1. “The Trouble With Television”
Test Review
Critical Reading 8
Miss Kuffa

2. 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?

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.