Billionaire at 25 RI.3.9 Achieve 3000

What is the related concept in the article and the infographic?

• social media

• Billionaires

• Facebook

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

How do the two works treat the concept in a similar manner?

• Both give information about the history and the popularity of Facebook.

• Both provide a graph to show the number of people who use Facebook.

• Both describe the early life of Mark Zuckerberg.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which sentences from the article share similarities with the ideas in the infographic?

• Mark Zuckerberg continued to create software throughout his childhood. When he was in high school, after years spent creating computer games, he built a program called "Synapse," which collected information about a listener's music preferences and then recommended other music the user might enjoy.

• Today, 600 million people use Zuckerberg's program. That's 1 out of every 12 people on the planet.

• Enrolling at Harvard University in 2002, Zuckerberg studied both computer science and psychology

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which sentences or phrases from each work show similarities between how the works address the concept of Facebook's amazing story? Choose FOUR

• On February 4, 2004, working from his dormitory room, Zuckerberg launched Facebook, a way for college students to share information about themselves by creating profiles showing their interests, photos, and more. He later claimed that it took him only a week to develop Facebook.

• By the end of 2004, Thefacebook had more than 1 million registered users and the newly-founded company behind it had not only moved to Silicon Valley but also secured a $500,000 investment from PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel.

• Others believe that Facebook users would be better off socializing with their friends, face to face.

• Despite some controversies, Zuckerberg has been enormously successful. Now the CEO of Facebook, he is reportedly worth billions of dollars.

• Within three years, the social network added 350 million users. In the summer of 2012, it became the first online service of its kind to reach 1 billion monthly active users

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

How do the article, "Just One Great Idea", and the infographic, "Facebook Keeps on Growing", treat the concept of Facebook's growth in a different manner? Choose THREE

• The infographic has more recent data.

• The article includes the number of Facebook users at the time it was published.

• The infographic includes charts for a visual representation of the growth.

• The article does not include any information on the number of people who use Facebook.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which details about Mark Zuckerberg are only available in the article, "Just One Great Idea"? Choose TWO

• The popularity of his Facebook company.

• Information about Zuckerberg's early life

• How twin brothers sued Zuckerberg because they claimed he stole their idea.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What additional information about Facebook does the reader learn from the chart on the infographic "Facebook Keeps on Growing?" Choose TWO

• The ratio of Facebook users to Internet users.

• Why Facebook is so popular.

• The number of Facebook users each year.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which sentence from the article shares similarities with this sentence from the infographic?

Despite being shrouded in controversy over its (mis)handling of user privacy and its questionable role in political manipulation in the United States and abroad, Facebook continues to grow

• But instead of reveling in the luxuries that his fortune could buy, Zuckerberg rents a relatively modest four-bedroom home and tends to wear jeans and T-shirts.

• The program, called Facebook, has made 26-year-old Zuckerberg a billionaire entrepreneur.

• Some people say that the program allows people to share too much information, or even that its settings cause users to unintentionally share personal details on the Internet.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7