Activity 3

Games in the 20th Century

Answer the statements True (T) or False (F). Once you finish all the parts of the exercise, click on Check.

	True	False
Theodore Roosevelt used to have a teddy bear when he was a child. Correct! It is not true. The Reading said that he refused to shoot a bear he was offered during a hunt.Incorrect! Read again the paragraph and check this sentence: “who one day refused to shoot a bear he was offered during a hunt.”
Children´s book used to have religious topics. Correct! In the 20th. Century, Religion was one of the available topics in books.Incorrect! Pay attention in the Reading it is mentioned that “Religion was one of the available topics in books.”
Barbie dolls have a lot of accessories. Correct! The reading mentioned “Barbie had all sorts of jobs and came with accessories of all kinds, from furniture, to vans, cars, swimming pools and bicycles.”Incorrect! Pay attention in the reading said “Barbie had all sorts of jobs and came with accessories of all kinds, from furniture, to vans, cars, swimming pools and bicycles.”
German people used to name Teddy bears to the stuffed animal toys after a United States President. Correct! Teddy bears section mentions that. “They took their name from Theodore “Teddy“ Roosevelt (1858-1919), president of the United States”Incorrect! Please, pay attention in teddy bears section. It is said that “They took their name from Theodore “Teddy“ Roosevelt (1858-1919), president of the United States”
Barbie dolls were first sold in eighteen fifty nine. Correct! The full number doesn’t correspond to that year. The correct date is “1959- nineteen fifty-nine”Incorrect! Be careful with full numbers and dates. The correct date is “1959- nineteen fifty-nine”
Crayons were invented in United States. Correct! The crayon company was in New York City, this city is in the United states. Incorrect! Read carefully the crayon company was in New York City. This city is in the United states.
In the 1800’s children books used to be biographies. Correct! It was in the 1940’s where there were a lot of biographies in books.Incorrect! The Reading said that “It was in the 1940’s where there were a lot of biographies in books.”
Children used to play with miniatures because they wanted to try out different social roles. Correct! It is said in the first paragraph: “Certain toys reproduce the real world in miniature, encouraging children to try out different social roles, consciously or unconsciously.”Incorrect! Pay attention in the information in paragraph one: “Certain toys reproduce the real world in miniature, encouraging children to try out different social roles, consciously or unconsciously.”
Miniatures used to be played in the 1800’s. Correct! Miniatures used to be played in the 1900’s.Incorrect! Please, read the first paragraph again. Miniatures used to be played in the 1900’s.
Crayons used to be very expensive. Correct! The Reading said “inexpensive” and this Word is the opposite of expensive.Incorrect! Be careful and read again. “Inexpensive is the opposite of expensive.