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1. Read the following sentence from paragraph 4.

“When we look at what youth today personally own, it’s definitely more than the generation before them and immensely more than what kids owned two generations ago.”

What is the effect of the word immensely in this sentence? (RI.2.4)

• It emphasizes the amount of items teens own.

• It shows how little previous generations owned.

• It shows the teens aggressiveness to purchase multiple items.

• It highlights the differences in the amount of items owned by generations.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

1. Part B: How does the author develop the purpose? Select the two that apply. (RI.2.6)

1. By listing purchases parents made.

• By listing purchases parents made.

• By explaining how the teen’s influence is strengthened.

• By discussing several strategies teens use to strengthen their influence.

• By giving examples of specific purchases influenced by teens.

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

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CCSS.RL.8.6

How does paragraph 1 of the article contribute to the development of the author’s ideas? (RI.2.5)

• By explaining how the youth influences spending, paragraph 1 gives information about the types of items kids purchase.

• By focusing on the types of items the youth spends money on, paragraph 1 explains how the youth influences spending.

• By providing data about the items kids spend money on, paragraph 1 helps the reader understand the youth’s spending power.

• By giving a detailed description of how kids spend money, paragraph 1 helps the reader understand how parents are influenced.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

How do paragraphs 1 and 5 relate to each other?

• They support the idea that parents rely on their children to purchase the most efficient technology.

• 1. They support the central idea that youths are extremely engaged in technology and have huge spending power of their own.

• They support the central idea that purchasing power allows the youth to have access to more technology.

• They support the idea that youths have more influence on their parents than previous generations.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

1. Read the following excerpt:

“While the purchasing power of today’s youth is strong, it is made even stronger when coupled with the influence these kids have on what parents buy.  For example, seven-in-ten teens have cell phones (69%)  and three-in-ten have smartphones (30%).  When it comes to smartphones or cell phones, one-third of teens (34%) say they influenced that purchase decision.  With over 23 million teens in the United States, that’s a lot of influence.” 

Part A: Select the author’s purpose for writing this text. (RI.2.6)

• To discuss the influence teens have on smartphone purchases.

• To give examples of the types of cell phone purchases influenced by teens.

• To explain how certain purchases are based on a parent’s need to communicate with his or her child.

• To explain that children’s purchasing power has increased because of their ability to influence their parents.

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CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

1. Read the following sentence from paragraph 5.

“Tweens, teens, and young adults have not only more things than previous generations, they also have more consistent, available access to vast amounts of information than their parent or grandparent could have imagined in their youths.”

Select the meaning of the word “vast.” (RI.2.4)

• Tiny

• Fast

• Exciting

• Enormous

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4