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Passage 1
Passage 2
Review the underlined paragraphs on
pages 2-3 of both Passage 1 and Passage
2
Which sentence BEST explains how the
views CONFLICT in these two paragraphs?
in thoso possagos, Prosidonts Ronald Reagon and
Barack Obama prosent solutions for dealing with a
rocossion. A rocossion is dofinod os a longth of timo
whon the oconomy slows, businossos strugglo, and
unemploymontratos riso
While President Reagan
supports lowering
interest rates, President Obama suggests
creating jobs
Radio Address to the Nation
on the Program for Economic
Recovery-April 3, 1982
by President Ronald Reagan
. These aren’t easy times for a great
many of you, Yesterday we were told that
unemployment has gone up another
two-tenths of 1 percent-equal to the
unemployment rate we had in 1975 as we
began to come out of that recession
While President Reagan supports
decreasing
spending, President Obama suggests
investing in new programs,
While President Reagan suggests recovery
will be slow, President Obama suggests a
faster solution
1
2 3 4
While President Reagan supports focusing on
individuals, President Obama suggests
ing businesses,
My Progress
Why it matters that teens are reading less common lit 1. Part A: Which statement identifies the Central Idea of the text?
A. The time that teenagers spend with digital media negatively impacts their ability to make sense of longer and more complex written material.
B. Teenagers are not developing the social skills they need to succeed in the world, as digital devices encourage them to spend time alone.
C. Fast-paced games and constantly updating social media makes it difficult for teenagers to be entertained by paper media, such as books and magazines.
D. The time that teenagers spend playing video games or on social media takes away from their commitment to their studies, negatively affecting their grades.
?
2. Part B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. "One out of 10 8th graders in 2016 spent 40 hours a week or more gaming - the time commitment of a full-time job" (Paragraph 6).
B. "In another analysis, we found that today's teens go out with their friends considerably less than previous generations did" (Paragraph 11).
C. "Of course, teens are still reading. But they're reading short texts and instagram captions, not longform articles that explore deep themes and require critical thinking and reflection" (Paragraph 15).
D. "Data connecting excessive digital media time to mental health issues suggests a limit of two hours a day of free time spent with screens..." (Paragraph 20).
C?
3. Which of the following describes the authors main purpose in the text?
A. To offer teenagers fun and engaging alternatives to spending time with digital media
B. To emphasize the disadvantages of spending more time online and less time reading
C. To show how reading from digital devices is not as benefical as reading from paper sources.
D. To speculate how teenagers will be impacted in the future if they continue to rely on digital devices.
?
4. What connection does the author draw between new digital media and movies?
A. The author shows how digital media has negatively impacted teenagers' engagement in other activites, such as going to the movies.
B. The author highlights the disadvantages of spending more time streaming movies alone, than going to the theater with friends.
C. The author shows how bew digital media and movies both discourage teenagers from reading for pleasure.
D. The author discusses how new digital media doesn't require teenagers to engage in conplex thought, as movies once did.
C?