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 1
( Question no 11 till 15 are linked together )
- A.
desecrate
- B.
impious
- C.
inflict
- D.
perpetrating
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Correct answer: C
Correct answer: inflict — “inflict” means to cause something unpleasant or harmful. It fits the sentence naturally: “social media inflict great damage upon young people’s mental health.”
desecrate: means to treat a sacred place or thing with violent disrespect; irrelevant to mental-health damage and therefore incorrect.
impious: an adjective meaning not pious or irreverent toward religion; it does not express causing harm and so does not fit the context.
perpetrating: is a present participle; the sentence requires a base verb form to state that social media cause damage. Even the base verb “perpetrate” (to commit) is less natural here than “inflict,” which collocates with “damage.”
inflict: correctly means to cause something unpleasant and naturally collocates with “damage,” so it is the best fit for the blank.
Therefore, inflict is the most appropriate choice.