Read the following passage and answer questions below:
The Internet technology has helped developed number of web sites to facilitate relations among people around the world, known as social networking services networks or social media present, Facebook is the most popular son site. Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc., frequently used social services. Social services are web-based and hence, provide the users to interact there Internet. These services make it possible to people sharing interests and activities ac borders and thus have made the users feel that really live in a global village. Why are social networks expanding so fast? answer is simple. Most of the social services are free. You can make use of them free, paying a little to your Internet service provider. Secondly, can make your personal profile public before the entire online community open). It is like presenting yourself before the entire world. You can also look into other people's profile it you are interested. It is simple and easy, Thirdly social networks allow users to upload pictures multimedia contents and modify the profile. Some services like Facebook allow users to update their profiles. Fourthly, networks allow users to post blog entries. User profiles have a section dedicated to comments from friends and other users. Finally, there are privacy protection measures too. A user himself or herself decides over the number of visitor’s viewers and what information should be shared with others.
01. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.
(a) Social networks are giving people the feeling
of living in a — village.
(i) global (ii) virtual
(iii) factual (iv) intellectual
Answer: (a) (i) global
(b) Social networks enable the users to decide
their own sense of —
(i) selecting friends
(ii) crossing borders
(iii) storing photos
(iv) sharing information
Answer: (b) (i) selecting friends
(c) What does the expression "They really live in
a global village" mean in the passage?
(i) All people in the world live in the village
(ii) Village people have every facility of the world
(iii) Internet and social media have brought
the world closer
(iv) None lives in cities
Answer: (c) (iii) Internet and social media have brought the world closer
(d) What is true for Internet technology?
(i) helps social relations
(ii) changes social relations
(iii) destroys social relations
(iv) complicates social relations
Answer: (d) (i) helps social relations
(e) What is the base of social networks?
(i) internet (ii) web
(iii) computer (iv) mobile phone
Answer: (e) (i) Internet
(f) In the above passage, the writer has — view on social networks.
(i) critical (ii) positive
(iii) negative (iv) neutral
Answer: (f)(iv)neutral
(g) The social networks are spreading fast due
to — reasons.
(i) four (ii) five
(iii) six (iv) seven
Answer: (g) (ii) five
Extra Questions:
(1) The social networking services, &
expanding so fast because —.
(i) these are cheap (ii) these are costly
(iii) these are popular (iv) these are useful
Answer: (1) (i) these are cheap
(2) One's personal profile presents oneself —.
(i) before one's family
(ii) before one's native land
(iii) before one's motherland
(iv) before the world
Answer: (2) (iv) before the world
(3) At present Facebook is the most —.
(i) alarming (ii) popular
(iii) costly (iv) expensive
Answer: (3) (ii) popular
(4) The social services have made our world —.
(i) small (ii) big (iii) wide (iv) huge
Answer: (4) (i) small
(5) One can make one's profile - on Facebook.
(i) secret (ii) public
(iii) announce (iv) open
Answer: (5) (ii) public
(6) Which of the following has the close meaning
of the word "viewer" in sentences?
(i) spectator (ii) people
(iii) pedestrian (iv) passer-by
Answer: (6) (i) spectator
(7) 'Expand' is synonymous to —.
(1) close (ii) compress
(iii) spread out (iv) shrink
Answer: (7) (iii) spread out
(8) The word "Protection" means —.
(i) adapt (ii) guard
(iii) alter (iv) adjust
Answer: (8) (ii) guard
(9) The word 'entire' means —.
(i) partial (ii) section
(iii) partly (iv) whole
Answer: (9) (iv) whole
(10) The word 'Protection does not mean —.
(i) defense (ii) guard
(iii) safe guard (iv) seclusion
Answer: (10) (iv) seclusion
(11) The social networking services are not —.
(i) popular (ii) simple
(iii) easy (iv) hard
Answer: (11) (iv) hard
(12) Social networking services have —.
(i) safety measures
(ii) no protection measures
(iii) automatic protection measures
(iv) not secured at all
Answer: (12) (i) safety measures
(13) The social networks are – fast.
(i) shortening (ii) widening
(iii) moving (iv) going
Answer: (13) (ii) widening
(14) The word 'content' stands for —.
