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Name: ___________________
REVIEW UNIT 10
I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. telepathy B. system C. cyberworld D. battery
2. A. cinema B. cultural C. conference D. communicate
3. A. watched B. glanced C. decided D. attached
4. A. mean B. reach C. leave D. break
5. A. device B. netiquette C. dimension D. tiny
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed ditterently.
1. A. battery B. cinema C. oversleep D. conference
2. A. telepathy B. communicate C. competitive D. disappearance
3. A. positive B. multimedia C. verbally D. netiquette
4. A. competitive B. possibility C. curiosity D. afternoon
5. A. electrical B. device C. Computer D. graphic
III. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Just a decade ago, cell phones _________________ (primarily/ use) for calling people.
2. While I ___________ (write) the email, the Computer suddenly went off.
3. I didn’t go to the movies with my friends as I ___________ (see) the film already.
4. You can visit me around 7 o’clock tomorrow evening. I ___________ (not do) anything
important.
5. If ___________ (know) sign language, I’d be able to communicate with her.
IV. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. There has been communication ___________ between my son and myself. (fail)
2. Don’t pay any ___________ to what they say. (attend)
3. Being able to communicate ___________ is the most important of all life skills. (effect)
4. All that ___________ can be conveyed in a simple diagram. (inform)
5. _____________ with others online can be fun, as long as your teen knows how to stay
safe. (chat)
V. Choose the word which best tits each gap.
NETIQUETTE TIPS
Netiquette is the etiquette of the Internet, simple rules for how you should act in Cyberspace
that keep things (1) ________ and help everyone get along. Here’s some tips for being a
good Cyber Citizen and practicing good Netiquette.
1. Ask Before you post
Always ask (2) ________ before posting about someone or sharing an email, photo, or chat
conversation, and make sure that does not contain any personal information.
2. Pay Attention to Format
Check for typos or other mistakes before you post or send a message. Use (3) ________ :-)
and acronyms like LOL to get your message across in the right spirit. (4) ________ using
ALL CAPS, it means you are shouting.
3. Be polite and respectful of others
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Keep messages short, polite, and to the (5) ________. Don’t spam people with multiple
messages or waste their time. Try not to use too (6) ________ chat slang if you think other
person won’t understand it.
4. Be a Champion, not a Chump
Be helpful and courteous (7) ________ others and don’t be a Cyber bully. If someone is
being rude to you, be the better person. Talk to a trusted adult, block them, or simply walk
away. If they are bullying someone else, don’t join in and make it (8) ________. Be
supportive and positive and try to help the victim if you can.
1. A. important B. polite C. positive D. natural
2. A. permission B. question C. allowance D. advice
3. A. abbreviations B. expressions C. characters D. emoticons
4. A. Avoid B. Try C. Choose D. Cease
5. A. view B. letter C. point D. way
6. A. little B. lots of C. many D. much
7. A. for B. at C. to D. with
8. A. badly B. worse C. worst D. more badly
VI. Read the passage carefully, then do the tasks.
The very first, simple, text message was sent on December 3rd, 1992. It was sent by software
engineer Neil Papworth to his boss at the British mobile phone operator Vodafone. It read
simply, “Merry Christmas”. Little did they know that their simple mode of communication
would take the world by storm. SMS (Short Message Service) is today a multi-billion-dollar
industry covering every corner of the globe. An estimated nine trillion text messages are sent
globally each year. Everyone from presidents to schoolchildren to villagers in remote parts of
developing countries relies on it to communicate.
SMS is now an integral part of daily life for most of us. It is the preferred method of
communication between family members. One study showed that the average American
teenager sends up to 60 texts a day. However, SMS has also been blamed for a decline in
language ability and an increase in traffic accidents. A new sub-language has spread
worldwide as texters find shortcuts to write their messages as quickly as possible using the
fewest possible characters. Texting shorthand such as LOL (laugh out loud) and OMG (oh
my god) has even entered the Oxford English Dictionary.
A. Match the following synonyms from the article.
1. age a. faraway 1. ___
2. mode b. held responsible 2. ___
3. remote c. decrease 3. ___
4. relies d. method 4. ___
5. integral e. era 5. ___
6. blamed f. depends 6. ___
7. decline g. essential 7. ___
B. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. The first text message was sent to engineer Neil Papworth in 1992. _____
2. The first text message simply said “Merry Christmas”. _____
3. Today SMS is a widely used form of communication. _____
4. Around nine billion text messages are sent worldwide every year. _____
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5. An average US teen supposedly sends more than 60 text messages a day. _____
6. People blame SMS for a decline in writing standards. _____
7. An abbreviated, shorthand language has been created by texters. _____
8. The texting acronym “LOL” is in the dictionary as “Lots of Love”. _____
C. Answer the questions.
1. On what day was the first text message sent?
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2. Who was the first text message sent to?
_______________________________________________________________
3. How many words were there in the very first text message?
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4. What does “SMS” mean?
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5. What does everybody rely on SMS to do?
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6. What two problems has texting been blamed for?
_______________________________________________________________
7. What did texters find to write messages more quickly?
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8. What does “LOL” mean in a text?
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VII. Make sentences from the cues given.
1. Millions of emails/ send/ every minute/ the day.
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2. It/ important/ be/ polite and respectful/ when/ you/ Online.
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3. Since its creation/ the Internet/ open up/ lots of/ new ways/ us/ communicate.
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4. Most teenagers/ would rather/ Chat/ their friends/ Online/ see/ them/ in person.
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5. How/ you/ think/ people/ communicate/ in the future?
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