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I. THE YOUNGSTERS BEHIND YOUTUBE

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A. Answer the following questions according to the text.

1.(Identifying The Author’s Purpose) The author probably wrote the article in order to ________.
a. explain how to create a start up
b.tell the story of the success of YouTube
c.share his opinion about Steve Chen and Chad Hurley
d.describe how people can use the internet to share videos.

2. (Scanning For Details) Chen and Hurley ______.

a. spent over $1 billion building YouTube
b.bought YouTube for over $1 billion
c.sold YouTube for over $1.54 billion
d. sold YouTube for over $1.65 billion (paragraph 1 last line)

3.(Scanning For Details) Steve Chen is ______.

a.an artist
b.an engineer
c.a university dropout
d.a teacher

4 (Scanning For Details) Chad Hurley is _______.

A. An investor
B. An engineer
C. An artist
D. A programmer

5. (Scanning For Details) Chen and Hurley got the idea for creating YouTube because they _______.
A. enjoyed working together at PayPal
B. had received bonuses from the PayPal buyout
C. needed to get new jobs after they quit working at PayPal
D. wanted to share videos they took at a dinner party

6. (Scanning For Details) According to the article, two reasons that YouTube is successful are that
_______.
A. It’s easy to use, and it came at the right time
B. You can find almost anything on it, and the company donates money to charity. (doesn’t say it donates
money to charity)
 C. people like seeing themselves and their friends online, and it’s the only videosharing website on the
internet
D. It holds promotions and posting videos is free. (the text doesn’t say either of these.)

B. (Pronoun reference) What does “its” in line 57 refer to?

a. YouTube b. Website c. Shared videos d. user

II. Animation
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THE MAIN IDEA

Circle the letter of the sentence or phrase which best describes the main idea of the article about Animation.
Be prepared to support your answer.

A. Animation is one of the humankind’s remarkable achievements.

B. Animation derived from our ability to draw simple figures.
C. Simple drawing and creative technology have combined to create animation.
D. Cartoons are one of the more popular forms of animation.

UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU READ

If you can, answer these questions from memory. If you cannot, look back at the article.

1. For what reason were many of the earliest recorded drawings drawn?
2. When did the art of animation really start to develop?
3. What is the most popular form of animation?
4. Who is the biggest name in animation?

REMEMBERING DETAILS

Write TRUE or FALSE under each statement. If the statement is false, write the statement correctly.
1. Animation is a special way of making drawings and pictures look as if they have come to life.
2. The projector was invented by Walt Disney.
3. “Beauty and the Beast” was the first long-form animated film ever produced.
4. Computers have made making animated films much more complicated.

INFERENCES

Based on the article, circle the letter of the best sentence completion.

1. Cartoons are possible because...

A. many people work hard on them.
B. the earliest recorded drawings showed the way.
C. producers are willing to pay for them to be made.
 D. Walt Disney invented them.

2. Animation has influenced our lives by...

A. showing us how far we have developed our artistic skills.
B. entertaining adults as well as children all over the world.
C. helping take humanity into infinity and space.
D. giving a lot of people jobs to do.

VOCABULARY

FILL THE GAPS WITH WORDS FROM THE TEXT.

1. an apparatus for throwing an image on a screen, as a motion-picture_____________

2. to give or interchange thoughts, feelings, information, or the like, by writing, speaking,
etc.___________________
3. a column, cartoon, etc., appearing regularly in a newspaper or magazine.____________________
4. a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or
caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.__________________________
5. a strip of transparent material, usually cellulose triacetate, covered with a photographic emulsion and
perforated along one or both edges, intended for the recording and reproduction of images.
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6. a certain undetermined or unspecified thing. ______________________________
7. to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by
ordinary processes.________________________
8. a graphic representation by lines of an object or idea, as with a pencil; a delineation of form without
reference to color.________________________
9. o bring into existence; give rise to; cause________________________
10. U.S. Patent Law. a new, useful process, machine, improvement, etc., that did not exist previously and that
is recognized as the product of some unique intuition or genius, as distinguished from ordinary mechanical
skill or craftsmanship.______________________
11. to come, change, or grow to be (as specified)_______________________
12. a cardinal number, 10 times 100._________________________
13. to come into sight; become visible. _________________________
14. a surface on which electronically created images or text are displayed, as on a television, computer, mobile
device, or radar receiver.______________________