Social Media FSA Questions

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B.

Part A. What information from the bar graph on page 3 of Many Teens Break Up With Social Media For a Week is connected to the idea in Are Social Networking Sites Good For Our Society? about the advantages of social media in politics?

• Ⓐ Social media can help people be more informed.

• Ⓑ Social media can keep connected to their friends.

• Ⓒ Social media can connect people to their families.

• Ⓓ Social media can overload people with information.

Part B. Part B. Select two details, one from each source, to support the answer in Part A.

• Ⓐ “In 2009, the White House announced it was joining Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, and Flickr.” (Are Social Networking Sites Good for Our Society?)

• Ⓑ “It showed that students in their first year of college were spending two hours a day on Facebook” (Are Social Networking Sites Good for Our Society?)

• Ⓒ “Some people need to use social media to do their jobs.” (Are Social Networking Sites Good for Our Society?)

• Ⓓ 49% of teens said that social media makes them feel more informed. (Many Teens Break Up With Social Media for a Week)

• Ⓔ 79% of teens said that social media makes them feel connected to their friends. (Many Teens Break Up With Social Media for a Week)

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B.

Part A. Which reason supports the author’s point that social media is becoming an important part of politics in Are Social Networking Sites Good For Our Society?

• Ⓐ Many leaders use social media to protest.

• Ⓑ Many leaders use social networking to communicate their messages.

• Ⓒ Social media is being used all over the world.

• Ⓓ Some say incorrect information is shared on social media.

Part B. Select two statements from the text that support the answer to Part A.

• Ⓐ “More than one out of every four U.S. voters under 30 said they learned about the 2008 election from social media.”

• Ⓑ “1 out of every 7 people in the world used Facebook.

• Ⓒ “Governments even threatened to shut down the sites.”

• Ⓓ “Obama said joining these sites would help make the government more effective, open and creative.”

Use information from both texts, Are Social Networking Sites Good For Our Society? (passage 1) and Many Teens Break Up With Social Media For a Week (passage 2), to respond to the following questions.

Select three statements that explain how social media affects people around the world.

• Ⓐ Myspace was created in 2003. (passage 1)

• Ⓑ People in Africa and the Middle East found using social media to be helpful to their protests. (passage 1)

• Ⓒ The most popular social media websites right now are Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. (passage 1)

• Ⓓ Social media provides an easy way for teens and adults to connect with family and friends. (passage 2)

• Ⓔ Teens begin to feel like they are under a lot of pressure when using social media. (passage 2)

What idea do both passages share?

• Ⓐ Teens take a break from social media for a week or longer.

• Ⓑ Teens are always glued to their phones.

• Ⓒ Social media can get in the way of students’ school work.

• Ⓓ Social media has been challenging for companies to manage.