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Docente: Camilo Betancur Quintero

Área o asignatura: Ingles

Grupo: 10.3

Fecha: abril 27-mayo 01

Reading Comprehension

Read the article below and then answer the questions that follow.
Online shopping allows consumers to shop in the convenience of their own home, and to save
travelling time to retail stores and spend their time on other important tasks and hobbies.
Researchers indicate convenience as the ‘primary objective’ of online shopping. This is relevant to
72% of online shoppers’ claim that they would rather surf online than go to retail stores to get
information about a product. According to a study, 72% of online shoppers chose convenience over
privacy. In addition to the ease of finding products online and time saved, consumers can shop
without time limitations with 24-hour access as a beneficial characteristic of online shopping.
Online shopping benefits both the society as a whole and individuals. The society can save human
resources when consumers help themselves by browsing freely online instead of asking for assistance
from vendors. Consumers are also freed from the pressure to buy from the vendors and can spend
more time to make wise purchase decisions.
Consumers desire a variety of products because they look for the right product that will fully satisfy
them. There is an infinite variety of products available online and the internet allows consumers to
browse through products that are made all around the world without geographical boundaries.
With the online tools that enable product comparison, consumers can compare product prices and
features to make a better decision with less effort.
One of the numerous disadvantages of online shopping is that many shoppers enjoy shopping with
others and it is often a good way to make social connections. When shopping independently online,
that enjoyment is lost.
Privacy is the number one reason that non-online shoppers do not shop online. Almost 95% of Web
users have declined to provide personal information to Web sites at one time or another when asked.
Because one needs money to buy a computer and to have internet connection, online shopping
seems to be limited to people with a reasonable amount of income. Also since it is harder to learn to
use computers at an older age, elderly people tend to shop at traditional retail stores. Another
reason some people do not shop on line is that they are worried that the products will not be what
they have expected by viewing online.
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Circle the correct answer.

1. The text is mainly about _______________.
a. how to shop online X
b. how to use the internet
c. why old people do not shop online
d. the advantages and disadvantages of shopping online

2. How does shopping online benefit society?

a. by protecting people’s privacy
b. by encouraging people to socialize more
c. by saving human resources X
d. all of the above answers are correct

3. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

a. Online shopping can be risky. X
b. Older people prefer to shop online.
c. Privacy is the number one concern for online shoppers.
d. Consumers desire a wider variety of products to choose from.

4. Which of the following in NOT an advantage of online shopping?

a. privacy
b. variety
c. convenience X
d. price comparison

5. One reason some people choose not to shop online is ___________________.

a. to protect their privacy
b. because they don’t have a computer
c. they don’t know how to use a computer
d. all of the above answers are correct X

6. What does the word consumers mean in this sentence? “Online shopping allows consumers to
shop in the convenience of their own home,…”
a. sellers
b. buyers X
c. workers
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d. home owners

7. What does the word primary mean in this sentence? “Researchers indicate convenience as the
‘primary objective’ of online shopping.”
a. important
b. hidden
c. the least important
d. the most important X

8. What does the word benefits mean in this sentence? “Online shopping benefits both the
society as a whole and individuals.”
a. hurts
b. helps X
c. hinders
d. heals

9. What does the word vendors mean in this sentence? “Consumers are also freed from the
pressure to buy from the vendors and can spend more time to make wise purchase decisions.”
a. Sellers X
b. buyers
c. workers
d. home owners

10. What does the word variety mean in this sentence? There is an infinite variety of products
available online….”
a. Many X
b. selection
c. choose
d. couple

11. According to the article, online shopping is limited to ________________?

a. wealthy people X
b. lonely people
c. old people
d. social people
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12. The main purpose of the article is to _________________.

a. get more people to shop online
b. warn people of the dangers of online shopping
c. explain the pros and cons of shopping online X
d. encourage people to buy computers

Fill in the blanks with the correct information from the text.

Numbers Nouns
13. 72% of online shoppers 14. Privacy is number one for non
chose convenience over privacy. online shoppers.
15. 24 hour access is an 16. Shopping is a good way to make
advantage of on line shopping. wise purchase decisions.