(i) conversation (ii) a rehearsal
(iii) an agreement
(iv) the things that are contained in something
Answer: (14) (iv) the things that are contained something
(15) The word 'Interact' stands for —.
(i) intermingle (ii) using Intern
(iii) prelude (iv) acting from behind
Answer: (15) (i) intermingle
(16) "Networks allow users to post blog entre what
does the word 'post' mean in above statement?
(i) send a letter or parcel
(ii) place where a race finished
(iii) put comment, report or any writing the profile
of social networks
(iv)send somebody to a place for a time as
part of their job.
Answer: (16) (iii) put comment, report or any writing on the profile of social networks
(17) The result of the internet technology idea
(i) many websites
(ii) social networking services
(iii) social networks (iv) all above
Answer: (17) (iv) all above
(18) The phrase 'across borders' means
(i) country and border (ii) abroad
(iii) across the globe
(iv) across the country
Answer: (18) (iii) across the globe
(19) The word 'facilitate' stands for —.
(i) to cut down
(ii) to give opportunity
(iii) to embarrass (iv) to finalize
Answer: (19) (ii) to give opportunity
(20) The Internet technology has helped to -
lot of websites.
(i) destroy (ii) deploy
(iii) develop (iv) remove
Answer: (20) (iii) develop
(21) What is the closest meaning for 'upload' in the text?
(i) To cut down (ii) to give opportunity
(iii) to embarrass (iv) to finalize
Answer: (21) (ii) to give opportunity
(22) The word 'protection can be replaced by —.
(i) Defense (ii) fortification
(iii) safe guard (iv) ramification
Answer: (22) (iii) safe guard
(23) Social networking sites are based on —.
(i) Facebook (ii) blog post
(iii) internet (iv) personal profile
Answer: (23) (iii) Internet
(24) Which of the following statements is not true ?
(i) 'Google+ is more popular than Facebook nowadays
(ii) The world has become a global village
(iii) Friends can comment on other friends posts
(iv) Both (ii) & (iii) 1.9
Answer: (24) (i) Google+ is more popular than Facebook nowadays
(25) Which of the following has the closest of the
word 'advantage' used in line 1?
(i) convenience (ii) inconvenience
(iii) inappropriate (iv) uncertain
Answer: (25) (i) convenience
(26) In the passage the word "Emerge" means —.
(i) disappear (ii) come into
(iii) come out (iv) come by
Answer: (26) (iii) come out
(27) The word 'village' means —.
(i) lodge (ii) city .
(iii) metropolis (iv) hamlet
Answer: (27) (iv) hamlet
(28) Which of the following has the closest
meaning of the word 'technology'?
(i) scientific knowledge
(ii) the technique of operating computer
(iii) technique of browsing internet
(iv) the technique of receiving and sending emails
Answer: (28) (i) scientific knowledge
(29) Which of the following statements is false?
(i) Google is more popular than Facebook low.
(ii) The world has become a global village nowadays
(iii) Friends can comment on other friends posts
(iv) both ii and iii
Answer: (29) (i) Google is more popular than Facebook
(30) Which of the following words/phrases has
the closest meaning of the underlined word
'emerge' in line 1?
(i) devalue
(ii) famous for being public
(iii) obscure
(iv) to come into being through evolution
Answer: (30) (iv) to come into being through evolution
(31) The advantages of the Internet technology are known as —
(i) social networking services
(ii) social networks
(iii) Facebook (iv) Google+
Answer: (31) (i) social networking services
(32) User profiles have a section for —.
(i) others' remarks
(ii) outsider's editing
(iii) outsider's moderation
(iv) outsider's uploading
Answer: (32) (i) others' remarks
(33) Which of the following statement(s) is/are
true about social network services?
(i) All of them are cost free
(ii) They don't allow others to comment, modify items
(iii) Personal information can be published through them
(iv) Privacy is accessible
Answer: (33) (iii) Personal information can be published through them
(34) User accounts have – protection measures.
(i) virus (ii) identity
(iii) personal secrecy (iv) network
Answer: (34) (iii) personal secrecy
(35) Who is/ are sharing interests through
social network services?
(i) men (ii) people
(iii) villagers. (iv) only students
Answer: (35) (ii) people
(36) The utility of website is —.
