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“The Trouble With Television”. Test Review Critical Reading 8 Miss Kuffa. These following questions will be in multiple choice format on the test:. What does the author say you could do in 5,000 hours? What does Robert MacNeil believe about television? It improves American’s lives.
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“The Trouble With Television” Test Review Critical Reading 8 Miss Kuffa
These following questions will be in multiple choice format on the test: • What does the author say you could do in 5,000 hours? • What does Robert MacNeil believe about television? • It improves American’s lives. • It helps concentration. • It is as good as traveling/touring. • It discourages hard work. • How does MacNeil feel about television and illiteracy? Are they related? • What is Robert MacNeil’s main point about television viewing? • What does he believe about television news?
These following questions will be in multiple choice format on the test: • What fact does MacNeil use in his essay? (What statistic?) • According to MacNeil, how do television programs hold people’s attention? • What persuasive technique does MacNeil use most often, including in the quote below? • It has become fashionable to think that, like fast food, fast ideas are the way to get to a fast-moving, impatient public. • According to MacNeil, what do most television programmers fear? • Which of these statements is an opinion? • Many Americans are illiterate. • MacNeil is a broadcaster. • Most television programs are exciting. • Commercials are a marketing tool.
These following topics will be covered in multiple choice format on the test: • What does the word trivial mean? • What does the word diverts mean? • Prepositions • What are they? • How are they used? • In this sentence, which words are the prepositions? • After the trip, I unpacked my suitcase, and put my dirty clothes in the laundry.
Short Essay • Answer in 6-8 sentences, worth 8 points: • Explain the opinion Robert MacNeil holds in “The Trouble With Television.” Explain two reasons the writer gives to support his view. • Explain if you agree or disagree with MacNeil’s opinion of television. Support your view with two examples.