Directions (1-8): Read the following passage and answer the given questions. Some words are highlighted to help you answer the questions.
Every time you go online you leave a trail. This is just like a real footprint. It reveals where you’ve been, how long you stayed and what you’ve been doing there. Every time you register for an online service, send an email, download a video or upload a photo, the information can be accessed and your digital footprint can be revealed. This shouldn’t necessarily be worrying but it is advisable to be aware of your digital footprint and to be cautious and sensible when you are online.
Six top tips for taking care of your digital footprint are:
Don’t forget to log off when you leave a website, especially if you are using a shared computer. If you don’t, someone can easily pretend to be you!
Don’t tell anyone your passwords and don’t write them down in an obvious place. Make them more complex by using a combination of letters (A), numbers and punctuation marks.
Tell an adult if you come across anything online that makes you upset, anxious or concerned. There are ways to report inappropriate or abusive content and in most cases web managers respond rapidly.
Remember your favourite websites by using the history button and the bookmark function on your computer or mobile device. This is a way that your digital footprint can work in your favour, but remember to clear your browser history regularly.
If you want to post comments online, you don’t have to use your own name. Invent a nickname to use instead. You can also use a picture instead of a real photo.
Protect your identity online. Be careful about who you share personal information with and always think twice before sharing details like your email, home address, school or phone number with someone.
Think about the future: All kinds of people are interested in your digital footprint. It’s now quite _________(I)__________ for colleges, universities and employers to check out the online profiles of possible candidates as part of their application process. There are cases of people having missed out on jobs and places in college because their digital footprint didn’t impress the recruiters. So, remember: keep safe, don’t put too much personal information online and always think carefully before you post something. Ask yourself, ‘Would I be happy for absolutely everyone to see this?’
Q1. Why does the author advise the readers to be careful about our digital footprint?
(a)As like a real footprint, any site you visit, things you download or upload, email you sent, can mark your presence.
(b) Many times, recruiters from jobs or colleges choose the candidates based upon their digital footprints.
(c) As through digital footprints, the whereabouts of a person can be easily traced
(d) Both (a) and (b)
(e) None of these
Q2. What is a digital footprint?
(a) The information about a particular person that exists on the internet as a result of their online activity.
(b) The footprints that are left behind as a result of our setting up of the online services like Wi-Fi, routers, etc.
(c) They are text files with small pieces of data you receive in your mail regularly.
(d) All of the above
(e) None of the above
Q3. Which of the following word will be placed in the blank (I)?
(a) common
(b) artificial
(c) emphatic
(d) petulant
(e) None of these
Q4. Choose the option which best describes the content of the passage.
(a) How to register online for your college application?
(b) Ways to protect yourself online against bank fraud or identity theft committed by cybercriminals.
(c) How can one be mindful of one’s digital footprint and how to use the internet with caution and common sense.
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these
Q5. Choose the synonym of INAPPROPRIATE as highlighted in the passage.
(a) utter
(b) constitute
(c) evident
(d) improper
(e) dwell
Q6. Choose the antonym of RAPIDLY as highlighted in the passage.
(a) accordingly
(b) elegantly
(c) solemnly
(d) thankfully
(e) leisurely
Q7. Which phrase out of the following phrases can be used to replace the highlighted phrase (A) a combination of letters?
(a) a flight of letters
(b) a fusion of letters
(c) a packet of letters
(d) a deck of letters
(e) None of these
Q8. The third paragraph of the passage mentions a word that is similar to alias. Select which word it is.
(a) nickname
(b) details
(c) history
(d) function
(e) favour
Directions (9-15): Read the following passage and answer the given questions. Some words are highlighted to help you answer the questions.
The main problem with the current research is that mobile phones have only been popular since the 1990s. As a result, it is impossible to study long-term exposure to mobile phones. This concerns many health professionals who point out that certain cancers can take over twenty years to develop. Another concern about these studies is that many have been funded by the mobile phone industry or those who benefit from it.
Over five billion people now use mobile phones on a daily basis, and many talk for more than an hour a day. Mobile phone antennas are similar to microwave ovens. While both ______(II)_______ electromagnetic radiation (EMR), the radio waves in mobile phones are lower in frequency. Microwave ovens have radio wave frequencies that are high enough to cook food, and they are also known to be dangerous to human tissues like those in the brain. The concern is that the lower-frequency radio waves that mobile phones rely on may also be dangerous. It seems logical that holding a heat source near your brain for a long period of time is a potential health hazard.
Some researchers believe that other types of wireless technology may also be dangerous to human health, including cordless phones, wireless gaming consoles, and laptop or tablet computers with wireless connections. They suggest replacing all cordless and wireless devices with wired ones where possible. They also say that many cordless phones can emit dangerous levels of Electromagnetic Radiation even when they are not in use. They even suggest keeping electronic devices such as desk-top and tablet computers out of the bedroom, or at least six feet from the head while we’re sleeping.
Q9. The author states that any long-term exposure to mobile phone is tough to study. Why is it so according to the passage?
(a) Because of its complicated designs and structures, scientists are unable to look into it.
