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WorksheetsNon- Fiction Reading passage- Y2K
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
1. Which best describes the Y2K problem?
a) Magnetic waves might erase all computer memory.
b) Computers would cost too much for most families.
c) A computer virus would spread and break all systems.
d) Computers might get the date wrong and malfunction.
2. Which best explains why programmers shortened dates in computer storage?
a) They were in a big hurry.
b) They were trying to save money.
c) They were being lazy.
d) They were creating more work for themselves.
3. Which best describes the author's purpose in writing the SIXTH paragraph?
a) He is describing fears related to transportation and the Y2K bug.
b) He is informing readers of how computers help people.
c) He is explaining how a terrorist attack affected America on 9/11.
d) He is persuading readers to back up their computer storage.
4. Which is NOT a way that people addressed the Y2K problem according to the text?
a) Programmers rewrote software.
b) Companies upgraded their computer systems.
c) Individuals threw away outdated computers.
d) Governments created legislation
5. Which best describes the TEXT STRUCTURE in the THIRD paragraph?
a) Problem and solution
b) Order of importance
c) Chronological order
d) Spatial order
6. Which of the following was NOT listed in the text as a fear related to Y2K?
a) Traffic control devices would fail.
b) School bells would not ring on time.
c) Bank systems would malfunction.
d) Airline computers would stop working.
7. Which best describes HOW the Y2K bug affected the world?
a) Many computers malfunctioned and it was a catastrophe.
b) All computers stopped working and the damage was tremendous.
c) A small number of computers malfunctioned but it was no big deal.
d) Most computers stopped working and it cost a lot of money.
8. With which statement would the author most likely AGREE?
a) It was a tragedy that people did not prepare more for Y2K.
b) Y2K was never a problem and people were worried for no reason.
c) Computers create more problems than they solve.
d) Since people prepared for Y2K, it wasn't much of a problem.
9. Which was NOT an error caused by the Y2K bug?
a) Credit card processors around the world went down.
b) Bus ticket machines in Australia stopped working.
c) Cell phones in Japan deleted new messages.
d) Slot machines in Delaware malfunctioned
10. What lesson can readers learn from this text?
a) Technology is frustrating and not worth having.
b) Our dependence on technology can be scary at times.
c) Robots and AI will take over the world one day.
d) Y2K was the worst catastrophe in history.