(i) abusing social network
(ii) creating social awareness
(iii) discouraging social relations
(iv) promoting universal brotherhood
Answer: (36) (ii) creating social awareness
(37) The word 'privacy mentioned in the
passage means —.
(i) seclusion (ii) publicity
(iii) communal (iv) intimacy
Answer: (37) (i) seclusion
(38) What does Internet increase?
(i) diplomatic activity (ii) conflict
(iii) social relation (iv) family relation
Answer: (38) (iii) social relation
(39) Users have to pay for —.
(i) social network in
(ii) their online connections
(iii) multimedia (iv) uploading pictures
Answer: (39) (ii) their online connections
(40) This passage highlights the importance of —.
(i) electronic media
(ii) information technology
(iii) social network services
(iv) complete education
Answer: (40) (iii) social network services
(41) Web in the first paragraph could be best replaced by —.
(i) adventure (ii) wonderful
(iii) worried (iv) texture
Answer: (41) (iv) texture
(42) The social networks relation among people.
(i) promote (ii) reduce
(iii) cut off (iv) set about
Answer: (42) (i) promote
(43) The - technology has made social networking sites to emerge.
(i) Facebook (ii) Google+
(iii) Twitter (iv) Internet
Answer: (43) (iv) Internet
(44) The social services help us to - interest and activities around
the world.
(i) entertain (ii) exchange
(iii) observe (iv) feel
Answer: (44) (ii) exchange
(45) Use of Facebook is a —.
(i) bane (ii) drawback
(iii) wastage (iv) benediction
Answer: (45) (iv) benediction
(46) 'Privacy protection' means —
(i) being private
(ii) being privately protected
(iii) being individually protected
(iv) being publicly protected
Answer: (46)(iii) being individually protected
(47) What is the main purpose of the author of
this passage?
(i) To state the bad sides of Facebook
(ii) To sketch the importance of Internet
(iii) different to features of the social networking services
(iv) To highlight the significance of the social
networking services
Answer: (47) (iii) different to features of the social networking services
(48) What does the expression, "The answer is
simple" mean?
(i) Social networks are not expanding so fast
(ii) Social networks are spreading very slowly
(iii) Social networks are spreading very quickly
(iv) Social networks are not expanding so quickly
Answer: (48) (iii) Social networks are spreading very quickly
(49) The most demandable social network is —.
(i) Google (ii) Twitter
(iii) LinkedIn (iv) Facebook
Answer: (49) (iv) Facebook
(50) The social networking services work through —.
(i) Computer (ii) Facebook
(iii) Internet (iv) Emails
Answer: (50) (iii) Internet
2. Answer the following questions.
(a) the social networks help you develop
sense and sensibility?
Answer: (a) The social networks help us to present ourselves before the entire world. They make us social and develop a sense how we should behave with the others. They also develop our sensibility that helps us apply our sense in different situations.
(b) What is social network?
Answer: (b) Social network is a web-based technology which provides ways for the users to interact through the internet.
(c) What is the the reason behind the emergence of so many web sites?
Answer: (c) The advantages of internet technology are the reasons behind the emergence of so many websites.
(d) How are these networks making a global community?
Answer: (d) These networks make it possible to connect people sharing interests and activities across the borders and thus are making a global community.
(e) What do you consider the most important reason behind the
expansion of the social networks?
Answer: (e) I think, the most important reason behind the expansion of social networks is that it is cost free.
Extra Questions:
(1) Do you support the idea that a good
number of websites facilitate social
relations among people around the world?
Why or why not? Explain in 2 or 3
sentences.
Answer: (1) Yes. I support the idea that a good number social relations among of websites facilitate social relations the people around the world. Through these services people can share interests and activities across the borders feeling that they really live in a global village.
(2) What do social networking services often do
for the users?
Answer: (2) Social networking services often do many things for the users. They provide ways for the users to interact through the Internet. They make it possible to connect people sharing interests and activities across the borders.
(3) What does internet increase? Do we get
benefit from social network services?
Answer: (3) Internet increases social relations among people around the world. Definitely we get benefit from social network services. We can share our views and news with the people around the world. We can know what is happening at the remotest part of the world within a very short time through these networks.
