Google - Nonfiction

Which statement would the author most likely DISAGREE with?

• Part of Google's success is due to the design of their homepage.
• Google wasn't the 1st search engine, but it was the best.
• Google succeeded by following examples of others in the field.
• Google's success may not have been possible without Larry Page.

Which best expresses the main idea of the 3rd paragraph?

• There are lots and lots of websites connected to the internet.
• Google created a better way to organize search results.
• Many smart people have worked on search engines over the years.
• Older search engines used unreliable methods to order results.

What is the author's main purpose in writing this article?

• To explain how Google overtook its rivals
• To compare and contrast Google and Xerox
• To persuade readers to use Google for internet searches
• To discuss how companies can influence language over time

Which statement would the author most likely AGREE with?

• Google became successful because its founders were well-connected.
• Google was the world's first and best search engine.
• Google changed the world by solving an old problem in a new way.
• Google's other products are now more important to its success than search.

Which best expresses the main idea of the 4th paragraph?

• Links allow people to surf from one website to the next.
• Larry Page's ideas about links helped Google get to the top.
• Larry Page contributed to the internet by inventing the link.
• Google is a website that serves important links to users.

Which best explains why the author discusses Xerox in this text?

• He is discussing big companies that came before Google.
• He is explaining how companies must change with the times.
• He is showing how companies can affect out language.
• He is comparing and contrasting Google and Xerox.

How did Google improve search quality in 1998?

• They counted how many times queries appeared on each page.
• They looked more closely at the words in search queries.
• They linked to more pages.
• They studied the relationship of links.

Which was cited as a reason why Google became so popular?

• Google's homepage was clean.
• Google provided catchy news stories on their homepage.
• Google homepage loaded quickly.
• Google provided useful stock quotes on their homepage.

Which title best expresses the author's main purpose in writing this text?

• Xerox vs. Google: Battle of the Titans
• Search Engines: How They Work and Why They're Important
• A Better Way: How Google Rose to the Top
• Search Engines: A Short History of Important Tools

Which event happened LAST?

• Lycos released their search engine.
• Google released their search engine.
• Yahoo! released their search engine.
• Xerox released their copy machine.