How Are Emojis Made?

Which of the following expresses a central idea of the article?

• Ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphics to communicate.

• The Unicode Consortium will not accept emoji proposals containing company logos.

• Emojis help people express themselves digitally.

• Emojis originated in Japan.

Which line supports the idea that emojis are popular?

• “The first emojis were created in 1999 by a designer in Japan named Shigetaka Kurita.”

• “In 2015, an emoji was named the Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries.”

• “Anyone can submit an emoji proposal.”

• “Early humans told stories by painting images on the walls of caves.”

On page 27, author Mackenzie Carro writes, “These pictures can say it all.” She means that emojis..............

• make messaging more fun.

• save people time.

• can sum up an idea or feeling.

• leave things open to interpretation.

According to the article, which statement about emojis is true?

• Using pictures to communicate is a new phenomenon for humans.

• Emoji use is slowly declining around the world.

• Many emojis depict important historical figures.

• Emojis are a digital language that continues to grow and evolve.

A very slight difference or contrast between similar things.

• frivolous

• depict

• nuance

• aboriginal

An antonym for frivolous is..........

• unimportant

• important

• silly

• admired

A period of 1000 years

• century

• decade

• depict

• millennia

To show or represent something in some way.

• depict

• body language

• millenia

• nuance