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21st Century Inventions

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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1.

Choose the best answer!

What is streaming media?

a)

It is video or audio content sent in compressed form over the internet and played immediately over a user's device.

b)

It refers to a computer-based technology that facilitates the sharing of ideas, thoughts, and information through virtual networks and communities.

c)

It is a mobile electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital e-books and periodicals.

2.

Choose the best answer!

What is social media?

a)

It is video or audio content sent in compressed form over the internet and played immediately over a user's device.

b)

It refers to a computer-based technology that facilitates the sharing of ideas, thoughts, and information through virtual networks and communities.

c)

It is a mobile electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital e-books and periodicals.

3.

Choose the best answer!

What is e-reader?

a)

It is video or audio content sent in compressed form over the internet and played immediately over a user's device.

b)

It refers to a computer-based technology that facilitates the sharing of ideas, thoughts, and information through virtual networks and communities.

c)

It is a mobile electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital e-books and periodicals.

4.

Choose the best answer!

What is touchscreen?

a)

It refers to a computer-based technology that facilitates the sharing of ideas, thoughts, and information through virtual networks and communities.

b)

It is a mobile electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital e-books and periodicals.

c)

It is the assembly of both an input ('touch panel') and output ('display') device.

5.

Read the text below and choose the invention!

With this invention, a user does not have to download an entire audio or video file to play it.

a)

Touchscreen

b)

Social media

c)

Streaming media

6.

Read the text below and choose the invention!

It is a display device that allows users to interact with a computer using their finger or stylus.

a)

Touchscreen

b)

Social media

c)

Streaming media

7.

Read the text below and choose the invention!

It was originated as a way to interact with friends and family but was later adopted by businesses that wanted to take advantage of a popular new communication method to reach out to customers.

a)

Touchscreen

b)

Social media

c)

Streaming media

8.

Read the text below and choose the invention!

It uses a special kind of display—called E Ink—that's much easier to read than traditional computer screens.

a)

Social media

b)

Streaming media

c)

E-reader

9.

Single out word that do not belong to social media vocabulary!

a)

Meme

b)

Influencer

c)

Troll

d)

Twitch affiliate

10.

Read the text below and decide if it is the advantage or disadvantage of social media!

It much easier to spread the word about your products and services to large numbers of people at a low cost.

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage

c)

Both

11.

Read the text below and decide if it is the advantage or disadvantage of social media!

Young people become hooked on social media and spend their entire day chatting to friends rather than doing something more productive.

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage

c)

Both