Are Emojis Language MCQ

1. The writer wants to place the argument of the passage in the context of linguistic debates about whether emojis function as a language. Which of the following sentences, if placed after sentence 1, would best accomplish this goal?

• Writing in 2019, Ian Bogost, a professor of media studies at the Georgia Institute of Technology, noted that “[a]s of last week, there are now 3,053 emoji, counting the 230 just approved for this year’s cohort. . . . This is too many emoji.”

• Adam Brown, who studies media and language use at Deakin University, has suggested that it is possible “to learn a lot about a person from their preferred emojis.”

• Indeed, studies have indicated that young children may use strings of emojis in more or less the same way they use nonsense syllables when learning a spoken language, as a way of practicing what linguist Gretchen McCulloch calls “the rhythm of conversation.”

• Linguist Gretchen McCulloch has said of emojis: “They’re trying to solve one of the big problems of writing online, which is that you have the words but you don’t have the tone of voice.”

2. The writer wants to add a phrase at the beginning of sentence 13 (reproduced below), adjusting the capitalization as needed, to create an effective transition from the idea in the first part of the previous sentence and to link back to the main point of the passage.

They still play an important role in fostering clear and nuanced communication.

Which of the following choices most effectively accomplishes this goal?

• Because smartphones are now part of our lives, emojis will continue to develop, and

• Whether or not emojis continue to grow in popularity at their current rate,

• Nonetheless, linguistic experts studying emojis tend to agree that

• And even though emojis will not become a language of their own,

3. The writer is considering deleting the underlined portion of sentence 9 (reproduced below).

Those cues (inflection and tone, body language, facial expressions, etc.) are not available in written communications, which can lead to misunderstandings.

Should the writer keep or delete the underlined portion?

• Keep it, because it develops the contrast the writer is creating between the ideas in this sentence and those in the previous one.

• Keep it, because it offers information that may be helpful to the audience in understanding a potentially unfamiliar term.

• Delete it, because it does not include appropriate citations to indicate where the writer got this information.

• Delete it, because it interrupts the point the writer is trying to make by introducing details that are irrelevant.

4. The writer wants sentence 10 (reproduced below) to be consistent with the predominant tone and style of the passage.

Emojis were invented to minimize those misunderstandings, and as e-mails, text messages, and social media posts have become more and more common, the implementation of emojis has gone through the roof.

Which of the following versions of the underlined portion of sentence 10 best accomplishes this goal?

• (as it is now)

• use of emojis has gone way, way up

• usage of emojis has truly mushroomed

• use of emojis has soared

5. The writer wants to make sure that sentence 12 (reproduced below) presents relevant support that comes from a reliable source.

As we communicate more using our computers and phones, we are likely to see more emojis, though the list of fun facts on guesstheemoji.org reminds us that emojis are not the same as emoticons.

Which of the following versions of the underlined portion of sentence 12 best accomplishes this goal?

• (as it is now)

• as well as increased use of other pictographic forms of communication, like GIFs or audiovisuals, as Adam Brown of Deakin University has noted

• and self-styled “emojis specialist” Lilith Bathory has published a chart explaining the meaning of each face emoji

• though an article on 3U.com notes that “there are 12 emojis which are easy to misunderstand,” including the waitress emoji, which is mistaken for someone making a “whatever” gesture

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C