6. Which best expresses the main idea of the fourth paragraph?

b.Larry Page's ideas abt links helped Google get to the top.

5. Which statement would the author most likely agree with?

c.Google changd the wrld by solving an old problem a new way

2. Which statement would the author of this text most likely disagree with?

b.Google succeeded by following examples of others.

9. Which was cited as a reason why Google became so popular?

a. Google's homepage was clean.

3. Which best expresses the main idea of the third paragraph?

d.Old search engines used unreliable methds to order results

1. Which event happened last?

c. Google released their search engine.

4. What is the author's main purpose in writing this article?

a. To explain how Google overtook its rivals

7. Which best explains why the author discusses Xerox in this text?

c. He is showing how companies can affect our language.

8. How did Google improve search quality in 1998?

d. They studied the relationships of links.

10. Which title best expresses the author's main purpose in writing this text?

c. A Better Way: How Google Rose to the Top

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6. Which best expresses the main idea of the fourth paragraph?
d. Google is a website that serves important links to users.
b.Larry Page's ideas abt links helped Google get to the top.
a. Links allow people to surf from one website to the next.
c.Larry Page contributed to the web by inventing the link
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5. Which statement would the author most likely agree with?
d.Google's other products are more successful than search
c.Google changd the wrld by solving an old problem a new way
a.Google was successful bc its founders were well-connected.
b. Google was the world's first and best search engine.
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2. Which statement would the author of this text most likely disagree with?
c.Google wasn't the 1st search engine, but it was the best.
a.Google's success is partly from design of their homepage.
b.Google succeeded by following examples of others.
d.Google's success may not have been possible w/o Larry Page
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9. Which was cited as a reason why Google became so popular?
d. Google provided useful stock quotes on their homepage.
a. Google's homepage was clean.
b. Google provided catchy news stories on their homepage.
c. Google homepage loaded quickly.
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3. Which best expresses the main idea of the third paragraph?
d.Old search engines used unreliable methds to order results
b. Google created a better way to organize search results.
a.There are lots of websites connected to the internet.
c.Many smart ppl have worked on search engines over the yrs
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1. Which event happened last?
b. Yahoo! released their search engine.
c. Google released their search engine.
a. Lycos released their search engine.
d. Xerox released their copy machine.
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4. What is the author's main purpose in writing this article?
c. To persuade readers to use Google for internet searches
d. To discuss how companies can influence language over time
a. To explain how Google overtook its rivals
b. To compare and contrast Google and Xerox
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7. Which best explains why the author discusses Xerox in this text?
c. He is showing how companies can affect our language.
b. He is explaining how companies must change with the times
a. He is discussing big companies that came before Google.
d. He is comparing and contrasting Google and Xerox.
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8. How did Google improve search quality in 1998?
c. They linked to more pages.
d. They studied the relationships of links.
b. They looked more closely at the words in search queries.
a.They counted how many times queries appeared on each page.
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10. Which title best expresses the author's main purpose in writing this text?
d. Search Engines: A Short History of Important Tools
b. Search Engines: How They Work and Why They're Important
a. Xerox Vs. Google: Battle of the Titans
c. A Better Way: How Google Rose to the Top

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