TikTok Search Engine Article

"For Gen Z, Tik Tok is the New Search Engine"
by
Kalley Huang

Read the article and answer the questions in this lesson.

Multiple Choice

Ja'Kobi Moore uses TikTok to…

• share restaurant review

• watch viral dance videos

• search for information

• locate new placed

Multiple Choice

Young people today tend to...

• search on Tik Tok first and then confirm their results on Google.

• watch Tik Tok videos returned by Google search results.

• look for information on Tik Tok or Instagram.

• rely on YouTube Shorts to find local business.

Multiple Choice

One way searching on Tik Tok is different from Google is...

• TikTok search results are fact-checked within the app.

• Tik Tok search results are more responsive to individuals.

• Google search results require uses to watch more videos. m

• Google search results are often too brief to share important information.

Multiple Choice

Young people feel that TikTok allows them to...

• find information faster.

• share exciting content.

• identify sources of misinformation.

• write comments reviewing information.

PINK
YELLOW
GREEN
ORANGE
BLUE

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​You will need 5 different colored high lighters.

Open Ended

Go back and read through the article, highlight in PINK the sections that help you answer this question:

What role does TikTok play for Generation Z according to the article, and how does this differ from its original purpose?
^{(RI.9-10.2: Analyze the development of a central idea and how it emerges and is shaped.)}

Open Ended

Go back and read through the article, highlight in YELLOW the sections that help you answer this question:

How does TikTok’s algorithm influence how users interact with information compared to traditional search engines like Google?
^{(RI.9-10.3: Analyze how ideas are developed and refined in a text.)}

Open Ended

Go back and read through the article, highlight in GREEN the sections that help you answer this question:

What specific examples do users like Ja’Kobi Moore and Jayla Johnson provide to explain why they prefer TikTok for searches?
^{(RI.9-10.1: Cite strong textual evidence to support analysis.)}

Open Ended

Go back and read through the article, highlight in ORANGE the sections that help you answer this question:

What concerns does the article raise about the reliability of TikTok as a search engine, and how do these concerns relate to its algorithm?
^{(RI.9-10.8: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing reasoning and evidence.)}

Open Ended

Go back and read through the article, highlight in BLUE the sections that help you answer this question:

How does the author describe Google’s response to TikTok’s popularity as a search tool, and what does this reveal about competition in the digital search industry?
^{(RI.9-10.6: Determine an author’s purpose and analyze how rhetoric contributes to the text.)}

Categorize

Options (8)

Ja'Kobi Moore

Nailah Roberts

Alexandria Kinsey

Jayla Johnson

Lee Rainie

Francesco Tridpodi

Prabhakar Ragahavan

you

Categorize the people whom the article cites as references in their interviews/statements.

Regular Young People

Young People who are "experts"

Older People who are experts

People who are Tik Tok crazy

Poll

Are the ways that the teenagers use TikTok in the article more similar or different to the ways that you search for information? Explain.

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

3. What are the benefits and drawbacks of Google and TikTok as search engines? Which do you prefer to use for the following purposes: learning new information, deciding where to go out to eat, researching for a paper, getting a recommendation for a new T.V. show?

Multiple Choice

What is the central idea of the text?

• TikTok is a better search engine than Google for people who are looking for answers to less typical questions.

• TikTok has improved its algorithm to be able to respond more quickly to disinformation.

• TikTok is replacing Google as a way for young people to quickly find answers to their questions.

• TikTok has changed the format of its app to match the way Google shares results.

Multiple Choice

As it is used in paragraph 13, the word "relevant" shows that teenagers feel that the answers TikTok returns are-

• more fun

• more helpful

• more thorough

• more interesting

Multiple Choice

How do paragraphs 17-19 contribute to the article?

• by explaining an important new feature of TikTok's app.

• by introducing a downside of TikTok's use as a search engine.

• by sharing how old and young people view Tik Tok differently.

• by comparing the result for the same search from TikTok and Google.

Multiple Choice

Why does the author quote Jayla Johnson in the article? (9-10.RI.CS.5)

• to suggest that older people should consider using TikTok

• to argue that young people are more tech savvy than older people.

• to contrast the ways older and younger people search for information.

• to demonstrate that young people have shorter attention spans than older people.

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