Social media has so many alarming effects to young users, who reported feeling

addicted to scrolling images on the app even though it made them feel bad about themselves
or, in some cases, promoted eating disorders and self-harm. Dozens of interesting things offered
by social media, but there are also many negative impacts that can be given from it.
Serious mental health problems among high school students skyrocketed during the
same decade that teens’ use of cell phones and social media became pervasive. From 2009 to
2019, the portion of high schoolers reporting “persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness”
increased by 40%. During the same decade, the number considering suicide shot up 36% — to
about 1 in 5 high schoolers. While some research shows time spent online leads to depression
and anxiety.
More recent research has shown that social media platforms, including Instagram and
Snapchat, have been misused. They have made it easy for teenagers to find and buy deadly
drugs, such as pills laced with fentanyl. Social media also can also lead to cyberbullying, the
act of bullying by harming or harassing using electronic technology, by writing defamatory
remarks on Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Another consequence of the misuse of social
media can be buying a product which does not exist. Many people bought the phone online and
later found out that the company was fraud and does not exist in real.
Government should keep the pressure on to make protection of children and teenager from the
danger of social media. Government and relevant authorities should establish the law against
the bad impact of social media.

1. What is the text about?

2. How many arguments are there? Mention them!
3. Find the synonym of ‘miserable’ from the text!
4. “…on the app even though it made them feel bad about themselves”
The word ‘it’ from that sentence refers to…
5. Mention 3 examples from the mental health problems according to the text!
6. Mention 3 examples of misused of social media according to the text!
7. What does the writer want to persuade the readers?
8. What do you think the suitable title for the text?
9. “They have made it easy for…” (paragraph 3)
The word they refers to…
10. Write 3-5 sentences about your opinion after reading the text (pros or cons)