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Direction: Read the passage aloud. Then, read it silently.

COMPREHENSION CHECK 🧠 A. Directions: Identify if the statements are TRUE of FALSE. If the statement is FALSE, provide the correct answer.

1. As technology keeps moving at a rapid pace and everyone clamours for the new must-have gadget of the moment, we can easily perceive the long-term effects on our health.

2. According to experts, continuously listening to loud music on small music players can mainly damage hair cells in the ear drum, resulting in hearing loss.

3. The human body consists of trillions of cells which use faint electromagnetic signals to communicate with each other.

4. The modern evolution in music has enabled people to download, store and listen to songs on a tiny, portable device called an MP4 player.

5. EMR can disrupt and alter the way in which our cells communicate resulting in abnormal cell behavior.

B. Direction: Answer the following questions based on the article.

1. Why is it that the area around the antenna is considered the most dangerous part of the phone?

2. What is the main concern of Professor Greenfield on technology for children?

3. Who are the heavy consumers and users of gadgets that run the risk of being harmed the most?

4. Why are children considered especially vulnerable?

5. What does living in a virtual world, where actions are rewarded without consideration of moral implications, make young people become?

C. Direction: Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B.