Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:…
2024
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Four of the most popular forms i.e. facebook, twitter, snapchat, instagram of social media _____ 1 _____ great damage upon young people’s mental health. These four platforms have a negative effect because they can _____ 2 _____ children’s and young people’s body image worries, and worsen bullying, sleep problems, anxiety, depression and loneliness. The findings follow growing _____ 3 _____ among politicians, health bodies, doctors and parents about young people suffering harm as a result of cyber bullying and social media _____ 4 _____ feelings of self-loathing and leading them to commit suicide. However, the leader of the UK’s psychiatrists said these findings were too simplistic and they _____ 5 _____ blamed social media for the complex reasons why the mental health of so many young people is suffering. Find the appropriate word in each case 4
Answer: A. reinforcing — The sentence as a whole talks about propagating negative thoughts among youngsters. Thus, the word to be used in the blank should indicate strengthening these…
- A.
reinforcing
- B.
ebbing
- C.
augment
- D.
accentuate
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Correct answer: A
The sentence as a whole talks about propagating negative thoughts among youngsters. Thus, the word to be used in the blank should indicate strengthening these thoughts among youngsters. Option A “reinforcing” means ‘to strengthen and support’ and conforms itself to the explanation above. Option B “ebbing” means ‘gradually decrease in terms of an emotion or quality’ and can be eliminated as it is contradictory to the meaning expressed in the passage. Options C and D “augment” and “accentuate” mean ‘making something greater by adding to it or noticeable’ and are not usually used with “feelings”.
Hence, option A is correct