Reading Comprehension Test - 8th Grade

Complete the sentences according to the text. Use the correct punctuation.

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat are ...

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Complete the sentences according to the text. Use the correct punctuation.

The second most popular social media platform in the USA is ...

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Complete the sentences according to the text. Use the correct punctuation.

Forty-one per cent of American teenagers use ...

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Complete the sentences according to the text. Use the correct punctuation.

Nowadays, people become celebrities through ...

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Complete the sentences according to the text. Use the correct punctuation.

The frequent use of social media platforms may lead to...

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Complete the sentences according to the text. Use the correct punctuation.

Teenagers who use social media frequently have higher risk of becoming...

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Choose the best option:

Which are the devices that make social media more accessible to teenagers?

• Radio, laptops, tablets

• TV, smarphones and laptops

• Smartphones, laptops and tablets

• Computers, TV, radio and tablets

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Choose the best option:

What do most teens use social media for?

• They use it to post photos.

• They use it to check the news.

• They use it to hang out with friends.

• They use it to follow celebrities.

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Choose the best option:

Why do teens consider that accessing social media is necessary to stay informed?

• They think social media is necessary to stay informed because they have access to online newspapers pand magazines.

• They think social media is necessary to stay informed because many people and organizations have presences on social media.

• They think social media is necessary to stay informed because their idols posts everything about their lives online.

• They think social media is necessary to stay informed because information is the key to succcess.

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Choose two negative consequences of social media use mentioned in the text.

• Depression and good grades at school

• Smoking and exposure of personal information

• Cyberbullying and making friends

• Low self-esteem and accessing information

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