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Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.

Internet and social media have changed the public concept of communications. Social media; largely known as social networks, eased the way and frequency of communications among the people in the world. Social networking websites such as Facebook, Google+ or Twitter are widely popular among the people of all ages now-a-days. Social network services are web-based and hencen, provide ways for the users to interact through the Internet. Social websites make it possible to connect people sharing interests and activities across the borders and thus have turned the world into a global village, where the users of the networks are interconnected. These websites are gaining popularity with every passing day as most of them are free to use. Users do not have to pay anything to log in and to use the websites and get to know other people. The users only have to pay a little to the internet service provides to use their websites. The users through their personal profiles can present themselves before the world and advertise for themselves without any cost. By doing it, they can open the doors of opportunities for them, The users can even upload their pictures, multimedia contents and modify and update their profiles which was almost impossible just a couple of years back. They can also express their opinion or views on their profiles through blog posts with secured profile features. The users can decide who will be watching their profiles and who won’t and what information will be shared with any of the visitors. With these unique features the websites have become the most popular destination of the modern world.

1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1×7=7

(a) Which of the following word has the closest meaning of the word ‘frequency’ ?

i) condition

ii) recurrent

iii) comfort

iv) simple

(b) Social websites make it possible to connect people. It means—.

i) people can use it easily

ii) people can share interests using it

iii) people can easily have internet connection

iv) social networking services are free of cost

(c) What does internet increase?

i) family relation

ii) friend relation

iii) social relation

iv) brother-sister relation

(d) What do social networks allow the users to do?

i) to upload their photos

i) to protect their privacy

iii) to pay a very little to their internet service provider

iv) both (i) and (ii)

(e) Face book, Google+ and Twitter are the examples of —.

i) social networks

ii) Internet connection

iii) computers

iv) multimedia

(f) Which of the following statement is true about social networks?

i) They need additional expenses for the users

ii) They have made the communication simple

iii) Their use is very tough

iv) They are contributing to the breaking of family relations

(g) The social websites users can decide —.

i) who can open their profiles

ii) who can share their information

iii) what sort of work they will do through websites

iv) how they use the websites

2. Answer the following questions. 2×5=10

(a) What is the main objective of using internet?

(b) What are the some uses of social network?

(c) What do you mean by ‘Global Village’?

(d) How do the users present, themselves before the whole world?

(e) Why do people like to use social networking websites?

3. From your reading of the above passage fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use one word only in each blank. 1×5=5

Though Stephen Hawking is unable to move or speak, he (a) at Cambridge University. Even he (b) — his research. He is doing (c) — with the help of computer. He does not lose his (d) —. With all his (e) — he won prestigious ‘Albert Einstein’ -Award.

4. Match the parts of sentences given in column ‘A’ and column ‘B’ to write five complete sentences. There are more parts of sentences in column ‘B’ then required. 1×5=5

5. Write the summary of the passage in no more than 90 to 100 words. 10

6. Read the following passage carefully and complete the table below with information the passage. 1×5=5

Stephen Hawking is considered the greatest physicist after Einstein. He was born in England in 1942. He was skilled in mathematics from an early age. He wrote the book ‘A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Present Times’ in 1988. In his book he explains cosmology for the general public. It became famous and established his reputation as a great scientist. He was famous for, his investigations into the origin of the universe. He received his Ph.D in cosmology from Cambridge University in 1968. But fortune did not favour him. In 1972 he became a victim of Georgia’s disease. Since then he has been confined to wheel chair with no power to control his body. But he continues his teaching through the help of computer. In 1974 he won prestigious ‘Albert Einstein’ Award for theoretical physics. In 1979, he joined Cambridge University as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics. He is still carrying out his research work using his computer.

7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to rewrite the whole story.

1×8 = 8

(a) Later on, the master arriving at the market found Death and asked why she made a threatening gesture to his servant.

(b) There was a merchant in Baghdad who sent his servant to market to buy provisions.