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International Study Centre

PSP for PMP

Spring 2023
READING ASSESSMENT
1 hour

INSTRUCTIONS
You will be given sufficient time to download, save a copy of this paper and
complete this assessment.
The invigilator/teacher will make sure you have sufficient time to upload
your completed paper to the system.

Type your answers on a downloaded copy of this paper.

Please type in blue or black.

These tasks require you to use your reading skills you have practised on the PSP course.

Dictionaries online or paper or the use of any other internet content/websites/electronic

tools are NOT allowed.

Remember:

1. Use the paragraph numbers to help you find the correct answer.
2. Read the instructions for each question carefully.
3. There are 8 questions. Answer all the questions and do not leave any blanks.
For questions 1 – 8, read the text.

1.     Complete the notes with the information in Paragraph 1: (1 mark each, 2 marks total)

a) Emojis are… ______popular______________________________ (one word only)

b) Evidence: ____________July 17th world emoji day, emoji movie will be released in early
august and oxford dictionaries word of the year 2015 was the emoji ________________-
________ (give a reason why)

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2. According to the information in paragraph 2, which one of the following is true? (1 mark)

a) All pictures and icons are emojis.

b) An emoji must be internationally recognised.
c) An emoji works across all digital platforms. Answer C

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3. Which of the following is true, according to paragraph 3? (1 mark)

a) most emoji proposals are rejected

b) new emojis have to meet specific criteria
c) emojis look the same on all digital platforms
d) Unicode criteria are very strict Answer B
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4. Choose the answer that correctly completes the sentence. (1 mark)

Paragraph 4 suggests that creating a new emoji is….

a) possible for anyone
 b) more complex than creating a new word Answer C
c) strictly controlled

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5. Read the following quotation from paragraph 5:

‘It appears that there is little engagement with emoji users in the design and selection process
and, as a result, users have voiced their frustration.’

Sentences a) to e) below are paraphrases of the above sentence.  Four are incorrect, one is
acceptable.

Label the one acceptable paraphrase and add the reason why the others are incorrect from the
words and phrases below.

One reason will be used more than once.  

(1 mark each, 5 marks total)

Plagiarised Incorrect meaning Incorrect citation Acceptable paraphrase

Sutton (2017) claims that many emoji users have voiced their a) Acceptable paraphrase
frustration because they are not involved in the design and
selection process.

Many emoji users have complained because they are not b) Incorrect citation
involved in the creation of new emojis (The Conversation,
2017).

According to Sutton (2017), a common complaint amongst c)

emoji users is their lack of involvement in the creation and incorrect meaning
choice of now emoji designs.

Emoji users are not involved in the creation of new designs d) incorrect meaning
because they make complaints about the selection process
(Sutton, 2017).

Sutton believes that a common complaint amongst emoji users e) incorrect citation
is their lack of involvement in the creation and choice of now
emoji designs.

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6. Complete the summary of paragraph 5 using a word or phrase from the box in each gap. You
will not need to use all of the words. (1 mark each 5 marks total)

logical design frequency consult

incompatible actual criteria meaning

The a) _criteria_____________ used to select new emojis is b)

____incompatible______________
with the selection process itself. This is because Unicode do not c)
____consult_________________ a variety of people in the design and selection stages, even
though their new emojis are based on
d) ________logical_______ use, including factors like e) ______frequency__________ and
distinctiveness.

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7. The following extract is taken from paragraph 6. What word, phrase or idea do the words in
bold refer to? (1 mark each, 3 marks total)

The lack of certain emoji leads to the inability to discuss certain topics, especially those that
may be taboo or important among emoji’s most regular users – teens and young people. For
example, there have been two campaigns for the inclusion of a “period emoji” over the past
couple of years, one from BodyForm and the other from Plan International.

a) those: ___ topics __________________________________

b) one: ____BodyForm__campaign_______________________________
c) the other: _________Plan International____campaign________________________
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8. According to paragraph 7, what are two recent emoji developments to address bias? (1 mark
each, 2 marks total)

a) ____ the availability of a range of skin tones and a female equivalent for every emoji
______________________________________________________

b) _______ will be able to have ginger hair

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Total marks: ___ / 20

END OF TEST