Section I: Reading Comprehension

Part A: To read for main ideas, details, and reference

Question 1

32 / 32 pts

Read the following text and use the information to answer the questions
below.
 A MODERN ANXIETY?

You know the feeling – you have left your phone at home and feel anxious, as if
you have lost your connection to the world. “Nomophobia” (short for no-mobile
phobia) affects teenagers and adults alike. You can even do an online test to see if
you have it. Last week, researchers from Hong Kong warned that nomophobia is
infecting everyone. Their study found that people who use their phones to store,
share and access personal memories suffer most. When users were asked to
describe how they felt about their phones, words such as “hurt’” (neck pain was
often reported) and “alone” predicted higher levels of nomophobia.

“The findings of our study suggest that users perceive smartphones as their
extended selves and get attached to the devices,” said Dr Kim Ki Joon. “People
experience feelings of anxiety and unpleasantness when separated from their
phones.” Meanwhile, an American study shows that smartphone separation can
lead to an increase in heart rate and blood pressure.

So can being without your phone really give you separation anxiety? Professor
Mark Griffiths, chartered psychologist and director of the International Gaming
Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University, says it is what is on the phone that
counts – the social networking that creates Fomo (fear of missing out).

“People don’t use their phones to talk to other people – we are talking about an
internet-connected device that allows people to deal with lots of aspects of their
lives,” says Griffiths. “You would have to surgically remove a phone from a
teenager because their whole life is ingrained in this device.”

Griffiths thinks attachment theory, where we develop emotional dependency on the

phone because it holds details of our lives, is a small part of nomophobia. For
“screenagers”, it is Fomo that creates the most separation anxiety. If they can’t see
what’s happening on Snapchat or Instagram, they become panic-stricken about not
knowing what’s going on socially. “But they adapt very quickly if you take them on
holiday and there’s no internet,” says Griffiths.

Deliberately separating from your phone by turning it off or leaving it at home can
reduce dependency and anxiety. Griffiths says the criteria for phone addiction
include it being the most important thing in your life, building up the time you spend
on it, withdrawal symptoms, using it to de-stress or to get excited. Your phone-use
also needs to compromise relationships or work and provoke inner conflict – you
know you should cut down, but can’t. Few people, Griffiths says, fulfill these
criteria. But surely many of us experience some of them.

Part A: To read for main ideas, details, and inference.

1. Which statement below is correct, according to the reading? [ Select ]

["People who suffer from phone separation anxiety describe their feelings while away
from their phones as relief, joy or happiness.", "Victims get frustrated and panicked
when they have their phone.", "Phone separation anxiety affects teenagers more.",
"There are available tests on the Internet to find out if they are victims of phone
separation anxiety."]
2. What are victims of NOMOPHOBIA and FOMO really addicted to? [ Select ]
["Technology.", "Chatting.", "What is in the phone (e.g. photos, access to social
media and applications)", "The device."]

3. Which one constitutes criterion for phone addiction? [ Select ] ["Believing

that the phone is the most important thing in one’s life.", "All of the above.",
"Withdrawal symptoms.", "Using it to de-stress or get excited."]

4. In paragraph one, who does “their study…” refer to? [ Select ] ["Users.",
"Researchers from Hong Kong.", "People.", "None of the above."]

Part B: To verify information

5. Phone separation anxiety is more common in teenagers. [ Select ]

["False", "True"]

6. According to the text, it is possible to diagnose a person´s addiction. True

7. The article raises awareness over phone separation anxiety. [ Select ]

["True", "False"]

8. The article describes some reasons why people become addicted to their phones.
True
Answer 1:

There are available tests on the Internet to find out if they are victims of phone
separation anxiety.

Answer 2:

What is in the phone (e.g. photos, access to social media and applications)

Answer 3:

All of the above.

Answer 4:

Researchers from Hong Kong.

Answer 5:

False

Answer 6:

True

Answer 7:

True

Answer 8:

True
Section II: Organizing Information

To use graphic organizers to organize your thoughts

Question 2

18 / 18 pts

In section III, you will write a cause-and-effect essay. Look at the following
graphic organizer and list causes and effects in the box below in order to
organize your ideas.

(3 points each / sub-total = 18 points)

CAUSES EFFECTS

a. a.
TOPIC:
b. b.

c. c.
 The effects of using
smartphones in every
aspect of daily life.

Your Answer:

CAUSE:

A. students create WhatsApp groups to coordinate classes

B. Teachers could open a forum for questions

C. increased anxiety

EFFECTS:

A. students improve the learning of each student.

B.students could ask during the day

C. Sleep Disturbances
Section III: Written Expression

To write an organized cause-and-effect essay

Question 3

40 / 50 pts

Write a cause-and-effect essay about "The effects of using smartphones in

every aspect of daily life". Remember that your essay must include an
introduction, one paragraph for causes, one paragraph for effects, and a
concluding paragraph. Back up your ideas with strong arguments. You may
include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Your Answer:

The effects of using smartphones in every aspect of daily life

Nowadays, technology is getting really advanced and, it is incredibly common to see

someone with a cellular phone in their hand whether walking across a street, driving
in an automobile. My essay will the discuss cause and effect to use smartphones in
students considering 3 important points communication, Student-teacher
communication, and mental health.

Now we can be connected to our friends, relatives at any time we want through
many apps. Now we can talk video chat with whoever we want. Talking about
students, they use their cell phones to communicate with their teachers in virtual
classes. In addition, students create WhatsApp groups to coordinate classes,
homework, schedules. As result, they improve the learning of each student.

Using cell phones in class is great because it's a great way to do bell work and
research. It is also a good way to show people how to use cell phones responsibly
and for educational purposes. Also, teachers are benefited because they could open
a forum for questions. As result, students could ask during the day. In addition, there
are many mobile apps, to learn languages and vocabulary, making learning instantly
accessible.

However, despite the convenience it brings to us, sometimes it might affect our
mental health in a negative sense. Among the most affected groups are the
students. They are highly influenced by the technology and thus vulnerable to sleep
disturbance because cellphone usage leads to the release of cortisol, a hormone
linked to stress, that can lead to increased anxiety and this leads to Sleep
Disturbances. A recent study found that one in three smartphone users will wake up
in the middle of the night and check their phones.

On the whole, just anything with too much of a good thing may not be a good thing
after all. The phone plays a significant role in making people's lives easier and it is a
useful medium too. But becoming addicted to mobile creates many issues such as
raised accidents, absence of communication, and harmful health effects. However, it
does not mean we should stop using cellphones but try to find an appropriate way to
make them useful too.

The thesis statement: The effects of using smartphones in every aspect of daily life
This essay will discuss the effects of using smartphones on students considering
idea 1, idea 2, idea 3. -You need transitions and subordinators.