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Questions and Answers
What is a common activity people do on social media?
What is a common activity people do on social media?
- Block pop-up ads
- Download music
- Check the weather
- Take pictures of their meals or themselves (correct)
What do people often do on their phones or tablets?
What do people often do on their phones or tablets?
- Play online games
- Check their email
- Update their social media profiles (correct)
- Read the news
What is a negative aspect of social media usage?
What is a negative aspect of social media usage?
- Oversharing personal information (correct)
- Reading news articles
- Downloading apps
- Sharing photos with friends
What is a common behavior of social media users?
What is a common behavior of social media users?
Why is social media getting more interesting?
Why is social media getting more interesting?
What do people often do when they are not using social media?
What do people often do when they are not using social media?
What is a possible negative consequence of excessive social media usage?
What is a possible negative consequence of excessive social media usage?
What do people often do on social media platforms?
What do people often do on social media platforms?
Why do people use social media?
Why do people use social media?
What is a common theme in social media user behavior?
What is a common theme in social media user behavior?
Study Notes
Social Media Fasting
- Social media fasting means not going on social media platforms for a month.
- Some people take a break from social media to reconnect with family and friends without their phones.
- Others aim to be more productive at work.
Consequences of Social Media Fasting
- Some people felt more anxious without social media.
- Others developed positive habits like journaling or meditating.
Social Media Usage
- People spend nearly 4 hours a day on social media, which is almost 30 hours per week.
- Some use social media for work or to keep in touch with others.
- Others find it stressful and use it to procrastinate.
Alternative Ways of Communication
- During social media fasts, people talk to friends face-to-face, call distant loved ones, or write letters by hand.
- Instead of going online, people reconnect with others through alternative means.
Social Media Habits
- Some people use social media to take pictures of themselves, known as "selfies".
- Others use social media to read what others are posting.
Vocabulary
- Oversharing means sharing too much information online.
- Procrastinate means to delay or put off tasks.
- Take a break means to stop doing something for a while.
- A fast means to give up something for a period of time.
- Productive means to achieve a lot.
- Instead of means to do something in place of another thing.
- Face-to-face means to communicate in person.
- Mixed means having both positive and negative results.
- Journaling means to write a diary or record of events.
- Meditate means to think deeply and quietly.
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Test your understanding of adverbs of frequency and social media vocabulary. This quiz covers definitions and concepts related to social media usage and frequency adverbs.