It's Complicated Selection Quiz

Which statement best describes the central claim of It's Complicated?

• Technology provides an outlet for teens to express their emotions and gain more dependence on their parents.

• Teens use technology such as texting and social media to discover ways to participate in public debates.

• Technology provides an outlet for teens to express their creativity and share their creative ventures.

• Teens use technology such as texting and social media to build friendships and transition into adulthood.

What are the two most likely reasons that the author of It's Complicated discusses opposing claims in paragraph 2?

• To state her central argument

• To build the foundation for her argument

• To argue that technology is harmful

• To prove that social media is useful

• To refute objections to her claim

In paragraphs 3-5 of It's Complicated, the author refutes the opposing claims stated in paragraph 2 and builds her counterclaim by -

• describing how using technology gives teens the privacy they need to grow up

• sharing examples of how using technology allows teens to imitate adults

• developing the importance of social motivations for teens using technology

• questioning the evidence that teens are addicted to using technology

Which sentence from paragraph 5 of It's Complicated offers an example to support the author's claim?

• They want to inhabit public spaces, but they also look to adults, including public figures, to understand what it means to be grown-up.

• They watch their parents and other adults in their communities for models of adulthood.

• For better or worse, media narratives also help construct broader narratives for how public life works.

• "Reality" TV shows like Jersey Shore signal the potential fun that can be had by young adults who don't need to appease parents and teachers.

Based on how the author presents ideas in It's Complicated what is the intended audience for this selection?

• Parents and social media experts

• Teens and parents of teens

• Parents of teens and researchers

• Teens and teachers of teens

Part A: According to paragraph 4, why do teens spend so much time on their phones or computers communicating with friends?

• Teens understand that having friends help them learn to be mature adults

• Teens are obsessed with technology of all kinds

• Teens are compelled to compare their lives with the lives of their peers

• Teens have few places were they can meet publicly

Part B: How does the author make this point clear?

• by comparing adults' freedom to meet up with teens' lack of freedom

• By asking readers whether this way of using technology is unhealthy

• by assuring readers that time spent in this way does not keep them from learning

• by calling teens "addicted" to collecting and keeping friends

What would be more likely to appease a coach’s irritation with you, showing up to practice early or arriving late?

• Showing up early

• Arriving late

If you relish a song, are you more likely to want to learn it or forget it?

• Learn it

• Forget it

To take great joy or pleasure in something

• dynamic

• relish

• appease

• intimacy