(4) What do social networks allow? Is there
any privacy to hide information?
Answer: (4) Social networks allow users to upload pictures, multimedia contents and modify the profile. Yes, there is privacy for users to hide their information.
(5) What is web-based? Who gets a very little
pay?
Answer: (5) Web-based refers to any program that is accessed over internet connection. The internet service provider gets a very little pay.
(6) "Social network users feel that they really.
live in a global village." Do you agree with
this view? Why/Why not?
Answer(6) Yes, I agree with this view that 'social networking websites have turned the world into a global village' because the users of social networking services are presenting themselves before the entire world by Facebook, Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn etc. Within a few seconds people can share everything with each other.
(7) Do you think that social networks are cost
free? Give reasons in favour of your answer.
Answer: (7) I don't think social networks are totally cost free because if anybody wants to start or open his social sites, he must need internet connection first. And for internet connection he/she has to buy a internet package from a internet provider.
(8) "Facebook to the most popular social
network" Explain.
Answer: (8) Facebook is the most popular social network because 80% of the social network users use Facebook almost everyday. It can connect people within seconds. People can share their photos, videos, views, and interests in Facebook easily.
(9) "It is like presenting yourself before the
entire world.". What does the writer want
to mean by this sentence?
Answer: (9) By this sentence the writer means that one can make one's personal profile public before the entire online community. At the same time one can look into other people's profile.
(10) What are the advantages of social networks?
Answer: (10) The advantages of social networks are that we can connect ourselves with the people of different countries, share our interests and activities across the borders and feel ourselves living in a global village.
(11) Are Google, Twitter helpful for us? If yes,
how?
Answer: (11) Yes, Google, Twitter are helpful for us. We can be connected with one another using these sites. We can share our interests and activities through the social networks.
(12) Descent how the users of social networks
present themselves before the whole world.
Answer: (12) The users of social networks are presenting themselves before the entire world by using social services like Facebook, Twitter, Google+ etc. A large number of users exchange their views and interests using the networks. They are sharing their photos, videos and many other utilities through these websites
(13) What do people use for social networks?
Answer: (13) People use internet for social networks with joy and happiness. By using it they can upload pictures, multimedia contents and modify the profile. They can use these for their necessary purposes and entertain themselves
(14) They really live in a global village." How?
Answer: (14) The social networks make it possible to connect people sharing interests and activities across the borders. The users can share their feelings and thoughts through the services with one another. Thus they really live in a global village.
(15) Why do people use the Internet for social networks?
Answer: (15) People use internet for social networks so that they can connect themselves with the people of different countries, share their interests and activities across the borders and feel themselves living in a global village.
(16) What are the some uses of social networks?
Answer: (16) Facebook, Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. are some of the uses of social networking services.
(17) What are the advantages of internet technology?
Answer: (17). The advantages of internet technology is immense. Social networks are web-based technology of internet which facilitate social relations among people around the world.
(18) What do social networking services offer for
the users?
Answer: (18) Social networking services offer the users to interact through the internet. They connect people sharing interest and activities across the borders. They can make people happy by feeling that they are really living in a global village
(19) Is there any privacy protection means used
for the users of network services? If there is
any, describe how do they work?
Answer: (19) Yes, all the social networking services have their own privacy protection policy or settings. One can easily make his/her personal profile public before the entire online community. Like this, one can use it only for one's own satisfaction. It totally depends on his/her own pleasure whether he/she will show himself/herself before the entire world or not.
(20) What is Internet meant for?
Answer: (20) Internet is meant for a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols
(21) Why is Facebook most popular?
Answer: (21) Facebook is most popular because it connects people around the globe by sharing interests and activities.
(22) How can we share our interests and activities?
Answer: (22) We can share our interests and activities through social networks like Facebook, Google+, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
(23) How are the social networks expanding so
fast?
Answer: (23) The social networks are expanding so fast because most of the social services are free of cost and can also make our personal profile public before the entire online community.
(24) Do you think that Facebook plays a great
role to make the world a global village?
Why/why not?
Answer: (24) Yes. I think that Facebook plays a great role to make the world a global village because it can connect people across the borders within seconds and share their interests or beliefs with others.
(25) How can a user take privacy protection
measures?
