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Year 8

Technology Improves Education

Apart from the argument that technology has negatively affected learning schedules, it has been proved to
be a beneficial tool. Nowadays, the time that students invest in learning can be utilized in the best way
possible, since their growth is under their control thoroughly: either they can make efforts to stand out or
let the opportunities go vain. Here are some ways in which technology has made the academic industry
better.

Technology and Communication


Communication is an essential part of any activity. In addition, when it comes to education, ineffective
communication is just not acceptable. Since technology has emerged, communication gaps have been
bridged up and the flow of knowledge has been smoothened. Whether in a traditional or a virtual
classroom, with online collaboration tools, everyone can just form a community where teachers assign
projects to their students in real-time and students may ask for clarifications, if any. As a bonus, peers may
easily interact with each other for their subject-relevant concerns, too.

Technology and Research

Cloud storage has made research a lot easier for the students these days. Gone are the days when they had
to go through piles of books to find a specific reference to improve their assignments and projects. With
technology, research has been quite an effective tool. Because a lot of time is saved during research,
students are able to incorporate a lot of information and knowledge in their projects. Besides, the
acquisition of different solutions and results all over the world is now possible, which is likely the most
obvious benefit a student gets in his life. All thanks to the giant search engine Google.

Technology and fun

It is a fact that a student learns more when he practices. The use of technology has made things a lot more
fun than ever. Students are getting engaged in so many learning tasks that improve their retention of new
concepts. Since the introduction of computers, tablets and mobile phones, there has been a great scope of
education applications that allow learners to learn various concepts in a playful manner. Moreover, they can
access live streaming videos online to better understand an idea, subject or concept.

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Technology and Internet

In this technologically revolutionized world, there are numerous free options available from different
prestigious universities. No matter where a student is, he/she can simply access the internet through a device
and look for options. As the world of internet is bound to provide students with the best of their search results
and help their education needs, their grades do not need to suffer anymore.

As far as we know, technology is here to stay and develop. There are more revolutions that are expected in
the industry; therefore, being ready for every new update is needed. The idea that ‘Education is for everyone’
seems to be verified with technology's involvement.

Read the article above about Technology and Education and then answer the following questions.

1. Mention two different ways in which technology has improved the academic industry. (2)
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2. How does technology make education more fun? (1)


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3. “Gone are the days when they had to go through piles of books to find a specific reference to improve
their assignments and projects”.
Explain in your own words what the writer tells the reader by saying so. (1)
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4. Look at paragraphs 2 and 3. Find a passive verb form. State why it is used. (2)
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5. Give the meaning of the following words as they are used in the text. (2)
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6. Find a quotation from paragraph five that tells the reader how technology can affect students’

performance at school. (1)

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7. From paragraph three, find a subordinate clause. (1)

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8. From paragraph three, find a conjunctive adverb. State the reason for using it. (1)

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9. From paragraph four, find a word that means ‘the ability to recall’. (1)
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10. Explain the reason for putting the phrase ‘Education is for everyone’ between inverted commas in the

last paragraph. (1)

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11. From paragraph five, find a word that means ‘transformed’. (1)
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12. What is the purpose of the text? (1)

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13. Identify THREE features of an information text that are shown in the text. (3)

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