Reading Check 1. Which proposal does King not support? A. limiting children’s television viewing according to their age B. monitoring which shows children watch C. showing violent films only late at night D. banning all violent films 2. Which of the following opinions would King most likely support? A. Children can decide for themselves how much television violence they can handle. B. Parents are responsible for monitoring children’s exposure to television violence. C. The government should control television violence. D. Opponents of television violence are right to call for an end to violent movies. 3. Why does King put some movies on the shelf”? “high A. They contain violence. B. They would probably upset his children greatly. C. They would cause his children to become violent. D. They are unrealistic fairy tales. Evaluating Argument 4. All of the following words are important to King’s argument except A. responsibility C. surrealism B. rights D. limitations 5. King’s primary motivation in this is to A. persuade readers that parents, not the government, should decide which programs are suitable for their children B. persuade readers that programs that contain violence should not be shown on television C. appeal to the television networks to air more educational programs D. argue against airing more children’s programs 6. Which of the following pieces of information that King offers cannot be verified for credibility? A. His synopsis of and Gretel” “Hansel B. Disney cartoons, more than horror films, frightened King as a child C. TV account of a three-year old who watched Salem’s Lot D. The name of the villainess in 101 Dalmatians 7. Which of the following is a statement of opinion? A. have one of neat little time machines, a videocassette recorder” “we B. Guide article… mentioned a three-year old who watched Lot” “TV C. DeVille is… the villainess of 101 Dalmatians” “Cruella D. have a right to experience the entire spectrum of drama” “children 8. of the following is a fact? A. three children [are] eight, ten, and four” “my B. did strike me as passingly odd” “it C. two children spend a horrifying three days and two nights in the wilderness” “The D. such things myself is my and my responsibility” “deciding –
Reading Check 1. Which proposal does King not support? A. limiting children’s television viewing according to their age B. monitoring which shows children watch C. showing violent films only late at night D. banning all violent films 2. Which of the following opinions would King most likely support? A. Children can decide for themselves how much television violence they can handle. B. Parents are responsible for monitoring children’s exposure to television violence. C. The government should control television violence. D. Opponents of television violence are right to call for an end to violent movies. 3. Why does King put some movies on the “high shelf”? A. They contain violence. B. They would probably upset his children greatly. C. They would cause his children to become violent. D. They are unrealistic fairy tales. Evaluating Argument 4. All of the following words are important to King’s argument except A. responsibility B. rights C. surrealism D. limitations 5. King’s primary motivation in this is to A. persuade readers that parents, not the government, should decide which programs are suitable for their children B. persuade readers that programs that contain violence should not be shown on television C. appeal to the television networks to air more educational programs D. argue against airing more children’s programs 6. Which of the following pieces of information that King offers cannot be verified for credibility? A. His synopsis of “Hansel and Gretel” B. Disney cartoons, more than horror films, frightened King as a child C. TV account of a three-year old who watched Salem’s Lot D. The name of the villainess in 101 Dalmatians 7. Which of the following is a statement of opinion? A. “we have one of neat little time machines, a videocassette recorder” B. “TV Guide article… mentioned a three-year old who watched Lot” C. “Cruella DeVille is… the villainess of 101 Dalmatians” D. “children have a right to experience the entire spectrum of drama” 8. of the following is a fact? A. “my three children [are] eight, ten, and four” B. “it did strike me as passingly odd” C. “The two children spend a horrifying three days and two nights in the wilderness” D. “deciding such things myself is my – and my responsibility”
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