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Skills Practice Exercise #3: TikTok ban

Last updated over 5 years ago

9 questions

Note from the author:

Close read of a text with multiple choice questions about finding the main idea and supporting details. 

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Question 1

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Question 4

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What is the main idea of paragraphs 7-10?

A: China's ties to TikTok

B: Trump's actions against TikTok

C: ByteDance finding a buyer for TikTok

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Question 5

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In paragraphs 11-15, the main idea is:

A: The effect of the ban on TikTok

B: How the executive order will affect the U.S. buyer

C: The impact on Apple and Google

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Question 6

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Which of the following supporting details is the STRONGEST in paragraphs 11-15?

A: "Eventually, unable to issue software updates, the app would stop working on American smartphones."

B: "The U.S. has typically championed an open internet and an open business environment for tech firms to develop and grow."

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Question 7

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What is the THESIS of the text? 

A: U.S. President Donald Trump last week signed an executive order that will effectively ban TikTok, unless the app is sold to a U.S. buyer by mid-September.

B: Video-sharing app TikTok was developed and is owned by Chinese company ByteDance.

C: Here’s what you need to know to get up to speed on what’s happening and what this will mean.

Question 2

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Which of the following is NOT a subheading in the text?

A: What action has Trump taken against TikTok and why?

B: Does TikTok pose a legitimate threat to U.S. national security?

C: China’s 2017 national intelligence law requires all Chinese firms to cooperate with government intelligence services upon request.

Question 3

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What is the main idea of paragraphs 3-6?

A: How the app works

B: How TikTok came to be

C: TikTok being investigated

In paragraphs 16-21, the main idea is: 

A: How the U.S. will take steps to ban TikTok

B: How China will defend itself against the ban. 

C: Whether TikTok poses a serious threat to the U.S.

Question 8

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What is the MAIN IDEA of the FULL text?

A: President Trump’s executive order to ban Tik Tok faces legal challenges.

B: Microsoft is aiming to purchase Tik Tok parent company, Bytedance.

C: The sale of Tik Tok will be challenging for another company to acquire.

Question 9

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Which of the following is a supporting detail of the full text's main idea?

A: In June, TikTok was one of nearly 60 Chinese apps banned in India after
the country’s Ministry of Information said it posed a threat to national
security.

B: The suit will likely argue that Trump’s action was unconstitutional because it did not follow due process in giving the company a chance to respond to allegations, as well as that the national security concerns cited are unfounded.

C: Last fall, TikTok came
under fire after censoring content abroad that displeased Beijing, such as
posts related to the Tiananmen Square protests or Tibetan independence.