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What does displacement mean as it is used in Text 1, paragraph 3: "In our digital world, are young people losing their ability to read emotions?"

• substitution

• advance

• support

• establishment

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Which quotation best helps the reader determine the meaning of displacement?

• "Decreased sensitivity to emotional cues ..."

• "...understand the emotions of other people..."

• "...one of the costs."

• "...in-person social interaction by screen interaction..."

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Which sentence best states the central idea of Text 1?

• New research shows that teenagers are more likely to have positive social relationships when they spend time at the Pali Institute.

• New research indicates that technology has a negative impact on teens’ ability to understand the emotions of other people.

• New research demonstrates the importance of establishing friendships through both social media and face-to-face interactions.

• New research reveals that teenagers spend the majority of their evenings interacting with technology.

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Which sentence from Text 1 best supports the central idea of Text 1?

• “Children’s social skills may be declining, because they have less time for face-to-face interaction due to their increased use of social media, according to a UCLA psychology study.”

• . “The group of 54 would attend the camp later, after the study was conducted.”

• “The students also watched videos of actors interacting with one another and were instructed to describe the characters’ emotions.”

• “Students who participated in the study reported that they text, watch television, and play video games for an average of four-and-a half hours on a typical school day.”

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Which sentence from Text 1 provides the best support for the claim that "social interactions are needed to develop skills in understanding the emotions of people"?

• "The psychologists studied two sets of sixth-graders from a Southern California Public School: 51 who lived together for five days at the Pali Institute, a nature and science camp about 70 miles east of Los Angeles, and 54 others from the same school."

• "The camp doesn't allow students to use electronic devices--a policy that many students found to be challenging for the first couple of days."

• "The children, who had been at the camp, improved significantly over the five days in their ability to read facial emotions and other nonverbal cues to emotion, compared with students who continued to use their media devices."

• "Researchers tracked how many errors the students made when attempting to identify the emotions in the photos and videos."

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In Text 1, the author states: "Many people are looking at the benefits of digital media in education, and not many are looking at the costs.'" How does this quotation affect the article?

• It explains why the researchers were interested in sixth-grade students, rather than students of other ages.

• It explains why the researchers believed the study would have negative results.

• It explains why the researchers considered the results of the study consistent with other findings.

• It explains why the researchers initially chose to undertake the study.

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Reread Text 1, paragraph 16. How does the author's choice to conclude the article with these sentences affect his overall message?

• In concluding the article with a reference to "emoticons," the author highlights the researcher's belief that future researchers should use tools familiar to teens.

• In concluding the article with a reference to "face-to-face communication," the author provides support for the researcher's perspective that all forms of communication are equally important.

• In concluding the article with an explanation of humans as "social creatures," the author reveals the researcher's belief that social media can help teens to develop social skills.

• In concluding with a statement in favor of "device-free-time," the author emphasizes the researcher's perspective that teenages should spend more time engaging with each other.

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Which sentence from Text 1 best supports the author's purpose?

• "At the beginning and end of the study, both groups of students were evaluated for their ability to recognize other peoples' emotions in photos or videos."

• "If you are not practicing face-to-face communication, you could be losing important social skills."

• "Greenfield, the director of the CDMC, considers the results significant, given that they occurred after only five days."

• "We've shown a model of what more face-to-face interaction can do," Greenfield. said.

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Which word gives the best definition for complement as it is used in Text 2 paragraph 11: "Study: Kids can learn as much from 'Sesame Street' as from preschool?"

• to change or adjust

• to complete or make whole

• to analyze or study

• to relate or associate

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Which detail from Text 2 helps the reader determine the meaning of complement?

• the description of the history of Head Start

• the explanation of the theory that Sesame Street is a model for MOOCs

• the explanation of why researchers study Sesame Street

• the description of the benefits of Head Start

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