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The History of Video Games

Total questions: 6

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which best describes an arcade in 1980?

a)

quiet

b)

loud

c)

scary

d)

lonely

2.

Which sentence from the texts best supports the correct answer to question 1?

a)

“You enter a dark room filled with noisy machines.”

b)

“Where are you?”

c)

“The people you play with don’t need to

be right next to you.”

d)

"You’re ready to hang out with your friends!”

3.

What are TWO reasons people were excited about the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)?

a)

It used the internet.

b)

It was free.

c)

It had new and better games.

d)

It could be played at home.

4.

In the timeline “Video Games Through Time,” you learn that ______.

a)

kids in the 1980s wore long socks

b)

the Game Boy can fit in a pocket

c)

Tetris is a game for puzzle lovers

d)

some arcades are still around

5.

What changed video games in the year 2000?

a)

the internet

b)

the Game Boy

c)

the NES

d)

smartphones and tablets

6.

A main idea of both the article and the timeline is that video games ______.

a)

can be played only in arcades

b)

were more fun in the past

c)

have changed over time

d)

 should be the same now as they were in the 1980s