Answer: (25) A user can take privacy protection measures by deciding over the number of visitors or viewers and what information should be shard with others
(26) What's the reason behind the development
of social relation among people?
Answer: (26) A good number of websites are emerging around the world. It is the reason behind the development of social relation among people.
(27) Which is the most popular among social
services? What can Facebook do?
Answer: (27) Facebook is the most popular among social services. Facebook can connect people sharing interests and activities across the borders. It also allows users to update their profiles.
(28) Make a list of the arguments as to why
social networks are expanding so fast?
What's your view regarding them?
Answer: (28) There are some reasons why social networks are expanding so fast. Firstly, most of the social services are cost free. Secondly, users can make their personal profile public! Thirdly, users can remain connected to their dear ones. Moreover, they can do all the things keeping their personal secrecy
(29) What do the social networks allow their
users?
Answer: (29) Social networks allow their users to interact through the internet likely to connect people sharing interest and activities across the borders.
Bangla Translation
ইন্টারনেট প্রযুক্তি বিশ্বজুড়ে মানুষের মধ্যে সম্পর্ক সহজতর করার জন্য অসংখ্য ওয়েব সাইট তৈরি করতে সাহায্য করেছে, যা বর্তমানে সোশ্যাল নেটওয়ার্কিং সার্ভিসেস নেটওয়ার্ক বা সোশ্যাল মিডিয়া নামে পরিচিত। ফেসবুক হল সবচেয়ে জনপ্রিয় সাইট। Google+, টুইটার, লিঙ্কডইন, ইত্যাদি, প্রায়শই ব্যবহৃত সামাজিক পরিষেবা। সামাজিক পরিষেবাগুলি ওয়েব-ভিত্তিক এবং তাই, ব্যবহারকারীদের তাদের ইন্টারনেটে যোগাযোগ করার সুযোগ করে দেয়। এই পরিষেবাগুলি সীমানা পেরিয়ে আগ্রহ এবং কার্যকলাপ ভাগ করে নেওয়া লোকেদের সম্ভব করে তোলে এবং এইভাবে ব্যবহারকারীদের মনে করিয়ে দেয় যে তারা সত্যিই একটি বিশ্বব্যাপী গ্রামে বাস করে। সামাজিক নেটওয়ার্কগুলি এত দ্রুত কেন প্রসারিত হচ্ছে? উত্তরটি সহজ। বেশিরভাগ সামাজিক পরিষেবা বিনামূল্যে। আপনি আপনার ইন্টারনেট পরিষেবা প্রদানকারীকে সামান্য অর্থ প্রদান করে বিনামূল্যে এগুলি ব্যবহার করতে পারেন। দ্বিতীয়ত, সমগ্র অনলাইন সম্প্রদায়ের সামনে আপনার ব্যক্তিগত প্রোফাইল জনসাধারণের কাছে উন্মুক্ত করতে পারেন)। এটি সমগ্র বিশ্বের সামনে নিজেকে উপস্থাপন করার মতো। আপনি আগ্রহী অন্য ব্যক্তির প্রোফাইলও দেখতে পারেন। এটি সহজ এবং সহজ, তৃতীয়ত, সামাজিক নেটওয়ার্ক ব্যবহারকারীদের ছবি মাল্টিমিডিয়া সামগ্রী আপলোড করতে এবং প্রোফাইল পরিবর্তন করতে দেয়। ফেসবুকের মতো কিছু পরিষেবা ব্যবহারকারীদের তাদের প্রোফাইল আপডেট করার অনুমতি দেয়। চতুর্থত, নেটওয়ার্ক ব্যবহারকারীদের ব্লগ এন্ট্রি পোস্ট করার অনুমতি দেয়। ব্যবহারকারীর প্রোফাইলে বন্ধু এবং অন্যান্য ব্যবহারকারীদের মন্তব্যের জন্য নিবেদিত একটি বিভাগ থাকে। পরিশেষে, গোপনীয়তা সুরক্ষার ব্যবস্থাও রয়েছে। একজন ব্যবহারকারী নিজেই সিদ্ধান্ত নেন যে দর্শকের সংখ্যা কত এবং অন্যদের সাথে কোন তথ্য ভাগ করা উচিত।
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it.
