Question 1

Part A: What does displacement mean as it is used in paragraph 3 of Text 1: “In our digital world, are young people losing their ability to read emotions?”

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substitution

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establishment

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advance

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support

Question 2

Part B: Which quotation best helps the reader determine the meaning of displacement?

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“…in-person social interaction by screen interaction…”

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“…one of the costs.”

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“…understand the emotions of other people…”

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“Decreased sensitivity to emotional cues…”

Question 3

Part A: Which sentence best states the central idea of Text 1?

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New research indicates that technology has a negative impact on teens’ ability to understand the emotions of other people.

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New research reveals that teenagers spend the majority of their evenings interacting with technology.

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New research shows that teenagers are more likely to have positive social relationships when they spend time at the Pali Institute.

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New research demonstrates the importance of establishing friendships through both social media and face-to-face interactions.

Question 4

Part B: Which sentence from Text 1 best supports the correct answer to Part A?

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“Children’s social skills may be declining as they have less time for face-to-face interaction due to their increased use of social media, according to a UCLA psychology study.”

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“Students who participated in the study reported that they text, watch television, and play video games for an average of four-and-a half hours on a typical school day.”

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“The students also watched videos of actors interacting with one another and were instructed to describe the characters’ emotions.”

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“The group of 54 would attend the camp later, after the study was conducted.”

Question 5

Which sentence from Text 1 provides the best support for the claim that “social interaction is needed to develop skills in understanding the emotions of people”?

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“The children who had been at the camp improved significantly over the five days in their ability to read facial emotions and other nonverbal cues to emotion, compared with students who continued to use their media devices.”

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The psychologists studied two sets of sixth-graders from a Southern California Public School: 51 who lived together for five days at the Pali Institute, a nature and science camp about 70 miles east of Los Angeles, and 54 others from the same school.”

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"Researchers tracked how many errors the students made when attempting to identify the emotions in the photos and videos.”

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“The camp doesn’t allow students to use electronic devices – a policy that many students found to be challenging for the first couple of days.”

Question 6

In Text 1, the author states: “‘Many people are looking at the benefits of digital media in education, and not many are looking at the costs.’” How does this quotation impact the article?

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It explains why the researchers initially chose to undertake the study.

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It explains why the researchers considered the results of the study consistent with other findings.

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It explains why the researchers believed the study would have negative results.

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It explains why the researchers were interested in sixth-grade students rather than students of other ages.

Question 7

Part A: Reread paragraph 16 from Text 1. How does the author’s choice to conclude the article with these sentences impact his overall message?

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In concluding with a statement in favor of “device-free time,” the author emphasizes the researchers’ perspective that teenagers should spend more time engaging with each other.

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In concluding the article with an explanation of humans as “social creatures,” the author reveals the researchers’ belief that social media can help teens to develop social skills.

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In concluding the article with a reference to “face-to-face communication,” the author provides support for the researchers’ perspective that all forms of communication are equally important.

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In concluding the article with a reference to “emoticons,” the author highlights the researchers’ belief that future researchers should use tools that are familiar to teens.

Question 8

Part B: Which sentence from Text 1 best supports the correct answer to Part A?

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“If you are not practicing face-to-face communication, you could be losing important social skills.”

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“At the beginning and end of the study, both groups of students were evaluated for their ability to recognize other peoples’ emotions in photos or videos.”

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“Greenfield, the director of the CDMC, considers the results significant, given that they occurred after only five days.”

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“We’ve shown a model of what more face-to-face interaction can do,” Greenfield said.

Question 9

Part A: Which word gives the best definition for complement as it is used in paragraph 11 of Text 2: “Study: Kids can learn as much from ‘Sesame Street’ as from preschool?”

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to complete or make whole

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to change or adjust

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to analyze or study

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to relate or associate

Question 10

Part B: Which detail from Text 2 helps the reader determine the meaning of complement?

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the description of the benefits of Head Start

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the description of the history of Head Start

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the explanation of why researchers study Sesame Street

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the explanation of the theory that Sesame Street is a model for MOOCs

Question 11

Part A: What is the central idea of Text 2?

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Research shows that watching Sesame Street can have academic benefits for preschoolers, but more information is needed to see if the results can apply to other settings.

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Children who watch Sesame Street are more likely to have academic success than children who do not watch the show, but only if they watch it regularly.

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Sesame Street has been positively impacting preschoolers for over 40 years, but more research is needed to see if it will continue to have an impact on young children.

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New research shows that Sesame Street has more impact on children now than it did when the show was first created, but the positive impact stops at preschool.

Question 12

Part B: Which two quotations from Text 2 best support the correct answer to Part A?

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“…The most authoritative study ever done on the impact of “Sesame Street,” to be released Monday, finds that the famous show on public TV has delivered lasting educational benefits to millions of American children…”

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“….the results build on Nixon-era government studies that found big short-term benefits in watching the show…”

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“The potentially controversial implication they embrace from the study isn’t about early-childhood education.”

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“Levine and Kearney note in their paper that a wide body of previous research has been found that Head Start, the pre-kindergarten program for low-income Americans, delivers a similar benefit.”

Question 13

Part A: How does the author of Text 2 develop his point of view about Sesame Street?

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by acknowledging the skepticism around the claims of Sesame Street’s effectiveness and explaining the additional scientific evidence to support these claims

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by explaining the strategies Sesame Street uses to teach children and explaining how they can be applied to other situations

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by noting the way parents feel about Sesame Street and explaining that they will find value in the results of the study

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by highlighting the importance of early-childhood education and explaining the reasons Sesame Street makes early childhood education more important

Question 14

Part B: Which paragraph best supports the correct answer to Part A?

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Paragraph 7

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Paragraph 5

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Paragraph 6

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Paragraph 3

Question 15

How does the author of Text 2 make a connection between Sesame Street and college?

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She highlights the idea that lessons learned from Sesame Street could be applied to make higher education more accessible.

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She describes how the format of Sesame Street has been proven to be effective in teaching college students.

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She proposes that Sesame Street provides cost-effective programming to young students but colleges do not have the ability to be as cost effective for older learners.

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She explains that the academic and social benefits that children gain from Sesame Street will help them as they make their way to and through college.

Question 16

How does the explanation of VHF and UVF television signals in paragraph 18 impact Text 2?

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It explains why Levine was able to study how Sesame Street impacts children.

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It explains where Levine studied viewers of Sesame Street.

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It explains how Levine became interested in the study of children and television.

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It explains what types of children Levine was interested in studying.

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