Question

washington, d.c. (achieve3000, april 27, 2018). technology lets parents monitor what their teenagers post and see online. parents can also view their teens cell phone activity. do you think parents should do this? new studies show that many parents think they should. but not everyone agrees. some people accept such monitoring as part of being a parent. but other people say its an invasion of privacy.there are many ways to monitor teens online or electronic activities. parents can use tools that let them see which websites have been visited. there are also apps. these let parents check their teens smartphone use. parents can see call logs and text messages.how many parents do this? in 2014 and 2015, the pew research center took a survey. parents of 13- to 17-year-olds were asked about their monitoring habits. about 60 percent of parents had checked which websites their teens visited. about half had looked through their teens phone call logs or texts.credit for photo and all related images: paul sakuma/apmany parents use technology to see what their teens are doing online and with their cell phones.question 66 / 8the article states:its not clear whether parents know about all their teens online activities. some teens may have hidden social media accounts.which would be the closest synonym for the word hidden, as it is used above?a. favoriteb. secretc. usefuld. free

Explanation:

In the context of the sentence "Some teens may have hidden social media accounts," "hidden" means kept out of others' knowledge, which matches the meaning of "secret." The other options do not align with this context: "Favorite" refers to a preferred item, "Useful" means having practical value, and "Free" means not restricted or costing nothing.

Answer:

B. Secret