SAT Reading Social Media Passage

11.In line 9, the author characterizes the prevalent use of social media sites as a "vast social experiment" because

• social scientists study use of the sites

• users engage with the sites in a variety of ways

• the effects of using these sites are yet unknown

• companies that provide the sites experiment on users

12.Which choice best describes the way that users of social media sites like Facebook contribute to what is called the "social media echo chamber"?

• Users express preferences for certain kinds of content based on their interaction with social media sites.

• Users modify algorithms used on a social media site by ranking content according to their preferences.

• Users share photos, statuses, and news stories with others by posting on social media sites.

• Users block or report the content that they do not want to see on social media sites.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

13.Which choice provides the best evidence of the "social media echo chamber"?

• Lines 1-4 ("As...LinkedIn")

• Lines 17-20 ("Facebook...Feed")

• Lines 20-24 ("The system...site")

• Lines 29-33 ("In contemporary...views")

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

14.What function does the fourth paragraph (lines 38-50) serve in the passage overall?

• It gives evidence linking a growing problem with its probable causes.

• It shows that a potential problem identified by the author is in fact developing.

• It demonstrates that the author's critique of contemporary practices is accurate.

• It argues that little can be done to change what the author views as a longstanding problem.

15.As used in line 52, "constituents" most nearly means

• parties

• enemies

• members

• legislators

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

16.Which of the following does the author imply is a problem with the algorithms some social media sites use?

• Their complexity

• The way they contribute to profits

• The secrecy surrounding them

• Their total control over user experience

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6