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    Color TVs were first released in 1953 but were too expensive for most people. By 1965, color TVs were more affordable and TV stations began broadcasting shows in color to match. The document traces the development of television from John Baird creating the first TV with 30 lines in 1925 to modern high-definition and 4K TVs that have over 3,000 lines and provide a very clear picture. It discusses early experiments with TV and how World War II delayed its spread before it became widely popular afterward.

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    Color TVs were first released in 1953 but were too expensive for most people. By 1965, color TVs were more affordable and TV stations began broadcasting shows in color to match. The document traces the development of television from John Baird creating the first TV with 30 lines in 1925 to modern high-definition and 4K TVs that have over 3,000 lines and provide a very clear picture. It discusses early experiments with TV and how World War II delayed its spread before it became widely popular afterward.

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    Color TVs were first released in 1953 but were too expensive for most people. By 1965, color TVs were more affordable and TV stations began broadcasting shows in color to match. The document traces the development of television from John Baird creating the first TV with 30 lines in 1925 to modern high-definition and 4K TVs that have over 3,000 lines and provide a very clear picture. It discusses early experiments with TV and how World War II delayed its spread before it became widely popular afterward.

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    TV

    Televisions show sounds and pictures.


    They get data from cables, discs, or
    over-the-air signals. They turn this data
    into sounds and images. People watch
    news and shows on them. You
    probably call them TVs.

    John Baird made the first TV in 1925. By 1948 there were 4 big TV networks in
    It had one color. It could only show 30 America. They aired their shows from 8 to
    lines. This was just enough room for a 11 each night. Local shows were aired at
    face. It didn't work well, but it was a other times. Most of the time, nothing was
    start. shown at all. TV was not "always on" like
    it is now.
    The first TV station was set up in 1928.
    It was in New York. Few people had Color TVs came out in 1953. They cost
    TVs. The broadcasts were not meant to too much money for most. Also, shows
    be watched. They showed a Felix the were aired in black and white. By
    Cat doll for two hours a day. The doll 1965, color TVs were cheaper. TV
    spun around on a record player. They stations started airing shows in color.
    were experimenting. It took many years People had to switch if they wanted to see
    to get it right. the shows.

    By the end of the 1930s, TVs were Now most TVs are high-def. This means
    working well. America got its first taste that they have many lines on them. This
    at the 1939 World's Fair. This was one makes the image clear. TVs have come a
    of the biggest events ever. There were long way since Baird's 30 line set. High-
    200 small, black and white TVs set up def TVs have 1080 lines. There are state
    around the fair. The U.S. President of the art sets called 4K TVs. These TVs
    gave a speech over the TVs. The TVs have 3,840 lines. Some people watch TV
    were only five inches big but the in 3D. I wonder what they will come up
    people loved it. with next. Smell-o-vision anyone?

    They wanted TVs. But World War II


    was going on during this time.
    Factories were busy making guns and
    bombs. When the war was over, TV
    spread across the country.
    1. When did color TVs come out?
    a.1925
    b.1953
    c.1939
    d.1965

    2. Which was not true about the first TV?


    a.It could only show one color.
    b.It only had 30 lines.
    c.It did not have sound.
    d.It did not work well.

    3. When did networks start showing


    programs in color?
    a. 1948
    b. 1953
    c. 1965
    d. 1939

    4. Why did the first TV station only show


    Felix the Cat for two hours a day?
    a. They were running tests.
    b. Felix the Cat was really popular.
    c. Felix the Cat had been a big radio star.
    d. Felix the Cat was the only show that
    they had.

    5. Which of these events slowed the spread


    of TVs?
    a. The World's Fair of 1939
    b. The Civil War
    c. The election of the U.S. President.
    d. World War II

    6. What is the author's main purpose in


    writing this?
    a. He is trying to explain how a TV works.
    b. He is telling readers how TVs became
    popular.
    c. He is describing the history of the TV.
    d. He is trying to get people to watch more
    TV.
    7. Why did many families switch to color
    TVs in 1965?
    a. Color TVs cost a lot of money.
    b. Many shows were only shown in color.
    c. Color TVs came out in 1965.
    d. World War II ended and troops returned
    home.

    8. Why was 1939 an important year for


    TV?
    a. Many Americans were introduced to
    TV. b. The first color TV was
    released.
    c. The first TV station began broadcasting.
    d. John Baird created the first TV.

    9. How many lines does a 4K TV have?


    a. 30
    b. 1,080
    c. 4,000
    d. 3,840

    10. Which happened first?


    a. The 1939 World's Fair
    b. The release of high-def TVs
    c. The end of World War II
    d. The release of color TVs

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