ACTIVITY
Read the text and answer the questions.
Nonfiction Reading
Test
TV
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions
that follow. Refer to the text to check your answers when appropriate.
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Televisions
show sounds and pictures. They get data from cables, discs, or over-the-air
signals. They turn this data into sounds and images. People watch news and
shows on them. You probably call them TVs.
John
Baird made the first TV in 1925. It had one color. It could only show 30
lines. This was just enough room for a face. It didn't work well, but
it was a start.
The
first TV station was set up in 1928. It was in New York. Few people had TVs.
The broadcasts were not meant to be watched. They showed a Felix the Cat doll
for two hours a day. The doll spun around on a record player. They were
experimenting. It took many years to get it right.
By
the end of the 1930s, TVs were working well. America got its first taste at
the 1939 World's Fair. This was one of the biggest events ever. There were
200 small, black and white TVs set up around the fair. The U.S. President
gave a speech over the TVs. The TVs were only five inches big but the people loved
it.
They
wanted TVs. But World War II was going on during this time. Factories were
busy making guns and bombs. When the war was over, TV spread across the
country.
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By
1948 there were 4 big TV networks in America. They aired their shows from 8
to 11 each night. Local shows were aired at other times. Most of the time,
nothing was shown at all. TV was not "always on" like it is now.
Color
TVs came out in 1953. They cost too much money for most. Also, shows were
aired in black and white. By 1965, color TVs were cheaper. TV stations
started airing shows in color. People had to switch if they wanted to see the
shows.
Now most TVs are high-def. This means that they have many lines on them. This makes the image clear. TVs have come a long way since Baird's 30 line set. High-def TVs have 1080 lines. There are state of the art sets called 4K TVs. These TVs have 3,840 lines. Some people watch TV in 3D. I wonder what they will come up with next. Smell-o-vision anyone? |
1. When did color TVs
come out?
a. 1925 b.
1953
c. 1939 d.
1965
2. Which was not true
about the first TV?
a. It could only show
one color. b.
It only had 30 lines.
c. It did not have
sound. d.
It did not work well.
3. When did networks
start showing programs in color?
a. 1948 b.
1953
c. 1965 d.
1939
4. Why did the first TV
station only show Felix the Cat for two hours a day?
a. They were running
tests. b.
Felix the Cat was really popular.
c. Felix the Cat had
been a big radio star. d.
Felix the Cat was the only show that they had.
5. Which of these
events slowed the spread of TVs?
a. The World's Fair of
1939 b.
The Civil War
c. The election of the
U.S. President. d.
World War II
6. What is the author's
main purpose in writing this?
a. He is trying to
explain how a TV works. b. He
is telling readers how TVs became popular.
c. He is describing the
history of the TV. d. He
is trying to get people to watch more TV.
7. Why did many
families switch to color TVs in 1965?
a. Color TVs cost a lot
of money. b.
Many shows were only shown in color.
c. Color TVs came out
in 1965. d. World War II ended and troops returned
home.
8. Why was 1939 an
important year for TV?
a. Many Americans were
introduced to TV. b. The first
color TV was released.
c. The first TV station
began broadcasting. d. John
Baird created the first TV.
9. How many lines does
a 4K TV have?
a. 30 b.
1,080
c. 4,000 d.
3,840
10. Which happened
first?
a. The 1939 World's
Fair b.
The release of high-def TVs
c. The end of World War
II d.
The release of color TVs
11. Why would watching TV
have been boring in 1928?
12. Why did the 5 inch
black-and-white TVs at the World's Fair impress people?
13. Why would it have been
a bad idea to buy a color TV when they first were released?
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