Questions 1-6
1. What is American Idol?
A A game show on TV
B A reality TV show
C A live dancing competition
D A popular entertainment festival
2. What is the difference between American Idol and the other TV shows?
A Nobody ever watched regular TV shows.
B Regular TV shows were more expensive to make.
C Regular TV’ shows did not appear on ABC.
D Regular TV shows were not ordinary.
3. In what order do the following happen?
A Hollywood round, live TV, judges’ opinion, audience voting
B Judges’ opinion, Hollywood round, live TV, audience voting
C Hollywood round, judges’ opinion, live TV, audience voting
D Hollywood round, live TV, audience voting, judges’ opinion
4. What can be inferred about the competition?
A The competition can give momentum to career development.
B The winner gets an award and prize money.
C The audience decides who gets on to the final round.
D Each contestant has more than 20 percent chance of winning the competition
5. What kind of record does the first idol winner make?
A Rock
B Jazz
C Soul
D Country
6. What is NOT mentioned about the judges?
A They were not in favor of using cameras.
B Their opinion is divided.
C Each judge evaluates the contestants in a different way.
D Each is distinguished in his or her own field.
Questions 7-8
Why was American Idol so successful?
Choose TWO answers.
A It was cheap to make.
B It did not use regular television stars.
C It had a lot of singing in it.
D It had very famous writers.
