More Facebook Friends, Fewer Real

Which of the following best states the central idea of this non-fiction selection? RI 8.2

• A recent Cornell study revealed that despite living in the age of the social network, people nowadays have fewer close friends.

• According to Hampton, people who frequent Facebook report that they receive more emotional support and companionship than other people.

• A recent Cornell study revealed that people listed 2.03 close friends, which was down from 3 in 1985.

• Even though we are socializing more, the number of close friends has decreased.

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Which of the following best gives a supporting detail that supports the main idea of the selection? RI 8.2

• “…from 1985 to 2010, the number of truly close friends people cited has dropped– even though we’re socializing as much as ever.”

• “Forty-eight percent of participants listed one close friend when asked, 18% listed two and 20% listed more.”

• “We’re not becoming asocial,” said Brashers, “but these people give us social support, and they give us advice.”

• “Defying some of the stereotypes of the digital age, social scientists say Facebook may actually be healthy for us.”

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Which of the following best gives an objective summary of the text? RI 8.2

• Researchers state that being on social media hinders our relationships with others in real life and causes problems in marriages.

• Through the many social media websites people are meeting more and more people, thus adding to their list of close friends.

• Through many different studies, researchers have found that people are able to benefit from social media such as Facebook, but they also are categorizing people differently in real life.

• Researchers have found that we do not categorize people in the same way and in the end it hurts our relationships with others.

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What does the word “confident” most closely mean as it is used in paragraph 4?

• Someone with a lot of self-esteem

• An acquaintance or colleague

• Someone you might take advantage of

• A person you deeply trust and care about

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Which phrase from the text provides the best support for the meaning of the word “confident”? RI 8.4

• Truly close friends

• Socializing as much as ever

• If you need something

• Discussed important matters

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Why does the author quote Keith Hampton and what is the purpose for including his views? (RI 8.1)

• To suggest that the results of the Cornell study are flawed and should be taken lightly.

• To provide the alternate perspective that social networks like Facebook may be more helpful than harmful.

• To support the central idea of the text that people should carefully consider the costs and benefits of social media.

• To introduce the point that social network relationships are less valuable that real ones.

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Which piece of evidence is best supported by this article? RI 8.1

• We only have confidants in our lives nowadays.

• We have fewer real friends– the kind who would help us out in tough times…

• …his guess is that while we meet just as many people as we used to , we categorize them differently.

• Frequent Facebook us is equivalent to about half the boost in support you get from being married.

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What does the word asocial mean as used in the text? RI 8.4

• That we are social by getting on Facebook.

• That we are not socializing with others in real life.

• That we are becoming isolated by not interacting with others.

• That we cannot communicate with others.

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Which word best states how Brashers explains relationship statuses as it is now? RI 8.4

• Categorize

• Socialize

• Confidants

• Asocial

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