3 weeks test

What is the primary purpose of the selection?

• To encourage readers to use social media

• To suggest that readers find a new use for social media

• To document the advantages and disadvantages of using social media

• Tp persuade readers to reduce the number of hours spent using social media

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What is the purpose of paragraph 11?

• To give readers a plan of action for monitoring their social media use

• To admonish the reader for using social media

• To connect the reader's experience to the experiences of the people mentioned in the article

• To encourage journal writing over social media use

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In paragraph 3 through 5, the author mentions the Brain Mapping Center's study at the UCLA in order to-

• support the opinion that getting "likes" on social media postings is important

• compare the activity of getting "likes" on social media postings to eating chocolate

• provide two primary examples of brain activity when teens "like" a social media posting

• indicate that teens are more prone to accept risky behavior after seeing the other "likes" on social media postings

The writer includes the information in paragraph 7 in order to-

• offer proof that the telephone is no longer the preferred method of teen communication

• provide a counterclaim of responses from teens about the benefits of using social media

• instruct the reader on the importance of allowing teens to develop online friendships

• call attention to the positive effects of communicating face-to-face compared to through social media

Read this sentence from the selection.

"Further, a study from the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking (CBSN) suggests that overexposure to social media increases vulnerability to cyberbullying."

The author's purpose in including this statement is to-

• show that bullies are worse online than in person

• suggest that teens are often victimized by people they don't know

• provide support for the claim that overusing social media can be dangerous for some teens

• prove that teens don't have good judgement about their use of social media

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Why does the author directly address the reader in paragraphs 11 and 12?

• The author offers praise for teens becoming self-aware about their own use of digital devices.

• The author is scolding teens for using digital devices and social media without considering the consequences.

• The author is arguing that the results of research should persuade teens to change their usage of social media.

• The author wants to engage the teen readers to get them to research their social media use.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6