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SCHOOLWIDE AIMS TEST-PREP ACTIVITY
Session 19: Reading Comprehension
Teacher Guide

Directions: The following essay was written by a student for a parent newsletter. Read the essay and answer the questions that follow. Hints: Good readers usually look at the questions first to have a sense of what they need to look for in the passage when reading. They return to the passage to verify the response they have chosen when answering the questions. You should do the same thing when you tackle reading comprehension passages.

Get Kids Off the Internet

Parents and teachers used to be concerned about the overuse of television by teenagers. Now, they should worry about the hours students spend on the Internet. A research study recently showed that two thirds of people between the ages of nine and seventeen prefer the Internet to television. I believe adults should limit the time people under age seventeen spend on the Internet each day.
When kids spend excessive time playing on the Internet, they hinder the jobs of some adults. A study showed that young people from nine to eleven are on the Internet at least three times per week to play games, write notes, and download music. Fifteen to seventeen year-olds are online an average of five times each week. As a person whose mother makes a living on the computer, I see her constantly suffer the frustrating experience of delays in getting on the Internet. Once she has finally succeeded in getting online, it takes forever to get from site to site. She has noticed a dramatic difference in how much more crowded and slow access to the Internet is after school hours and on weekends when students are not at school. When schools were closed during a recent blizzard, my mom had to stop working because the Internet was jammed with kids chatting and surfing. The information highway is just too busy these days. Someone must get out of the way, and it should not be those who are using the Internet for their jobs.
My reasons for wishing to limit kids’ use of the Internet are not entirely selfish, though. There is potential harm to teenagers. First, there are psychological problems and safety issues. Who knows how harmful it is for a teenager to spend long hours in front of the computer? Also, physical injury is a very real prospect.
Many people agree that there are worthwhile reasons for kids to use computers. Use of computers for school and homework should not be discouraged. However, parents should set Internet time limits for the sake of their children and out of consideration for professional users.








1. The main purpose of the passage is –
a. to describe
b. to persuade
c. to entertain
d. to give information

2. Which of the following sentences best paraphrases the thesis of this essay?
a. The Internet is a good place for teenagers when they have nothing else to do.
b. The Internet gets jammed when there is a blizzard.
c. Teenagers overuse the Internet.
d. Young people should have limited use of the Internet.

3. Which of the following is an opinion rather than a fact?
a. b. Teens spend an average of 5 times per week online.
c. The Internet is slow when many people are online.
d. Young children are online about 3 times a week.

4. Which of the following is not used to establish the author’s argument?
a. Students can be harmed by using the Internet.
b. Students use the Internet for homework.
c. Sometimes it takes a very long time to get online and to the sites.
d. Teenagers spend excessive time playing on the Internet.

5. If you wanted to do further research about what teens do and how much time they spend on the Internet, which source would most likely contain helpful information?
a. a newspaper article about the latest scams in advertising on the Internet
b. a web site for students doing research about homework preferences
c. a journal article about how the Internet impacts students’ lives
d. a book about activities for young people