Reading comprehension questions

1. Reading comprehension questions

Read the following statements and decide if they are true or false.

1. In the article, the author compares influencers to popular teenage students in their ability to decide what is and isn’t fashionable.
2. According to the article, advertising used to be a lot more obvious about what its intentions were.
3. It’s only really the big-name influencers who are able to earn good money from advertising products.
4. Belle Gibson was able to manage the symptoms of her cancer by eating a healthy diet.
5. The Fyre Festival was intended to be an expensive event attended by wealthy people.
6. TikTok has emerged as the most used social media platform for influencers in a recent survey.

1. In the article, the author compares influencers to popular teenage students in their ability to decide what is and isn’t fashionable.

• True. The author mentions that influencers are like the "cool kids at school but on a world stage," suggesting they have similar influence and power in determining trends.

1. According to the article, advertising used to be a lot more obvious about what its intentions were.

• True. The article mentions that advertising used to be the sole territory of advertising specialists, working on campaigns designed to increase desires for products without consumers being fully aware. This implies that advertising intentions were more overt in the past.

1. It’s only really the big-name influencers who are able to earn good money from advertising products.

• False. The article mentions that even smaller influencers with only a few thousand followers can make significant amounts of money by promoting products to their specific audience.

1. Belle Gibson was able to manage the symptoms of her cancer by eating a healthy diet.

• False. Belle Gibson claimed to be managing her cancer through a clean-living diet, but it was later revealed that she didn't have cancer at all. She deceived her followers with false claims about her health and charitable donations.

1. The Fyre Festival was intended to be an expensive event attended by wealthy people.

• True. The article describes the Fyre Festival as an event organized for the social elite, offering luxury accommodations and high-end entertainment. However, the reality of the event was far from what was promised.

1. TikTok has emerged as the most used social media platform for influencers in a recent survey
   True  The article mentions that Twitch and TikTok have become the most used social media platforms since the beginning of the pandemic, with Twitch doubling its number of influencers and TikTok tripling its number. However, it does not specifically state that TikTok is the most used platform for influencers in a recent survey.

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