Read the passage given below.
1. A youngster quit Facebook in December after spending over three years on the social
networking site. With that one act, he bid a silent adieu to more than 300 contacts that he
had added to his account during the period. Like almost everyone from his “friends’ circle,”
the 20–year–old was a r
k called Timeline forced him to reconsider
the pros and cons of being on the networking site.
2. ‘Everyone has some skeletons in their closet and I amnot comfortable with Facebook
digging up and displaying all the facets of my life on a bulletin board,’ says this youngster
who joined the network in July 2007 while he was in Class 11.
3. Facebook, you see, had compressed the time he spent on the site and arranged it in
chronological order. And while he initially liked the new, neatly organised scrapbook–like
feature, he wasn’t happy to reveal posts from the past, those that, until recently, were
hidden under layers and layers of recent updates. Just clicking on a date on the timeline
could transport his friends back in time and enable them to view every embarrassing
comment, link or photo he had posted on his profile.
4. “I think it’s a recipe for disaster,” he says. “In 2007, I had some wall posts, which seemed
appropriate at the time, but now after a lapse of four years, I have moved on and don’t want
them to be openly displayed for all to see.”
5. And he is not alone. Many users, worried about how Facebook activity could possibly affect
their offline lives, are choosing to commit ‘Facebook suicide’. While some have privacy concerns,
others feel that the site that was meant to bring them closer to their friends actually does the
opposite – it reduces their friendship to something superficial.
6. “Poking and liking are not enough to keep a friendship going,” says a business analyst. Having
quit Facebook three years ago, she prefers meeting her ‘real’ friends face–to–face, instead of
reading their trite posts online.
7. “On Facebook, people hype everyday issues including what they ate and where they went on a
daily basis,” says this analyst who contitton.
9. “I realised that when it came to my friends who really mattered, I could actually keep in touch
with them over the phone or by meeting them in real life,” he wrote on his blog.
On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer ANY TEN questions
from the twelve that follow. (1x10=10)
1. The feature of Facebook where one can see the posts, the embarrassing comments and thoughts,
photos and links that a person has put on his profile in the past is:
a) create story
b) facebook live
c) timeline
d) messenger
2. According to the passage, the social media:
a) can cause more harm than good.
b) Is just a waste of time.
c) connects one to real life.
d) provides opportunity to meet people face to face.
3. The feature ‘Timeline’ on Facebook according to passage, forces the youngster to reconsider:
a) meeting friends face to face.
b) increasing use of social media.
c) saving time on social meadia.
d) the advantages and disadvantages of being on Facebook
5. Many people are getting out of Facebook as they feel:
(a) addicted to it.
(b) that their facebook activity could affect their real life
(c) they should join Instagram, Whatsapp or Twitter.
(d) poking and liking is not enough
6. The meaning of the word ‘share’ in para 3 is:
(a) liked
(b) timeline
(c) hidden
(d) reveal
7. Which of the following is OPPOSITE in meaning to the word ‘retained’ as used in the passage?
(a) exported
(b) delete
(c) account
(d) quit
8. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE in the context of the passage?
(a) People love being poked and liked on Facebook.
(b) People visit social media everyday to post photos and for status updates.
(c) No one prefers meeting ‘real’ friends face–to–face, instead of reading their trite posts online.
(d) Few think that social media reduces their friendship to something superficial.
9. The phrase “Facebook suicide” refers to get someone:
(a) Poking and liking
(b) quitting facebook as it could affect their real life.
(c) clicking on a date on the timeline
(d) using Twitter
10. Which of the following statements is TRUE in the context of the passage?
(a) Time spent on social media is better than meeting face‐to‐face.
(b) Social media use could increase the time teens spend together in person.
(c) Stalking, personal attacks, and misuse of information are some of the threats faced by the users of
social media.
(d) Facebook activity does not affect real life.
11. Select the option that makes the correct use of “trite”, as used in the passage, to fill in the blank
space.
(a) At that moment, his words sounded _______ to me.
(b) It was either a __________ or an excellent copy.
(c) Her ___________ powers give life and colour to her paintings.
(d) A little __________ air might clear some of the cobweb
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The correct answer for the 10 questions are,
1. The photos and links that a person has put on his profile in the past is option " (C) timeline ".
2. According to the passage,the social media: option " (b) Is just a waste of time".
3. The feature 'Timeline' on Facebook according to passage, forces the youngster to reconsider: option "(c) saving time on social media".
4. Many people are getting out of Facebook as they feel: option "(b) that their facebook activity could affect their real life".
5. The meaning of the word 'share' in paragraph 3 is: option " (d) reveal".
6. which of the following is OPPOSITE in meaning to the word 'retained' as option "(d) quit".
7. which of the following statements is NOT TRUE : option "(c) No on prefers meeting 'real' friends face-to-face, instead of reading their trite posts online".
8.Facebook suicide refers option "(b) quitting facebook as it could affect their real life".
9. which of following statements is TRUE option "(a) Time spent on social media is better than meeting face-to-face".
10. option "(a) At that moment, his words sounded trite to me".
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Answer:
xi) a) option is correct
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