Question

4 Yet, social media has become more like a prison than a party. People can’t escape from checking their social media accounts. They feel the need to constantly monitor whether someone has liked or commented on their posts. This is the case even when people are with others. How many times have you seen a group of people sitting together, checking their phones instead of talking to each other?
Reread paragraph 4 of Selection 1. In the paragraph, the author uses an analogy that compares social media to a prison. What kind of tone does this comparison help convey?
A. sympathetic
B. fearful
C. angry
D. critical

Answer 1

D. critical

The prison analogy expresses a negative judgment about social media—portraying it as confining and harmful—so the tone is critical rather than sympathetic, fearful, or simply angry.