History of Selfies

When did the word "selfie" first appear on an Australian Internet forum?

• 2002

• 2005

• 2010

• 2013

Which social media platform was mentioned as the place where selfies started to show up around 2005 to 2008?

• Facebook

• Instagram

• MySpace

• Snapchat

In what year was the word "selfie" officially added to the Oxford Dictionary?

• 2002

• 2005

• 2010

• 2013

What technological development in 2010 made selfies grow drastically in popularity?

• The invention of the selfie stick

• The release of the iPhone 4's front-facing camera

• The launch of Instagram

• The addition of camera features to Facebook

The suffix in the word popularity means a -

• A state or condition

• B place or location

• C feeling or emotion

• D size or growth

The author’s purpose is most likely to -

• A outline how selfies are taken

• B entertain the readers who like selfies

• C persuade the reader to take a selfie

• D inform the reader about the history of selfies

The author mentions the Australian Internet forum in paragraph 2 most likely to -

• A imply that Australia is more advanced in photography

• B suggest that the word selfie did not originate in America

• C show that Australians and Americans are equal

• D add support to the claim that selfies are more popular in Australia

Read this dictionary entry.

Based on prior knowledge, the reader can infer that selfies became popular due to -

• Australian influence

• people's needs to document their lives on social media

• the love of photography

• American youth and their interest in the latest technology

In paragraph 1, the author uses the dictionary definition of selfie to -

• suggest that there may be another meaning

• emphasize where the meaning came from

• demonstrate the popularity

• provide the exact meaning