Share ARE ELECTRONIC DEVICES GOOD FOR US? P. 67
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1. **Q:** What is the main topic of the passage?
**A:** The effects of using electronic devices on kids.
2. **Q:** What do some people argue about electronic devices and kids?
**A:** They argue that devices get kids involved and help them make friends.
3. **Q:** What reason do some people give for why devices are helpful?
**A:** They say devices help kids stay connected and make new friends.
4. **Q:** According to the passage
**A:** Because a study shows teens use social media to keep in touch with existing friends
not to make new ones.
why are these claims said to be incorrect?
5. **Q:** Who did a study about teenagers’ use of online social networks?
**A:** The Pew Research Center.
6. **Q:** What do teens mainly use social media for
**A:** To stay in touch with friends they already have.
according to the study?
7. **Q:** Why does the author say that trying to meet people online can be dangerous?
and it can lead to unsafe situations.
**A:** Because not everyone online is who they say they are
8. **Q:** What word in the text means “problems or disadvantages”?
**A:** **Drawbacks.**
9. **Q:** What is one drawback of new technology mentioned in the passage?
or trying to do many tasks at the same time.
**A:** Multitasking
10. **Q:** What does multitasking mean?
**A:** Doing several tasks at once.
11. **Q:** What question does the author ask about multitasking?
**A:** Is it possible to do more than one task at a time well?
12. **Q:** What do some studies say about kids’ thinking and multitasking?
**A:** Some studies say kids’ thinking improves when they multitask.
13. **Q:** What do experts say about multitasking?
**A:** Experts point out that much more research needs to be done on it.
14. **Q:** What happens every year in stores according to the passage?
**A:** New electronic devices are released.
15. **Q:** What does the author suggest kids should know about life and screens?
**A:** That there is more to life than what they see on a screen.
16. **Q:** What does the author mean by “there is more to life than what they see on a screen”?
not just on devices.
**A:** Kids should spend time in real-life experiences
