Question

Reading: Read the text about mobile phone and answer the questions. Are teenagers safer with a mobile phone or without? Parents want their kids to be safe. Many parents want their children to have a phone so that they can be in contact at any time or in any place. On the other hand, for lots of parents a phone is a source of possible danger. Parents worry that their child may meet the wrong kind of 'friends' on social networking. Mobile phones are permitted at school in many countries but pupils are not allowed to use them in class and they must be on silent during lessons. Teachers can take away phones if these rules are broken. School students can use their phones at break time and at lunchtime. Some teachers complain that pupils don't always follow the rules and that lessons are disrupted by people texting, making and receiving calls, looking at social networking sites, watching videos and even making videos in the class. 1. Why do many parents want their children to have a phone? 2. What do parents worry about? 3. When can teachers take away phones from pupils? 4. When can school students use their phones? 5. How are lessons disrupted by pupils don't follow the rules?

Answer 1

Parents want their children to have phones for safety reasons but worry about exposure to dangers on social networking. Phones can be confiscated by teachers if rules are broken, and permitted use is during breaks. Disruption in classes occurs due to unauthorized use of phones.

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Responses to Reading Comprehension Questions

1. Why do many parents want their children to have a phone?

Many parents want their children to have a phone for safety reasons, allowing them to be in contact with their kids at any time or in any place.

2. What do parents worry about?

Parents worry that their child may meet the wrong kind of 'friends' on social networking and be exposed to potential dangers.

3. When can teachers take away phones from pupils?

Teachers can take away phones if students use them in class, if they are not on silent during lessons, or if the school rules regarding phone use are broken.

4. When can school students use their phones?

School students can use their phones during break time and lunchtime but are not allowed to use them in class.

5. How are lessons disrupted by pupils who don't follow the rules?

Lessons can be disrupted by pupils when they engage in texting, making and receiving calls, browsing social media sites, watching videos, and even making videos during class.