English activity, suitable for students in the ninth of elementary school, which consists of reading and interpretation of a news story about Zach Marks, a young man who at 11 years old created a social network and currently launches a series. This activity contains multiple choice questions.
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Watch the new “My Grom Life” web series produced by Grom Social creator Zach Marks on gromsocial.com and MyGromLife YouTube channel beginning January 17th!
Zach Marks was eleven years old when he first got the idea to create a totally unique, safe social networking site “By Kids For Kids”. At age twelve, Zach launched Gromsocial.com with the help of family and friends. The new website was met with an overwhelming worldwide response. Today, Grom Social is a thriving global business, and at sixteen, Zach invites you to take an intimate look into his life journey as chronicled in the new web series, “My Grom Life.”
http://blog.gromsocial.com/Grom-Blog/
1) A possible translation for the news headline would be:
a) ( ) Zach Marks launches new web series “My Grom Life”.
b) ( ) Zach Marks participated in the new web series “My Grom Life”.
c) ( ) Zach Marks buys the new web series “My Grom Life”.
d) ( ) Zach Marks shows new web series for “My Grom Life”.
2) According to the text:
a) ( ) Zach Marks was twelve years old when his father had the idea of creating a totally unique and secure social networking site.
b) ( ) Zach Marks was eleven years old when he had the idea to create a totally unique and secure social networking site.
c) ( ) Zach Marks was thirteen years old when his mother had the idea of creating a totally unique and secure social networking site.
d) ( ) Zach Marks was fifteen years old when his uncle had the idea of creating a totally unique and secure social networking site.
3) The "By Kids For Kids":
a) ( ) was the social network created by Zach Marks' father.
b) ( ) was the social network visited by Zach Marks when he was eleven years old.
c) ( ) was the social network created by Zach Marks.
d) ( ) was a children's game created by Zach Marks.
4) According to the text, at age twelve:
a) ( ) Zach bought Gromsocial.com from other entrepreneurs with the help of family and friends.
b) ( ) Zach patented Gromsocial.com with the help of family and friends.
c) ( ) Zach sold Gromsocial.com with the help of friends and his brothers.
d) ( ) Zach launched Gromsocial.com with the help of family and friends.
5) Gromsocial.com:
a) ( ) is a thriving global business.
b) ( ) is a global business that has not prospered.
c) ( ) is a global business linked to large companies.
d) ( ) is a global business that helps Zach with his studies.
6) Today, Zach invites you to:
a) ( ) take an intimate look at his life journey as a chronicle in the new web series, “My Grom Life”.
b) ( ) to watch his new web series, “My Grom Life”.
c) ( ) to test their new web invention, “My Grom Life”.
d) ( ) to buy his new web invention, “My Grom Life”, an innovative electronic game.
By Rosiane Fernandes Silva- Graduated in Letters and Pedagogy and postgraduated in Special Education
At answers are in the link above the header.
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