What is cyberbullying (Reserva Junio Opción A)

Examen

Respuestas

I * COMPREHENSION (This section consists of six items combining ‘True/False’ and/or ‘Multiple Choice’ questions) (3 points)

CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each)

1. Cyberbullying is experienced by ...

(a) more than 69% of 18 year-old people.

(b) less than 70% of young people after 18.

(c) 69% of people under 18 years of age. (l. 1)

(d) more than 69% of celebrities before they are 18.

2. Saving and conserving evidence of offensive comments...

(a) may help set a new world record in the fight against cyberbullying.

(b) should be done outside your computer.

(c) may put your family in danger.

(d) could be useful. (l. 14)

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT (0.5 points each)

3. Cyberbullying takes place when bullies hit other children in school playgrounds and classrooms.

False: Cyberbullying is defined as “the use of digital technologies with an intent to offend, humiliate, threaten or abuse somebody.” (l. 2-3)

4. When the bully is someone in your daily environment, it is advisable to wait for a while before reporting it.

False: “you should report it to a teacher, an adult or contact the police as soon as you can.” (l. 10-11)

5. Meeting with unknown people offline may put your family at serious risk.

True: “not get together with anybody unknown offline. People may not always be who they say they are and you could be putting yourself and those that you care about most in real danger.” (l. 11-13)

6. The text advises against answering back any cyberbullying act in a confrontational way.

True: “you should never respond to anything that has been said or get revenge by doing the same thing back.” (l. 15-16)

II * USE OF ENGLISH (4 points; questions 7-12, 0.25 points each; 13-17, 0.5 points each)

7. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR “risk” (noun).

Danger (l. 13)

8. GIVE A NOUN WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “humiliate” (verb).

Humiliation

9. FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: “to be a menace or source of danger to something or someone”.

Threaten (l. 3)

10. WHICH WORD DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME MEANING? abuse / insult / offense / skip

11. GIVE ONE SYNONYM FOR “additionally” (adverb) AS IT IS USED IN THE TEXT (line 13).

Besides, furthermore, moreover, also.

12. FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT PREPOSITION: “We always laugh ... your jokes.”

About / at

13. REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: “A lot of celebrities also experience cyberbullying.”

Cyberbullying ... is also experienced by a lot of celebrities.

14. REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY: “You must to also consider taking an screenshot.”

You must also consider taking a screenshot

15. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE: “If people knew the ending of the movie...”

… they would take handkerchiefs.

16. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY. “Nobody in the classroom was able to find the bully. He was hidden in the closet.”

Nobody in the classroom was able to find the bully, who was hidden in the closet.

17. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: “Big companies upgrade their technology every three years.”

How often do big companies upgrade their technology?

III * PRODUCTION (3 points)

18. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS ABOUT THE TOPIC PROPOSED. YOU MUST FOCUS STRICTLY ON IT:

 What do you think about electronic forms of communication such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.?