The advantages of the Internet technology have made it possible to emerge a good number of web sites to facilitate social relations among people around the world. These are known as social networking services or social networks. At present, Facebook is the most popular. Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. are other frequently used social services. Social network services are web-based and hence, provide ways for the users to interact through the Internet. These services make it possible to connect people sharing interests and activities across the borders and thus have made a lot for the users to feel that they really live in a global village.
Why are social networks expanding so fast? The answer is simple. Most of the social l services are cost free. You can make use of them free, paying a very little to your Internet service provider. Secondly, you can make your personal profile public before the entire online community. It is like presenting yourself before the entire world. You can also look into other people’s profile if you are interested. It is simple and easy. Thirdly, social networks allow users to upload pictures, multimedia contents and modify the profile. Some like Facebook allow users to update their profiles. Fourthly, networks allow users to post blog entries. User profiles have a section dedicated to comments from friends and other users. Finally, there are privacy protection measures too. A user himself or herself decides over the number of visitors/viewers, and what information should be shared with others.
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives. 1×7=7
What does Internet increase?
i) family relation ii) social relations iii) friends relation iv) brother relation
Which is the most popolar?
i) Google ii) Twitter iii) Facebook iv) LinKedln
How are social network services?
i) web-based ii) networking iii) related iv) technological
The advantages of the Internet technology are known as —.
i) social networking services ii) social networks
iii) Facebook iv) Google+
Which of the above answer/s is/are correct?
A) i and ii B) i and iii C) iv D) i
Look at the following information below:
i) Tweets are publicly visible ii) Users really live in a global village
iii) Linkedln is the most popular iv) Social networks are expanding so fast.
Which of the above answers is/are correct?
A) and iii B) i and iii C) iii D) i
Who are sharing interests?
i) Man ii) People iii) Villagers iv) Only students
Which services are cost free?
i) Most of the social services ii) Twitter
iii) Computer iv) Internet
Extra Practices
The — technology has made social networking sites to emerge.
i) Linkedln ii) Google+ iii) Twitter iv) Internet
At present — is the most popular social network.
(i) Google+ (ii) LinkedIn
(iii) Facebook (iv) Twitter
— network services are web-based.
(i) Phone (ii) Personal
(iii) Social (iv) Mobile
Social networks help people connect people across the —.
(i) planets (ii) borders
(iii) galaxy (iv) homes
Most of the social services are — free.
(i) trouble (ii) cost
(iii) advantages (iv) burden
There are — protection measures too.
(i) band (ii) privacy
(iii) personal (iv) massages
Some like Facebook allow —– to update their profiles.
(i) global (ii) users
(iii) masses (iv) band
Fourthly, networks —–users to post blog entries.
(i) allow (ii) provide
(iii) information (iv) social
2. Answer the following questions. 2×5 = 10
a) What is social network?
b) Why do people use Internet for social networks?
c) Which is the most popular among social services?
d) Why are social networks expanding so fast?
e) Who gets a very little pay?
Extra Practices
1. What can Facebook do?:
2. What are the some uses of social networks?
3. What do social networks allow?
4. Where has a section?
5. What is web based?
6. What has made possible to facilitate social relation?
7. What is the most popular social networking site?
8. What is a global village?
9. What do you mean by social networks?
10. What does the social networks provide?
1. a. ii) social relations; b. iii) facebook; c. i) web-based; d. A) i and ii; e. B) ii and iv; f. iii. people; g. i) Most of the social services; h. iv) Internet; i. (iii) facebook; j. (iii) social; k. (ii) borders; l. (ii) cost; m. (ii) privacy; o. (ii) users; p. (i) allow.
2. a. Social network is to facilitate social relations among people around the world.
People use Internet for social networks to interact quickly and easily.
Facebook is the most popular social networking service.
Social networks are expanding so fast because most of the social services are cost tree.
Internet service provider gets a very little pay.
Facebook can unite people with common interests or beliefs through groups and other pages and has been known to reunite lost family members and friends because of the widespread reach of its network.
The users can interact through the internet. Their services make it possible to connect people sharing interests and activities across the borders.
Social networks allow users to upload pictures, multimedia contents and modify the profile. Some like Facebook allow users to update their profiles.
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