Lesson 1 | Final Quiz | Reading

Critical Analysis

What underlying assumption about modern communication is evident in the author’s rhetorical question:

“how often do you see your friends face-to-face?”

Author’s Purpose and Tone

The author’s juxtaposition of social media convenience with face-to-face interaction serves primarily to:

Text Structure Analysis

How does the organizational structure of the passage develop the author’s message?

Extended Inference

Based on the text’s discussion of workplace policies, what can be inferred about the author’s view of institutional responses to social media use?

Sociocultural Implication What societal tension does the passage implicitly highlight through its discussion of social media?

Semantic Analysis In the statement

“Time and technology often go hand in hand,” what relationship between these concepts is the author most likely suggesting?

Rhetorical Device Analysis What is the primary rhetorical function of the question “Do you really need to know what your second cousin had for lunch?”

Discourse Analysis

How does the author’s shift from statements to questions in the second paragraph affect the rhetorical impact?

Evaluating Argumentative Structure

Which of the following best describes the logical progression of the author’s argument across both paragraphs?

Lexical Choice Analysis

What does the author’s choice of the phrasal verb “keeping in touch” rather than alternatives like “communicating” or “connecting” suggest about their view of social interaction?

Conceptual Integration The passage presents social media as existing in tension with which of the following conceptual pairs?

Critical Evaluation

What significant aspect of digital communication is notably absent from the passage’s analysis?

Historical Context How does the passage’s perspective on social media likely differ from analyses written a decade earlier?

Cross-Cultural Application

How might the perspectives in this passage be received differently in cultures with varying attitudes toward work-life boundaries?

Contemporary Extension

Which recent development in digital communication would most significantly challenge the author’s implied recommendations?