Point: The Dangers of Social Media

The word _______________ from paragraph 1 helps the reader understand what the word "prohibits" means.

Which of the following choices best explains how the Point article proposes preteens can use social media safely?

• A federal law will prevent them from using social media websites until they are teenagers.

• Parents should supervise and be aware of their child’s social media usage.

• Preteens would be required to join support groups for difficulties they are facing.

• Social media websites should prevent preteens from posting photos.

What is the “Point” writer’s opinion about the ability of preteens to understand the consequences of online activities?

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What is the author's main message in the selection?

• 1. Preteens will be more likely to have face-to-face interactions with other children and adults if they are given greater access to social media.

• 1. There should be a version of COPPA that prevents teenagers from using social media websites.

• 1. Facebook will only grow to even better help preteens as the website makes more money through advertising for them.

• 1. Using social media with adult supervision as preteens will better prepare children for the risks it presents them as teenagers.

Which excerpt from the text most strongly supports the thought that using social media with adult supervision as preteens will better prepare children for the risks it presents them as teenagers?

• "However, their main goal is to boost market share by increasing advertising revenue."

• "Currently, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), created in 1998, prohibits children under the age of 13 from creating accounts on social media websites."

• "This is better than turning them loose without any guidance once they turn 13."

• "Social media can be helpful for children in a lot of ways."

The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) prohibits-

• parents to ban their children from social media.

• children under the age of 13 to use social media.

• children from blocking their parents on social media.

• parents from looking through their child's social media accounts.

What is the most likely reason the author is against COPPA? Provide evidence from the text.

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What is the author’s main goal in paragraph 1?

• To inform readers about the laws created to protect children when using social media

• To persuade teens to stay away from social media use

• To manipulate parents to let their children be on social media more often

• To encourage readers that social media laws are outdated and should be changed

Read these sentences from paragraph 5.

"For example, Facebook has several support groups for people who suffer from chronic illnesses such as epilepsy and diabetes. Preteens with these conditions might have trouble finding an in-person support group to join. Social media websites can provide the kind of supportive environment they need."

What is the best paraphrase of these sentences?

• There are beneficial ways for preteens to use social media that do not get much attention.

• In-person support groups do not allow children under 13 to participate with them.

• There are ways to prevent children with illnesses from being cyberbullied.

• Facebook was created in order to support children with illnesses.