Unseen Passage-
A. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
1. Social networking implies the use of internet programs to make connections with friends, family, classmates, customers and clients. Social networking can occur for social or business purposes through sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. Social networks are as old as the internet technology that was first developed in the 1960s. After 2003, the social networks became very popular. Currently, internet users have more than two hundred social networks to choose from.
2. Social networking has many advantages. The biggest advantage is that you can stay in touch with your friends and family from all around the world. These social networks can be used to improve our social awareness. Students can explore topics that they are interested in by using online social networking. This can be done by interacting with people from different parts of the world. Teachers, students and professionals can also create discussion forums, or write blogs and posts to explore different and wide-ranging topics.
3. Social networking takes place online where people meet and share ideas and experiences. Many companies use social networks such as Twitter and Facebook to connect with customers and clients. This can create opportunities for relationship-building, brand-building, publicity and promotions.
4. However, there are several disadvantages of social networking sites as well. Cybercrime! and cyber bullying? have increased because it is hard to identify the offender and it is almost impossible to keep full-time surveillance in such a wide network. As people spend more time on social networking sites, they experience less face-to-face interaction which also makes them more dependent on devices. Addiction to online networking is yet another disadvantage. Fifty per cent of people between the age of 25 and 35 years admitted that they are so attached to social networks that they even use them during working hours.
A.1. Answer the following questions very briefly. [5]
i) What are the three chief uses of social networking?
ii) When did social networking take off?
iii) Write a statement from the passage that shows the growing popularity of the internet.
iv) How does social networking impact learning?
v) How do companies benefit from social networking?
A.2.
Pick antonyms of the words given below from the passage. [3]
i) worsen (para 2)
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ii) narrow (para 2)
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iii) separate (para 3)
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Answers
Answer:
1.chief uses are
(a)The biggest advantage is that you can stay in touch with your friends and family from all around the world.
(b)These social networks can be used to improve our social awareness.
(c)Students can explore topics that they are interested in by using online social networking. This can be done by interacting with people from different parts of the world.
2.Social networks are as old as the internet technology that was first developed in the 1960s.
3.Currently, internet users have more than two hundred social networks to choose from.
4.These social networks can be used to improve our social awareness. Students can explore topics that they are interested in by using online social networking. This can be done by interacting with people from different parts of the world. Teachers, students and professionals can also create discussion forums, or write blogs and posts to explore different and wide-ranging topics.
5.Social networking takes place online where people meet and share ideas and experiences. Many companies use social networks such as Twitter and Facebook to connect with customers and clients.
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a2 1. improve
2. wide
3. connect