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Part AWhich idea is found in both “A Brief History of the Internet” and “Get Wiki Wise”?

• The Internet expanded quickly in the 1990s.

• The Internet has information that people can find.

• Not all information on the Internet is accurate.

• It is important to use Internet sites written by experts.

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Read the following sentence from “A Brief History of the Internet.” Even though we take it for granted, the Internet has transformed the world.What does the root form mean in the word transformed?

• rule

• know

• shape

• organize

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Part AHow does the information in “A Brief History of the Internet” help the reader understand the topic of “Staying in Touch—All the Time”?

• “A Brief History of the Internet” explains how computers were eventually taught to talk to each other, which is how the social networks discussed in “Staying in Touch—All the Time” work.

• “A Brief History of the Internet” explains how the Internet got started in the 1960s, and the Internet is a main topic discussed in “Staying in Touch—All the Time.”

• “A Brief History of the Internet” explains how videos and images are sent using the Internet, and those are popular in social networking, which is the topic of “Staying in Touch—All the Time.”

• “A Brief History of the Internet” explains how each website has an address that makes it easy to find, which also helps people create a social network, as described in “Staying in Touch—All the Time.”

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Part B Choose two pieces of evidence, one from each article, that support the answer to Part A.

• “Computers had been around for a number of years, but they were not linked together in any way, so researchers began to try out different ways to get computers to ‘talk’ to each other.” (“A Brief History of the Internet”)

• “In October 1969, a system called ARPANET was launched.” (“A Brief History of the Internet”)

• “Email, music, photos, games, videos—all are readily available on our computers.” (“A Brief History of the Internet”)

• “Today, social networking sites like Facebook make staying in touch easier than ever.” (“Staying in Touch—All the Time”)

• “You know what a network is—a set of links or ties between one place, person, or thing and another.” (“Staying in Touch—All the Time”)

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key points

• information to support the author's main idea

• to form by putting together

• related to what is being discussed or what is important

• to bring before the public

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relevant information

• to bring before the public

• related to what is being discussed or what is important

• not having anything to do with what is being discussed

• to form by putting together

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irrelevant information

• information to support the main idea

• related to what is being discussed or what is important

• not having anything to do with what is being discussed

• to form by putting together

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compose

• to understand a text

• to bring before the public

• to form by putting together

• to read a text thoroughly

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