(b) As mobile phone has become an indisputable part of our life style, it is difficult to evaluate its separate effect on health.
(c) As the popularity of mobile phone has been seen only from 1990’s, its long-time predicaments on health can’t be estimated.
(d) Only (a)
(e) All of the above
Q10. Which is recommended when using a mobile phone?
(a) Holding it to your ear
(b) Using wired devices by replacing the wired one
(c) Doing a handstand
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these
Q11. Choose the appropriate phrase to fill the blank (II) and help make the sentence contextual sense.
(a) hold on
(b) drop in
(c) add up
(d) rely on
(e) run into
Q12. Which are NOT a form of electromagnetic radiation?
(a) radio waves
(b) microwaves
(c) sound waves
(d) Only (a) and (b)
(e) None of these
Q13. Choose the synonym of REPLACING as highlighted in the passage.
(a) substituting
(b) ambiguous
(c) eminent
(d) insatiable
(e) subtle
Q14. Choose the antonym of SIMILAR as highlighted in the passage.
(a) surmount
(b) tremendous
(c) deficient
(d) alien
(e) bittersweet
Q15. Which of the following word is the most similar to the highlighted word HAZARDOUS?
(a) entrenched
(b) dispatch
(c) adequate
(d) risky
(e) All of the above
Solutions
S1. Ans (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option (d): Both (a) and (b).
After going through the complete passage, we can conclude (a) and (b) are true, refer, “Every time you go online you leave a trail. This is just like a real footprint……………It’s now quite common for colleges, universities and employers to check out the online profiles of possible candidates as part of their application process. There are cases of people having missed out on jobs and places in college because their digital footprint didn’t impress the recruiters.”
S2. Ans (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option (a): The information about a particular person that exists on the internet as a result of their online activity.
We can deduce this answer with the help of the information given in the first paragraph: Every time you go online you leave a trail. This is just like a real footprint. It reveals where you’ve been, how long you stayed and what you’ve been doing there. Every time you register for an online service, send an email, download a video or upload a photo, the information can be accessed and your digital footprint can be revealed.
S3. Ans (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option (a): common. It means occurring, found, or done often; prevalent.
Artificial means made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural.
Emphatic means expressing something forcibly and clearly.
Petulant means (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
S4. Ans (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option (c).
While reading the passage, we were warned of our digital footprint having various consequences. It states and educates us about what we can do to practice safe web surfing while not giving away too much information about ourselves which can put us at risk in the future.
S5. Ans (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option (d): improper. It means not proper: such as. : not in accord with propriety, modesty, good manners, or good taste.
Utter means complete; absolute.
Constitute means be (a part) of a whole.
Evident means clearly seen or understood; obvious.
Dwell means live in or at a specified place
S6. Ans (e)
Sol. The correct answer is option (e): leisurely. It means acting or done at leisure; unhurried or relaxed.
Accordingly means in a way that is appropriate to the particular circumstances.
Elegantly means in a graceful and stylish manner.
Solemnly means in a formal and dignified manner.
Thankfully means in a thankful manner.
S7. Ans (b)
Sol. The correct answer is option (b): a fusion of letters.
Fusion: A fusion of different qualities, ideas, or things is something new that is created by joining them together.
This meaning is the most similar of the word combination.
S8. Ans (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option (a): nickname.
Since alias means a false name used to conceal one’s identity; an assumed name, we can take nickname as the correct answer.
S9. Ans (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option (c):
This answer is present in the second paragraph where it says: The main problem with the current research is that mobile phones have only been popular since the 1990s. As a result, it is impossible to study long-term exposure to mobile phones. This concerns many health professionals who point out that certain cancers can take over twenty years to develop. Another concern about these studies is that many have been funded by the mobile phone industry or those who benefit from it.
S10. Ans (b)
Sol. The correct answer is option (b)
The answer is present in the last paragraph where it mentions: Some researchers believe that other types of wireless technology may also be dangerous to human health, including cordless phones, wireless gaming consoles, and laptop or tablet computers with wireless connections. They suggest replacing all cordless and wireless devices with wired ones where possible.
S11. Ans (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option (d): rely on.
Rely on- to count on, depend on, trust.
S12. Ans (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option (c): sound waves.
The answer can be found in the third paragraph: Mobile phone antennas are similar to microwave ovens. While both rely on electromagnetic radiation (EMR), the radio waves in mobile phones are lower in frequency.
S13. Ans (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option (a)
Substituting means use or add in place of
Ambiguous means open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning.
Eminent means (of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere.
Insatiable means (of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy.
Subtle means (especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe.
S14. Ans (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option (d): alien.
Alien- belonging to a foreign country / unfamiliar and disturbing or distasteful.
Surmount- overcome (a difficulty or obstacle).
Tremendous- very great in amount, scale, or intensity.
Bittersweet- arousing pleasure tinged with sadness or pain.
Deficient- not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient.
S15. Ans (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option (d): risky.
Risky- full of the possibility of danger, failure, or loss.
Dispatch- send off to a destination or for a purpose.
Adequate- satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity.
Entrenched- (of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained.
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