Text 1: Read the text On Facebook, We Are All Mean Girls and use it to answer the questions.

A. Choose the correct answer from A, B, C, or D. Write the letter in the box provided. [1 mark each]

1. Mean Girls was released….

A. Before the internet was widely available in the United States.
B. At the beginning of social media’s development.
C. During the height of social media’s influence.
D. And made 17$ million via social media advertising.

2. Mean Girls laid the foundation for….

A. Future movies that starred pretty and popular girls.
B. Tina Fey to become a famous actress.
C. Social media sites to capitalize on movie productions.
D. Memes and other internet related content to thrive.

3. One of social media’s greatest strengths is its ability to….

A. Stereotype girls and boys into overgeneralized groups.
B. Highlight unique subsets of people.
C. Create memes that engage people like the audience of “Mean Girls.”
D. show how subsets of people can devolve into cliques.

4. Mean Girls success is credited to…

A. The obsessive nature of internet fandoms.
B. The power of “Saturday Night Live” and their writers.
C. The influence of viewers to relate to a good blend of emotions and informational content.
D. The humor of the various characters.

B. Answer the following questions. [1 mark each]

5. Give one example of how Mean Girls was trailblazing for the high school movie genre.

6. Give one reason why Cady’s background as the daughter of research zoologists provides the opportunity for
additional analysis from her perspective.
C. Find the word in the right-hand column that could meaningfully replace one of the words on the left. [1 mark
each]
7. integral (line 4) A. collective
8. enduring (line 7) B. lasting
C. manifestation
9. incarnation (line 11)
D. obvious
10. generalized (line 29) E. oppressors
11. overt (line 36) F. patron
12. tyrants (line 45) G. politicians
13. aggregate (line52) H. universal
I. vital

D. Which phrases go in the gaps between lines 54 and 61? Choose the phrase from the list and write the letter in the
space provided. [1 mark each]
Example: [--X--] D .
A. alluded to earlier
14. [--54--] B. on cliques far before
C. on us before
15. [--56--] D. over the line
E. really are looking to watch
16. [--57--] F. that line deftly
G. was little surprise
17. [--60--] H. was very surprising