The Quiz # The Social Media Effect

The quiz below is based on the reading passage The social media effect.

The table below has two columns, column A consisting of the words given in the passage and Column B has the meanings of the given words.

Your task is to match the words with the correct meaning.

 COLUMN A COLUMN B
 1.social media  (i)achieving or having achieved success
2. global-society (ii)used to refer to a society that is being built in modern times in which all the people of the world have a good deal in common with one another
3.relevant (iii)to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc
4. promoting (iv)a distinguishing feature or quality
5. expanding (v)to mention or introduce (an idea, proposition, plan, etc.)
6. social network (vi)noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities,customs, etc.
7. perception (vii)the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating;engendering
8. aspire (viii)websites and other online means of communication that are used by large groups of people to share information and to develop social and professional contacts
9. successful (ix)the point or place at which a person stands to view something
 10. prevalent  (x)to search or search for again
11. research (xi) to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to)
12. suggests (xii) the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind;cognition; understanding
13. attributes (xiii) the act of competing; rivalry for supremacy, a prize, etc
14. characteristics (xiv) a portrait
15. personality (xv) to help or encourage to exist or flourish
16. societal (xvi) widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance
17. standpoint (xvii)something accomplished, especially by superior ability, special effort,great courage, etc.; a great or heroic deed
18. competition (xviii)bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand
19. achievement (xix)a beginning or start
20. creation (xx)to long, aim, or seek ambitiously
21. portrayal (xxi)the visible aspect of one’s character as it impresses others
22. onset (xxii)a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts

SAMPLE ANSWER

  1.  viii
  2. ii
  3. xviii
  4. xv
  5. iii
  6. xxii
  7. xii
  8. xx
  9. i
  10. xvi
  11. x
  12. v
  13. xi
  14. iv
  15. xxi
  16. vi
  17. ix
  18. xiii
  19. xvii
  20. vii
  21. xiv
  22. xix

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