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The incredible thing about television is that characters have the potential to be represented in a million
different ways. Unfortunately, producers tend to stick to the same few archetypes and tropes. Nearly every
show about high schoolers includes a tough jock or a rebellious bad boy. As such, it is no surprise that television
follows a few patterns and stereotypes when it comes to portraying intelligence.
One of the most obvious and frankly painful depictions of intelligence is the socially awkward genius. In
spite of their high IQs and brilliant minds, these characters have trouble understanding jokes and other social
cues. For instance, nearly every character in “The Big Bang Theory” acts this way. Most of the show’s humor
comes from the contrast between the awkwardness of the brilliant physicists like Sheldon and Leonard, and
the “normal” people like Penny, the waitress who lives across the hall. Another kind of intelligent character is
the one whose abilities are limited to helping the protagonist. We thus can see that in the show “Arrow,” Felicity
Smoak is a computer whiz who worked as an IT girl for superhero Oliver Queen’s company before joining
“Team Arrow” as a hacker. She could do anything from finding shortcuts during a car chase to sending a greedy
criminal’s illegally-earned income to a charity as a twisted form of blackmail—all from the comfort of her
computer screen. However, when she wasn’t busy saving the world, she was reduced to little more than Oliver
Queen’s love interest. The final type of smart character is the one that is constantly picked on. In a high school
scenario, it’s the nerdy kid who gets shoved into lockers and made fun of. The show “Glee” created an entire
series based on this idea. Even after the glee club won awards and competitions, it was still met with resentment
from the majority of the student body. Although the audience wanted the students in the glee club to succeed,
the prevailing theme throughout the show was that the kids who were smart and hard-working were not the
ones who were cool and popular.
The fact is, smart people aren’t as unique as television makes them out to be. They should not be marveled
at like zoo animals or be used as an easy target. Additionally, the characters who are presented in the media
shouldn’t have their intelligence be their defining characteristic. Although television has come a long way in
normalizing intelligence, there is still more ground to be gained in creating characters that are complex and
interesting—not just smart.
16 Which of the following patterns of organization does the author most likely use when developing this
passage?
Simple listing.Cause and effect.
Comparison and contrast.Generalization and example.
17 Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
Intelligence in the MediaIntegrity of TV Characters
Charactersin the TV Movies Resentment of the Audience
18 According to the passage, which of the following statements about the TV character is NOT true?
A clever person is usually used as an easy target.
Character stereotyping is a common phenomenon.
A genius is usually of great help only to the leading character.
Characters with great intelligence are usually funny and complex.
19 According to the passage, why were the students in the glee club still met with resentment from the
majority of the student body even after they won awards and competitions?
They don’t have high IQs and brilliant minds.
They are neither tough jocks nor rebellious bad boys.
They are not considered popular and do not act cool.
They are not computer whizzes who work as IT specialists.
20 Which of the following can best describe the tone the author creates?
Critical.Indignant.Irreverent.Contemptuous.