Question 2 • CMS 2025-2026 English I CREDIT RECOVERY
Read the paragraph about social media. Social media outlets are often criticized as forums for unimportant postings and uniformed rants. Though much of what is posted is conversational drivel, social media outlets also serve as springboards for entrepreneurs. Creative people can advertise their designs or products at a low cost to a wider market than entrepreneurs could have imagined in previous generations. The Internet is the ultimate free marketplace, allowing motivated individuals to share their wares with the world. What is the controlling idea?
Answer
A
The Internet has countless forums on which people share meaningless posts.
B
Social media has a valid purpose as an inexpensive, creative marketplace.
C
Every entrepreneur should advertise one’s products on the Internet.
D
Advertising products on the Internet is inexpensive compared to television.
Explanation
The paragraph acknowledges that social media can contain unimportant posts, but its main point is that these platforms can help entrepreneurs reach a wide audience cheaply. The controlling idea is that social media has a valid purpose as an inexpensive, creative marketplace. Choice A is too narrow because the paragraph does not compare Internet advertising with television.
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