

b)

Products Use The Six Ingredients

c)

The U.S. Food And Drug Administration

d)

Food Systems

15.

What is the BEST subheading for this group of related paragraphs?


Natalie's disability affects all four limbs, leaving her fingers and wrists curved inward. She wears braces to help keep her legs straight in her wheelchair.


The awkward positioning of her hand and arm elevates Natalie's shoulder and tires her, said Jaimie Hunsicker, an occupational therapist for Widefield School District 3. "She currently has to rotate her hand, and we're concerned about fatigue as she gets older and has to write more at school," said Hunsicker. "That's why we're trying to deal with this now."


Despite her physical limitations, Natalie's spirits are high.

"She's a little diva," jokes her mom, Michelle Castillo.


Natalie, a fourth-grader at French Elementary School in Security/Widefield, aspires to be a meteorologist and loves to read and write.

a)

Writing Can Tire Natalie Out

b)

Aspiration To Become A Meteorologist

c)

Natalie Is Little Diva

d)

Reading More At School

16.

What is the BEST subheading for this group of related paragraphs?


The average person would probably have trouble telling the difference between a couple of lemurs. It's hard even for scientists who study them.


Now, computers can tell the difference — and they're pretty good at it.Scientists have created software that remembers lemur faces, and it will be used in the forests of Madagascar to identify and track the whereabouts of endangered lemurs.As the BBC reports, the software, known as LemurFaceID, allows scientists to easily track the primates.


When it looks at digital photographs, the software can tell the difference between individual lemurs with greater than 97-percent accuracy. Researchers hope the tool will help with the protection of the species. It could also provide a more humane way to identify individual lemurs without hurting them. The team recently published their work in the journal BioMed Central Zoology.

a)

Endangered Madagascar lemurs will be tracked by facial recognition software.

b)

The police will quickly be able to say if that lemur has been illegally taken from the wild.

c)

Lemurs are a primates endemic to the island of Madagascar.

d)

To track lemurs, scientists traditionally trapped and tagged individual animals.