Question

You are writing a research paper about how cell phones can improve education in the US. Your Internet search yields the following information:

1. On January 1, Japan will begin using 11-digit numbers because cell phones are so popular that they fear running out of 10 digit numbers.
2. As of September 3, 2008, cell signals are more available than ever. There are now 1,947,083 microwave towers and antennas for cell phone use in the United States.
3. In August 2009, Juliette LaMontangne reports, "In the US, 76% of students ages 12 to 18 have their own cell phone."
4. People use their cell phones to call others when they feel bored or need to kill a few minutes because they didn't plan ahead by bringing some reading material.

Rank this information from most relevant topic to least relevant topic.
A.
use 3; then 2; then 4; but not 1, which is off topic
B.
use 3; then 2; then 4; then 1; all are relevant
C.
use 3; then 2; but not 4 or 1, which are both off topic
D.
use 3; then 2; then 1; then 4; all are relevant

Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

Answer 1

Heya i honestly think the answer is B but im not sure

Step-by-step explanation:

The reason why i say that the answer is B is because 1 isnt really talking about the US but is talking about Japan and it says "You are writing a research paper about how cell phones can improve education in the US." I find that least relevant to the topic. so that only leaves b as our answer, 4 is talking about how useful cellphones can be which i think is more relevant than 1 so i think its b. sorry im late

Answer 2

D)

Step-by-step explanation:

I honestly don't like this question. It's a really poor question. But anyway, here's the explanation:

1) All search results are somewhat relevant. They have the keyword "cell phone" in every result. So none should be considered off-topic.

2) Matching personal opinion with given answer choices.

My personal list if any, would have been 3, 1, 2, 4.

But since the author has helped as out, 3 and 2 are guaranteed to be the top choices, the last part is determining whether search result 4 is more relevant compared to 2.

Since I believe 1 is somewhat relevant, A and C are negated. Leaving, B and D. In this situation, I would prefer 1 than 4 since search result 4 doesn't exactly help your research paper compared to search result 1. Therefore, the only choice is D.