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WorksheetsReading comprehension for non-fiction text, "Google"
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which event happened last?
Lycos released their search engine.
Yahoo! released their search engine.
Google released their search engine.
Xerox released their copy machine.
Which statement would the author of this text most likely disagree with?
Part of Google's success is due to the design of their homepage.
Google succeeded by following examples of others in their field.
Google wasn't the first search engine, but it was the best.
Google's success may not have been possible without Larry Page.
Which best expresses the main idea of the third paragraph?
There are lots and lots of websites connected to the internet.
Google created a better way to organize search results
Many smart people have worked on search engines over the years.
Older search engines used unreliable methods to order results.
What is the author's main purpose in writing this article?
To explain how Google overtook its rivals.
To compare and contrast Google and Xerox.
To persuade readers to use Google for internet searches.
To discuss how companies can influence language over time.
Which statement would the author most likely agree with?
Google became successful because its founders were well-connected.
Google was the world's first and best search engine.
Google changed the world by solving an old problem in a new way.
Google's other products are now more important to its success than search.
Which best expresses the main idea of the fourth paragraph?
Links allow people to surf from one website to the next.
Larry Page's ideas about links helped Google get to the top.
Larry Page contributed to the internet by inventing the link.
Google is a website that serves important links to users.
Which best explains why the author discusses Xerox in this text?
He is discussing big companies that came before Google.
He is explaining how companies must change with the times.
He is showing how companies can affect our language.
He is comparing and contrasting Google and Xerox
How did Google improve search quality in 1998?
They counted how many times queries appeared on each page.
They looked more closely at the words in search queries.
They linked to more pages.
They studied the relationships of links
Which was cited as a reason why Google became so popular?
Google's homepage was clean.
Google provided catchy news stories on their homepage
Google homepage loaded quickly.
Google provided useful stock quotes on their homepage.
Which title best expresses the author's main purpose in writing this text?
Xerox Vs. Google: Battle of the Titans
Search Engines: How They Work and Why They're Important
A Better Way: How Google Rose to the Top
Search Engines: A Short History of Important Tools
What have you learned from this story?
