Task A1, Comprehension Multi-select Questions

Read the questions and click the appropriate choices.

(Choose the best 3 answers.)
1. His name is Kelvin.
2. His name is Kevin.
3. He works in Europe.
4. He works at You Tube.
5. He is a trend manager.
6. He is a trends manager.
Kevin says, '...only a tiny percentage ever... (Choose the best 3 answers.)
1. goes viral
2. goes vital
3. gets tones of views
4. gets tons of views
5. becomes a culture moment
6. becomes a cultural moment
Kevin says that there are 3 main reasons a video goes viral. (Choose the best 3 answers.)
1. tastemakers
2. wastemakers
3. communities of participation
4. communities of precipitation
5. unacceptedness
6. unexpectedness
The speaker says Bear Vasquez's video...(Choose the best 3 answers.)
1. was intentionally made to become viral.
2. did not intentionally made to become viral.
3. was probably one of many videos with rainbows he posted.
4. was probably the only video with a rainbow that he uploaded.
5. was shown on the Jimmy Kimmel show.
6. was discussed by Jimmy Kimmel on social media.
Rebecca Blacks' 'Friday' video.... (Choose the best 3 answers.)
1. ...appeared out of nowhere.
2. ...did not appear our of nowhere.
3. ...was discussed by tastemakers.
4. ...was not discussed by tastemakers.
5. ...generated 1000 parodies (joke imitations).
6. ...generated 10,000 parodies (joke imitations).
Rebecca Blacks' 'Friday' video.... (Choose the best 3 answers.)
1. ...has been seen more than 200 million times.
2. ...has been seen almost 200 million times.
3. ...generated a community of people who discussed the video.
4. ...generated a community of people who joked about the video.
5. ...generated many parodies (joke imitations) after seven days.
6. ...generated many parodies (joke imitations) within seven days.
Regarding Rebecca Black's 'Friday' video, the speaker says it became popular because... (choose the best 5 answers)
1. ...people started blogging about it.
2. ...people started talking about it.
3. ...people started copying it.
4. ...people started singing it.
5. ...people started sharing it on Fridays.
6. ...people expressed an opinion about it.
According to the speaker, the 'Nyan Cat' video... (Choose the best 3 answers.)
1. ...generated a great deal of creativity.
2. ...generated many inside jokes.
3. ...generated participation.
4. ...generated nationalism.
5. ...generated uniqueness.
6. ...generated mixed communities.
The speaker says, for videos to go viral, they must... (Choose the best 3 answers.)
1. be different.
2. be surprising.
3. be silly.
4. be outstanding.
5. be fun.
6. be inside jokes
The speaker says that what is different about entertainment media today is... (Choose the best 3 answers.)
1. ...it is popular.
2. ...no one has ownership.
3. ...it is humorous.
4. ...anyone can access it.
5. ...viewers can decide what is and isn't popular.
6. ...people do not need to get permission from others before posting anything.