7th Springboard: "$211 Billion and So Much to Buy" Pg 84

What is the main idea of the text?

• Youths are not passive receivers of things.

• Youths have more consistent, available access to vast amounts of information than previous generations.

• Youths are extremely engaged in all aspects of technology and media.

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What evidence is given about the purchasing power of youth today?

• Over half of eight to 12 year olds will spend their own money on candy and toys.

• Teens spend 3.6 hours per day online.

• Tweens, teens, and young adults have more things than previous generations.

• Over three-quarters of 8-9 year olds are on the Internet an hour or more a day.

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How do today's youth use their influence to add to their purchasing power?

• By spending 12.6 hours engaged with media per day.

• By having more consistent, available access to vast amounts of information.

• By influencing the purchase of cell phones and smartphones.

• By spending money on candy and toys.

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What is the relationship between youth's access to media and advertisers?

• Youths have huge spending power of their own.

• Teens spend 3.6 hours per day online.

• Tweens, teens, and young adults have more things than previous generations.

• Accessibility to vast amounts of information is made easy by the click of a mouse or the tap of a screen.

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What is the best evidence to prove the point that today's kids have more consistent, available access to vast amounts of information than their parent or grandparent could have imagined in their youths?

• Over three-quarters of 8-9 year olds are on the Internet an hour or more a day.

• Over half of eight to 12 year olds will spend their own money on candy and toys.

• Teens spend 3.6 hours per day online.

• Tweens, teens, and young adults have more consistent, available access to vast amounts of information than previous generations.

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What makes the evidence about youths having more consistent, available access to vast amounts of information than previous generations so strong?

• It supports the main idea by showing the amount of time teens spend engaged with media per day.

• It includes percentages and specific details about what 8-12 year olds buy.

• It shows facts and statistics about what a specific group of kids will buy.

• It provides evidence that over three-quarters of 8-9 year olds are on the Internet an hour or more a day.

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What does the term 'passive' imply in the context of youth's interaction with media?

• Youths are merely receiving information without any active engagement.

• Youths are actively participating in media creation and dissemination.

• Youths are indifferent to the information presented in the media.

• Youths are actively avoiding media interaction.

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How does the word 'among' relate to the distribution of media access in today's youth?

• It implies that all youths have equal access to media.

• It suggests that media access is limited to a select group of youths.

• It indicates that media access varies among different groups of youths.

• It means that media access is concentrated in a single group of youths.

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What is the impact of being 'passive' in the context of youth's interaction with media?

• It leads to a lack of critical thinking skills.

• It enhances the youths' ability to absorb information.

• It encourages active participation in media-related activities.

• It promotes a healthy balance between media consumption and other activities.

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