Selfie Pick

Select two reasons why selfies became popular based on concepts from Passage 1.

• Australian influence

• People need to document their lives on social media

• The love of photography

• American youth and their interest in the latest technology

• It became much easier to take a selfie due to advances in technology

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What idea does the author of Passage 2 emphasize?

• A selfie show your true self to the world

• A selfie may actually mean low self esteem

• Select 2 ideas the author of Passage 1 and Passage 2 would agree on

• Selfies are not good for people to past

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Select 2 ideas the authors of Passage 1 and Passage 2 would agree on.

• Selfies are very popular type of photograph.

• Selfies are an important part of who we are.

• Selfies are often posted to social media.

• Selfies are a poor way to connect with others.

• Selfies are the main way to communicate to the world.

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Why does the author use the dictionary definition of selfie in Passage 1?

• to suggest that there may be another meaning

• to emphasize where the meaning came from

• to demonstrate the popularity

• to provide the exact meaning

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Select 3 details that should be included in a summary of Passage1.

• Selfies are a popular photograph of oneself that some Americans don't know the story behind.

• The word selfies has been around for the past decade.

• as social media became more popular and new technology created high-quality photos, selfies grew in popularity.

• In 2013 the word selfies was officially added to the Oxford Dictionary.

• Now the word selfies is known and used all over the world.

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WHy does the author mention the Australian Internet forum in Passage 1, passage 2?

• to imply that Australia is more advanced in photography

• to suggest that the word selfie did not originate in America

• to show that Australians and Americans are equal

• to add support to the claim that selfies are more popular in Australia

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