Information Overload

What is your name?

1. Which detail best supports the idea that online searching can be like detective work?

• A. “Then, in the mid-1990s, the first major online search engines were created.”
• B. “Experts say you may need to dig deep to find the best search results.”
• C. “Searching online got even easier after Google came along in 1998.”
• D. “Google turns 25 this year . . .”

2. What evidence does the author give to show that Google was a popular search engine in 2006?

• A. People stopped using all other search engines.
• B. The verb google was added to a dictionary.
• C. Google as a company was worth $2 trillion.
• D. The search engine won major awards.

3. Based on the article, which of these is most likely to affect the results of a web search?

• A. your search history
• B. how quickly you type
• C. when your device was last charged
• D. the time of day

4. According to the sidebar “Search Like a Pro,” a site that ends in .com ___.

• A. is never a reliable source
• B. is sometimes reliable, but the site should be researched
• C. is always the top item to appear on a search list
• D. is run by the U.S. government

5. Which word is closest in meaning to relevant?

• A. creative
• B. fast
• C. related
• D. difficult

6. [Part A] What is the article mainly about?

• A. how the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse movie was created
• B. how Preston Mutanga creates short videos on YouTube
• C. how Preston got a job creating a Lego universe in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• D. how the Spider-Man series was created

7. [Part B] Which detail best supports the answer to question 6?

• A. “Spider-Man swung back into movie theaters in a big way this year.”
• B. “About 1,000 crew members worked to bring the Spider-Verse to life.”
• C. “Here’s how the teen from Milton, Canada, landed his dream job.”
• D. “He met with the producers every few days . . .”

8. What is the article mainly about?

• A. a terrorist group called Al Qaeda
• B. how a school honors the life of Bryan C. Jack
• C. how the White House is protected from attacks
• D. why terrorists attacked America on 9/11

9. A budget refers to a plan for managing ___.

• A. national security
• B. information
• C. money
• D. leaders