Nicholas Carr, Is Google Making Us Stupid?

Is Google Making Us Stupid?

Nicholas Carr

READING COMPREHENSION QUIZ

Take the quiz below to check your comprehension of the reading selection:

Question 8.30

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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is A.

Question 8.31

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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 8.32

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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is D.

Question 8.33

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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is D.

Question 8.34

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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is C.

READING SUMMARY

Question 8.35

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Below is an example summary of this reading selection:Nicholas Carr argues that using the Internet, particularly Internet search engines, has changed the way we think, making it harder to concentrate on a single idea or argument over a long period of time. Carr argues that the ability to concentrate is an essential skill for developing intelligence and one that overreliance on the Internet may endanger. Your summary will differ from this one in the way it is written, but it should include roughly the same information.

VOCABULARY QUIZ

Explain the meaning of each of the following words as it is used in the reading:

Question 8.36

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Implacable means merciless or relentless.

Question 8.37

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Malleable means impressionable or pliable.

Question 8.38

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Gewgaw means trinket or bauble.