In the article, How Technology Transformed Television -
1. The author’s main purpose in this article is to...
a. show the reader how far technology has come in the past 70 years.
b. inform the reader about the different television viewing options available to Americans today.
c. persuade the reader to cancel their subscriptions to cable television and subscribe to online streaming services.
d. explain to the reader how technology has changed the television industry and the viewing habits of Americans.
2. Read the text excerpt below and answer the question. Third, online services now often make entire seasons or multiple seasons of a show available on their websites. Sometimes online services like Netflix even release an entire season of a new show at once. This has led to the rise of binge watching, or watching many episodes of the same show back-to-back. Binge watching is like reading a novel, as you can flip to the next episode or chapter as soon as you are ready. This is very different from how people used to watch TV. In the past, people had to wait a week or more between new episodes, extending the experience. Which of these inferences about the author’s point of view is best supported by the excerpt above?
a. The author believes that the ability to watch television almost anywhere has made binge watching possible.
b. The author believes that binge watching has increased the popularity of companies like Netflix.
c. The author believes that people prefer to read novels over watching television shows.
d. The author believes that competition has improved the quality of programming.
3. Which excerpt from the article most strongly supports your answer to the previous question?
a. Online services now often make entire seasons or multiple seasons of a show available on their websites.
b. Sometimes online services like Netflix even release an entire season of a new show at once.
c. This has led to the rise of binge watching, or watching many episodes of the same show back-to-back.
d. Binge watching is like reading a novel, as you can flip to the next episode or chapter as soon as you are ready.
4. Why did the author include the subsection, A Family Affair, in the article?
a. to describe the television habits of Americans in the past
b. to show the reader what people used to watch before Hulu and Netflix
c. to prove to the reader that people had fewer choices in televisions in the past
d. to inform readers about new television technologies
5. Which paragraph was included to inform the reader about the negative aspects of television today?
a. paragraph
b. paragraph 5
c. paragraph 8
d. paragraph 10
6. Which point of view below about the positive aspects of television today is the author most likely to agree with?
a. With the quality and variety today, there’s something for everyone on TV.
b. Many families still enjoy gathering around the television nightly and watching TV together.
c. Having to wait a week between episodes creates anticipation for your favorite shows.
d. People prefer to watch alone, and that can actually be a good thing.
8. In 2-3 sentences, make a new inference (one not previously discussed on this test) about the author’s point of view, and cite a line from the text to support your thinking. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
