What claim is supported by the details and examples in paragraph 4 of ARTICLE #1?

Reading was a common form of entertainment in the past.

Which statement best contrasts the conclusions both authors draw from their observations?

Shur sees tech as bad sign, Costa sees tech as new and good

How does the author of the FIRST article support the idea that people's tastes have changed?

The number of hours people spend watching TV and videos

Which statement from the SECOND article is irrelevant to the key argument made by the author?

"Despite the length of this column, every word that..."

BRAIN BREAK! Would you rather...

Have fingernails that light up like Christmas lights, Have Christmas tree tinsel for hair

On which of the following points should Shur and Costa most likely agree?

The publishing industry needs to understand their readers

Which statement is irrelevant to the claim that people no longer read for pleasure?

The price of books increased between the 1960s and 1980s.

According to the FIRST article, what advantage do other companies have over publishing?

They have research data about their consumers.

How does Rudy Shur respond to Ken Kaiman's ideas in the FIRST article?

Format is not the real issue, it's keeping reading alive

In the first paragraph of the SECOND article, how does Costa respond to people who disagree?

He acknowledges the bad things, but shows new opportunities.

What does the author mean by these sentences (paragraph 9)?

People who think e-books are the solution are mistaken.

How does the author of the SECOND article support the idea that publishing will look different?

by describing how access to news, books and info is changing

Based on info in the SECOND article, what is the most likely reason for on-demand publishing?

They want to reduce the cost of printing and storing.

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1
What claim is supported by the details and examples in paragraph 4 of ARTICLE #1?
People read books because it was the only entertainment.
Books used to be more entertaining than they are now.
Reading was a common form of entertainment in the past.
People like books because they were less expensive than TV.
2
Which statement best contrasts the conclusions both authors draw from their observations?
Shur sees tech as bad sign, Costa sees tech as new and good
Shur sees tech as good for young readers, Costa disagrees
Shur sees tech as mindless, Costa sees tech for workers
Shur sees tech as future, Costa sees tech as entertainment
3
How does the author of the FIRST article support the idea that people's tastes have changed?
Small computer companies turned into megacorporations.
How book sales increased between the 60s and the 80s
The number of hours people spend watching TV and videos
The six publishers that have dominated the bestseller list
4
Which statement from the SECOND article is irrelevant to the key argument made by the author?
"Still, when I think about the vast new array of..."
"The massive move toward on-demand publishing is..."
"Despite the length of this column, every word that..."
"Computers have made interacting with text an..."
5
BRAIN BREAK! Would you rather...
Have fingernails that light up like Christmas lights
Have Christmas tree tinsel for hair
6
On which of the following points should Shur and Costa most likely agree?
The publishing industry needs to understand their readers
More people are reading now because of e-books
The publishing industry's reading audience has increased
Investing in e-books has helped save the publishing industry
7
Which statement is irrelevant to the claim that people no longer read for pleasure?
After WWII, returning vets used books for entertainment.
The price of books increased between the 1960s and 1980s.
Many popular video games sell millions of copies in a month.
Americans use Facebook for an average of 7 hours a month.
8
According to the FIRST article, what advantage do other companies have over publishing?
They have affordable products.
They have consumers with higher incomes.
They have research data about their consumers.
They have products that must be consumed quickly.
9
How does Rudy Shur respond to Ken Kaiman's ideas in the FIRST article?
Concerned about the effects of digital changes in publishing
Format is not the real issue, it's keeping reading alive
Convinced that e-books are the future of publishing
Dismisses the opinion that e-book readers will decrease
10
In the first paragraph of the SECOND article, how does Costa respond to people who disagree?
He gives positive changes and says others are against tech.
He lists the negative changes and claims they don't exist.
He acknowledges the bad things, but shows new opportunities.
He explains that the negative changes are actually positive.
11
What does the author mean by these sentences (paragraph 9)?
People should look to e-books for the future of publishing.
People who think e-books are the solution are mistaken.
There is little difference between printed books and e-books
E-books are leading the way for the publishing industry.
12
Based on the relationship, what does the word "curating" most likely mean?
reading
overseeing
writing
changing
13
How does the author of the SECOND article support the idea that publishing will look different?
by describing how worker's tech expectations are different
by describing how access to news, books and info is changing
by comparing traditional and digital printing economics
by comparing how people's tastes in books are changing
14
Based on info in the SECOND article, what is the most likely reason for on-demand publishing?
They are concerned with saving natural resources.
They want to reduce the cost of printing and storing.
They want to offer as many titles as possible.
They can't find enough machines or people.

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