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Social Media and Society

B2 READING WORKSHEET

Read the passage about the influence of social media on modern society and answer the questions carefully.

Reading Passage

Read the passage carefully before answering the questions.

Social media has become an important part of everyday life. Platforms that allow people to share messages, photographs, videos, and opinions have changed the way individuals communicate with one another. These platforms can help people maintain relationships across long distances, discover new ideas, and participate in communities that share their interests. One of the most significant changes is the speed at which information can spread. A news story, personal experience, or public announcement can reach thousands of people within minutes. This can be useful when important information needs to be shared quickly. However, the same speed can allow inaccurate or misleading information to spread before people have had time to check whether it is reliable. Social media has also changed the way people present themselves. Users often choose which parts of their lives to share, and they may carefully select photographs or descriptions that create a particular impression. As a result, what people see online may not represent someone's complete or ordinary life. Another issue is the effect of constant comparison. When users repeatedly see carefully selected images of other people's achievements, vacations, or lifestyles, they may compare those images with their own experiences. This does not necessarily mean that social media is harmful, but it suggests that users need to understand that online content is often selective. At the same time, social media can provide opportunities for positive social action. People can organize community projects, raise awareness about important issues, support small businesses, and connect individuals who might otherwise remain isolated. The influence of social media therefore depends partly on how it is used. The technology itself provides opportunities for communication and participation, but users need to think critically about the information they encounter and the way they present themselves online. A balanced approach can help people benefit from social media without allowing it to control every part of their social lives.

Section 1 - Reading Comprehension

Choose the correct answer.

1. What is one benefit of social media mentioned in the passage?

It prevents people from communicating across distances.It helps people maintain relationships across long distances.It guarantees that all information online is accurate.It eliminates the need for critical thinking.

2. Why can the speed of social media be a problem?

People cannot share information quickly.Accurate information is never available online.Misleading information can spread before it is checked.Users are unable to communicate with others.

3. Why might online content not represent someone's complete life?

People usually share every detail of their lives.Users often select what they want others to see.Social media automatically removes personal information.People are not allowed to post photographs.

4. What can happen when people constantly compare themselves with carefully selected online images?

They may develop unrealistic comparisons with their own lives.They always become more confident.They stop using all social media platforms.They automatically understand other people's lives better.

5. How can social media support positive social action?

By preventing people from joining communities.By helping organize projects and raise awareness.By limiting communication between individuals.By making all online information reliable.

Section 2 - True or False

Decide whether each statement is True or False.

1. Social media can help people maintain relationships over long distances.

TrueFalse

2. Information shared on social media is always checked before it reaches users.

TrueFalse

3. People may carefully choose how they present themselves online.

TrueFalse

4. The passage says that social media is always harmful.

TrueFalse

5. The writer suggests that users should think critically about online information.

TrueFalse

Section 3 - Vocabulary in Context

Choose the correct answer based on the passage.

1. What does 'misleading' mean in the passage?

Giving people a false or inaccurate impression.Providing information that is always complete.Being especially easy to understand.Helping people communicate more quickly.

2. What does 'selective' mean?

Showing or choosing only some things rather than everything.Showing every possible detail.Being completely accidental.Being impossible to change.

3. What does 'comparison' mean?

The process of examining two or more things in relation to each other.The act of avoiding other people.A method of sharing photographs.A way of organizing community projects.

4. What does 'awareness' mean in the passage?

Knowledge or understanding of an issue.A private online message.A type of social media platform.The ability to hide information.

5. What does 'balanced' mean in the final paragraph?

Reasonable and involving attention to different sides.Completely focused on one activity.Avoiding technology completely.Using social media without limits.

Section 4 - Complete the Sentence

Complete each sentence with the correct answer.

1. Social media allows people to communicate across long ______.

2. Misleading information can spread before people check whether it is ______.

3. Online content is often ______ because users choose what to share.

4. People can use social media to raise ______ about important issues.

5. A ______ approach can help people benefit from social media without letting it control their lives.

Section 5 - Main Idea & Deeper Understanding

Choose the best answer.

1. Why does the writer discuss the way people present themselves online?

To show that online content may give an incomplete picture of someone's life.To prove that people always lie on social media.To explain why photographs should never be shared.To argue that social media should be avoided completely.

2. What can be inferred about the writer's attitude toward social media?

The writer sees it as entirely harmful.The writer sees it as entirely beneficial.The writer recognizes both opportunities and risks.The writer believes it has no effect on society.

3. What is the main idea of the passage?

Social media has only negative effects on society.Social media has changed communication and offers both benefits and challenges, so users should use it thoughtfully.People should stop sharing personal information online.Social media is mainly useful for entertainment.

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