Special Effects Comprehension

1.

1 point

A sentence from the selection says that the use of special effects "keep today's movie and television audiences glued to their seats in starry-eyed wonder. "What does this mean?

Most special effects show stars and planets

People should go outside instead of watching television

People are fascinated by special effects

Special effects' teams use a strong type of glue

2.

1 point

How does making models for movie scenes save money?

Movie-makers can plan their shots in advance of shooting film

Movie-makers can use equipment that costs very little

Movie-makers don't have to pay many actors when they use models

Movie-makers don't have to use much film since the models are small

3.

1 point

What is the first step for a special effects' team building a prehistoric world?

They build a detailed "prototype" model

They carve the full-size model out of plastic

They build a basic "concept" model

They spray the model with a special form

4.

1 point

How to do the labeled photographs in the selection help readers?

The labels describe the process of model-making

They explain how the movie-maker uses the camera

The labels point out the tools that special effects teams' work with

They identify different parts of the picture and explain what is happening

5.

1 point

The title of the selection is "Special Effects in Film and Television." Which of these is another good name for the selection?

Monsters, bombs, and Wars

Building a landscape

Crash, Boom, Bang!

How to make a dinosaur

6.

1 point

A dividing wall of clay is placed around a reptile model because

movie-makers do not want anyone to see the model

movie-makers wish to protect the model from falling objects

this lets technicians put their arms inside the model

this allows the mold to be split into two halves

7.

1 point

What happens first when artists make reptile models?

They attach the model to leg stands

they make a mold

They shape the figure in clay

They spray the model with foam latex

8.

1 point

How is a "prototype" model different from a "concept" model?

It is larger and more detailed

It is made as one piece

It is used in movies

It is easier to move

9.

1 point

Which sentence is a valid generalization?

Creating special effects never cost much

Special effects can make impossible thins seem real

Miniature models are always used in movies and television

All special effects' workers studied art school

10.

1 point

Which of the following could be used to prove the statement of fact "The model's base is made of the kind of plastic used in fast-food cups and boxes"?

encyclopedia

thesaurus

almanac

dictionary

11.

1 point

What is the most likely reason the author wrote this selection?

to describe how special effects' techniques have changed

to convince readers to become special effects' artists

to teach readers how movies are produced

to explain how small models are made and used for movies