Question

1.- Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE.
a) An expert said that we are having more in-person conversations now than we used to in the past.
b) Dr Cassidy believes that the overuse of technology by young people only damages their brain. (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos).

PRUEBA SELECTIVIDAD MADRID CONVOCATORIA JUN 2014-2015 INGLES.

Use or Abuse of Technology People in Britain now spend more time watching TV, gaming, and using their mobile phones and computers than they do sleeping. Research by a British communications agency found that the average UK adult uses technology for eight hours and 41 minutes a day, 20 minutes longer than they spend sleeping. One of the biggest reasons for this is Wi-Fi. People can get online almost anywhere, so they spend more time online. Nowadays, it is very common that people make telephone calls or surf the web while watching television. The study, which examined the use of technology by different age groups, also found that six-year-olds understand how to use gadgets such as tablets and mobile phones at the same level as 45-year-olds. Another finding was that people understand digital technology better when they are 14 or 15. According to Dr. Arthur Cassidy, a social media psychologist, technology is changing the way people communicate with each other. He warned that we are becoming more and more anti-social and we are moving away from face-toface conversations because of technology. He added that people are now saturated with digital technology and are becoming psychologically dependent on their smart phones. Dr. Cassidy linked the increasing cases of Internet and social media addiction among youngsters with problems in mental and physical development. Perhaps we should think of recreational screen time as a form of consumption in the same way that we think of sugar, hours of sun, ... – measured in units of hours per day.

Answer 1

Question 1)

a) An expert said that we are having more in-person conversations now than we used to in the past.

FALSE. Text: “We are becoming more and more anti-social and we are moving away from face-to face conversations because of technology.”

b) Dr. Cassidy believes that the overuse of technology by young people only damages their brain.

TRUE. Text: “Dr Cassify linked the increasing cases of Internet and social media addiction among youngsters with problems in mental and physical development.”

PRUEBA DE SELECTIVIDAD MADRID CONVOCATORIA SEPTIEMBRE 2014-2015 INGLES