READING

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-15, which are based on
Reading Passage below.

A. There is absolutely no problem and nothing wrong with using social media. Some
people use it to check updates from their friends and to stay connected. Some
people use it for entertainment and to kill time. The problem comes when someone
becomes addicted to social media and overspends their time on those platforms, as
a result, their bad habit serious affected their lives in a negative way. And this is
obviously something that you want to avoid.

B. Many studies have found that the more people engage with social media, the
less the person able to focus on his work. It leads to decrease productivity and
increase in procrastination. Plus, when you are checking social media, you are
constantly switching from one task to another because there are so many things to
check out and to see. This information overload will make you feel tired.
C. One of the key factors people are getting addicted to social media is because
they are often distracted by notifications. In fact, notifications can act as a reminder
to the users to check their phones or computers. Therefore, the most effective way
to solve this is to turn off the notifications. Plus, if you always get distracted by
notifications, you cannot concentrate well on your tasks at hand. It can cause
negative feelings like stress and anger.
D. Besides that, another thing you can do is to limit the time you spend on social
media. For example, spend only 15 minutes a day on social media. You can check
Facebook each day, but make sure you use only minimal time. This way, you can
focus on your work and improve your productivity.
E. Social media can be a great way to connect with people, but you must not
neglect the importance of physical communication with others too. Never let these
online social platforms take away your precious time or control your life, you should
be the one that controls them as a tool. If you found yourself spending too much
time on social media and are addicted to it, follow the advice above, get rid of the
disorder and gain back the control over your life.

Source: http://www.thewisdompost.com/essay/addiction/social-media-addiction/social-media-addiction-
meaning-symptoms-causes-effects-treatment/1293.

Questions 1-6
 Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage
for each answer.

Notifications from social media can make people (1)……………..It is true that
notification can remind (2)……………when there is something new getting to their
phones or computers. The best way to overcome this distraction is to (3) …………….the
notifications. Moreover, when you cannot focus on your (4) ………..because of the
notified information. It leads to (5) ………….and (6) ……………..

Questions 7-9

The Passage 7 has eight paragraphs labelled A-E.

Which paragraphs contains the following information?

7. The suggestion to limit the time of using social media.

8. The good way to prevent you from being distracted by notifications.
9. Limited of time using Facebook.

Question 10-12

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading?

In your boxes 10-13 on your answer sheet, write

TRUE - if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE - if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN - if there is no information on this

10. Physical communication is more important than communication through Facebook.

11. You should let social media control your life and steal your precious time.
12. You should get back the control of your life.

Questions 13-14

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.
 13. What is the notification considered as when a person checks their devices?
14. What is the type of communication allowing you to meet people in person?

Question 15

Choose the correct letter A, B or C

What is the best title for this article?

A. Addiction to Facebook
B. Bad impact of social media on communication
C. Addiction to social media

Answer:

1. Distracted

2. Users

3. turn off
4. Tasks

5 AND 6: stress, anger.

7. E

8. C

9. D

10. NOT GIVEN

11. FALSE

12. TRUE

13. A REMINDER

14. PHYSICAL COMMUNICATION