Social Media Exam Questions
with Correct Answers
Sasha is the leader of a group project for her English class. Every week, each member
of the group is responsible for emailing Sasha with their portion of the project. Over the
course of the semester, Tanis—one of the group's members—has not turned in her
work. The other group members email Sasha to complain. One member in particular
emails the entire group with mean, offensive, and untrue statements about Tanis.
In this situation Sasha should not involve herself, but save the emails and ask her
English teacher for advice on how to proceed. (5 points) - Answer-true
On the way home from school, Doug walks by the skate shop. He spots a pair of shoes
in the window he likes. After all, they're red, his favorite color. Five minutes later, Doug
walks out of the store and continues home, wearing his brand new red shoes.
Doug's decision is based on - Answer-emotion
Elena promised to go to dinner with her mom on Friday night. The day before their date,
Elena finds out her favorite band is playing a concert in town on that same Friday night.
Her friends beg her to come, and she doesn't hesitate with her answer—she wouldn't
miss the concert for the world.
Elena's decision is based on - Answer-emotion
Valerie needs to make a decision about which college she wants to attend in the fall.
She applied and got accepted to two schools—her dream university out of state, and a
smaller college in her hometown, which is offering her a full academic scholarship.
Valerie accepts the scholarship from the small school in her hometown.
Valerie's decision is based on - Answer-logic
Danny's friends invite him to go dirt biking on Saturday—his absolute favorite thing to do
in the world. Unfortunately, Danny is scheduled to work on Saturday and can't find
anyone to cover his shift. Besides, he needs the money to help pay off the new dirt bike
he just purchased. On Saturday morning, Danny sucks it up, puts on his uniform, and
heads off to work.
Danny's decision is based on - Answer-logic
, Leslie and her younger sister Bianca go to the same high school. Bianca is having a
tough time in algebra and asks her older sister for help studying—specifically Bianca
asks to see Leslie's old tests. Leslie wants to see her sister be successful, so she digs
up all her old graded tests and hands them over to her younger sister.
Leslie's decision is based on - Answer-emotion
Syndrome E - Answer-when individuals attack other members of society, often with the
approval and encouragement from those in authority
your body takes over and does something wrong because other people are encouraging
you, your brain stops thinking
people may feel:emotionless, heightened senses, easily influenced
social butterfly - Answer-a lot of followers and friends, spreads their message
the expert - Answer-knows a lot about a certain subject, so they influence others on
social media about their certain subject
the trendsetter - Answer-knows about the newest trend or "hot" item
the curator - Answer-knows what is good and interesting and entertaining
the customer - Answer-the average person on social media, not an influencer
troll - Answer-someone who posts or shares negative dialogue on social media
hackers - Answer-use abilities to gain private info
hacktivists - Answer-use methods to make controversial topics go viral
News on social media is objective (factual, non-oppinionated) - Answer-false
citizen journalism - Answer-news distribution by untrained journalists
pros: more breaking news, no need for editors, freedom to add and fact-check
mainstream news
cons: mistakes, no context to story, inaccuracies, bias, opinionated, misinformation
crowd sourcing - Answer-using the internet to find people, ideas, content, and services
can be done by sharing your problem to people online and reward the suggestions
people offer
Janey is a high school student who wants to write an article about young entrepreneurs.
First, she posts a message on social media looking for willing participants. After she
compiles their stories, she posts the article on her blog, where it is picked up and
featured by her hometown paper.
