Answer:
Technology
1. Based on the passage, we can infer that the author feels...
A: ambivalent toward the use of smartphones.
Question 2: the author's overall tone in the passage is
B: cautionary
Question 3: Which of the following is stated explicitly in the passage?
B: Smartphones have caused people to be distracted from other important activities
Question 4: Which of the following statements accurately represents the central idea of this
passage?
"D: Despite the ways that smartphones have made many things in life more convenient, they have also made some significant negative contributions to human society."
Question 5: What inference can you derive based on the author's use of the following information- "Research indicates that boredom often leads to creative thinking, but smartphones, for many people, are eliminating even the possibility of experiencing boredom"?
A: The author believes that as people use smartphones more, their creative thinking will decrease because they won't have time to be bored.
Explanation:
Indeed, there are many advantages and disadvantages arising from the use of smartphone technology. However, man and woman should never neglect the most important activities and relationships in life because they are glued to their smartphones. Technological products are supposed to serve man and not otherwise.
