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Author's purpose, Organization, Summary, Theme
100

The author wants to strengthen the focus of paragraph 1. Which revision best clarifies the main idea of the paragraph?

  1. Add a sentence about how students should never use social media because it's so distracting.
  2. Add a sentence that explains platforms are designed to predict clicks and capture attention at vulnerable moments.
  3. Add a story about a celebrity using social media at school, and how helpful it can be.
  4. Add a definition of homework.

What is (B)? Add a sentence that explains platforms are designed to predict clicks and capture attention at vulnerable moments.

100

Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

  1. When you finish your notes you can, check your messages.
  2. When you finish your notes, you can check your messages.
  3. You can check your messages, when you finish your notes. 
  4. When you finish your notes you, can check your messages.

What is (B)? When you finish your notes, you can check your messages.

100

Which sentence is punctuated correctly? 

A. Yes I use social media," she said.

B. "Yes, I use social media,” she said. 

C. "Yes, I use social media" she said. 

What is (B) "Yes, I use social media,” she said.

100

Which sentence from the passage best shows a cause-and-effect relationship?

A. “You can design your own attention system.”
B. “The platform clusters similar content to keep you engaged.”
C. “With a few habits, your study time—and your sleep—can win more often.”
D. “The effect can be useful—finding new tutorials quickly…”

What is (D) “The effect can be useful—finding new tutorials quickly…”

200

The transition between paragraphs 2 and 3 should emphasize cause-and-effect. Which sentence would best be added at the start of paragraph 3?

  1. In conclusion, platforms can be very entertaining.
  2. Because the feed learns your habits, platforms time alerts and features to keep the cycle going.
  3. Now you can see how social media can be so addicting.
  4. Many students use their phones after school.

What is (B)? Because the feed learns your habits, platforms time alerts and features to keep the cycle going.

200

Which revision corrects the pronoun-antecedent agreement error?

Each student set their timer for twenty minutes.

  1. Each student set his or her timer for twenty minutes.
  2. All students set his timer for twenty minutes.
  3. Each student set our timer for twenty minutes.
  4. Each students set their timer for twenty minutes.

What is (A)? Each student set his or her timer for twenty minutes.

200

Identify the error: “The phone with apps ___ lost.” | “was” → “were” |

A. Answer not found 

B. were 

C.  was

What is (C) "The phone with apps was lost."

200

What is the best summary of paragraph 5?

A. Students should only follow creators who post helpful.
B. Students can use simple habits to stay focused and guide their own feeds.
C. Students need timers so they can focus naturally.
D. Students can be helped so many ways, including asking parents for guidance. 

What is (B) Students can use simple habits to stay focused and guide their own feeds.

300

The author wants to combine these two sentences from paragraph 3 without losing meaning: "Notifications and badges add urgency. Autoplay reduces friction by starting the next clip before you decide." Which revision is best?

  1. Notifications and badges add urgency but autoplay is different.
  2. Notifications add urgency; badges and autoplay are unnecessary.
  3. Notifications and badges add urgency, and autoplay reduces friction by starting the next clip before you decide.
  4. Autoplay reduces friction and notification and badges add urgency. 

What is (C)? Notifications and badges add urgency, and autoplay reduces friction by starting the next clip before you decide.

300

Select the best replacement for the italicized word to improve word choice. "The alerts were really persuasive during study time."

  1. highly 
  2. very
  3. vaguely
  4. strongly

What is (A)? highly

300

Which sentence from the passage best supports the idea that platforms try to keep users watching?

A. “You open a homework doc, meaning to start your science summary…”
B. “This pattern shows a clear organizational structure…”
C. “Autoplay reduces friction by starting the next clip before you decide.”
D. “These strategies turn the feed into a tool rather than a trap.”

What is (C) “Autoplay reduces friction by starting the next clip before you decide.”

300

 Which statement best describes how the author builds credibility?

A. By excluding personal opinions about homework
B. By maintaining a serious tone
C.  By referencing research about task-switching and mistakes
D. By using slang and casual language throughout the text

What is (C) By referencing research about task-switching and mistakes

400

The writer wants to strengthen paragraph 4 by making the author’s purpose clearer. Which revision best accomplishes this goal?

  1. Replace the sentence about "For You" pages with a joke about memes.
  2. Delete the examples of streaks and challenges.
  3. Add a sentence telling students to stop using phones entirely.
  4. Add a sentence stating that these features are designed to keep users on the platform longer, which is the platform’s primary goal.

 What is (D)? Add a sentence stating that these features are designed to keep users on the platform longer, which is the platform’s primary goal.

400

Which sentence uses commas correctly in a complex sentence?

  1. After finishing math homework students checked their feeds.
  2. After finishing, math homework students checked their feeds.
  3. After, finishing math homework students checked their feeds.
  4. After finishing math homework, students checked their feeds.

What is (D)?After finishing math homework, students checked their feeds.

400

The word wobbles in paragraph 1 helps the reader understand—

A. Your attention moves or becomes unsteady.
B. You completely lose the ability to focus.
C. You switch devices when doing homework.
D. Your screen begins to shake or glitch.

What is (A) Your attention moves or becomes unsteady.

400

What organizational pattern is used in paragraph 3?

A. Compare and contrast
B. Problem and solution
C. Cause and effect
D. Description only

What is (C) Cause and effect 

500

The conclusion could better connect back to the article’s central idea. Which sentence should be added to the end of paragraph 6 to strengthen the conclusion?

  1. By applying these strategies, students can turn persuasive feeds into tools that support, rather than steal, their attention.
  2. This topic is controversial for many reasons.
  3. In the future, new platforms may be invented, so you need to learn strategies.
  4. So everyone should ignore technology from now on because it's not allowing us to stay focused. 

What is (A)? By applying these strategies, students can turn persuasive feeds into tools that support, rather than steal, their attention.

500

Choose the sentence that is spelled and capitalized correctly.

  1. We used a Focus Timer app in english to help study.
  2. We used a focus timer App in English to help study.
  3. We used a focus-timer app in English to help study.
  4. We used a focus timer app in English to help study.

What is (C)? We used a focus-timer app in English to help study.

500

What is the most likely reason the author included the question below in paragraph 4?

“Does a creator’s ‘study hack’ actually save time, or is it a teaser for more content?”
A. To show readers how to write their own study hacks
B. To encourage readers to trust every creator online
C. To get readers to think critically about persuasive content
D. To prove that study hacks can save time

What is (C) To get readers to think critically about persuasive content

500

Which sentence explains the author’s purpose in paragraph 4?

A. To entertain readers with stories about viral challenges
B. To prove that streaks are the most important part of social media's addiction 
C. To show how platforms use persuasive techniques to keep users engaged
D. To argue that students should not allow personalization of their interests 

What is (C)? To show how platforms use persuasive techniques to keep users engaged