# PTE RW FIB #1: Digital Socialization and Online...

Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks #1 - Level 1 - Feeds Reading

> Below is a text with blanks. Click on each blank, a list of choice will appear. Select the appropriate answer choice for each blank.

Just as young people used to spend unmonitored time playing with friends in the neighborhood, outside the periphery of adults, they are now ____ with each other in the cyberworld, 'talking' with each other, 'talking' to each other, and 'talking' about each other, often without adult or parental monitoring. While technology allows young people to connect in ____ ways, such as the opportunity to share ideas, photos, videos, and more, the unsupervised ____ of the cyberworld demands the need for guidance, guidelines, and social responsibility. Cyberbullying can happen ____ there is online social interaction. For example, some young people use social media, video games, texting, or anonymous apps to bully other youth, post embarrassing pictures, share private information, or send threatening messages. Students can use their access to a large online audience to encourage their peers to join them in targeting someone with gossip, rumors, and ____ stories.

## Answer

Just as young people used to spend unmonitored time playing with friends in the neighborhood, outside the periphery of adults, they are now **engaging** with each other in the cyberworld, 'talking' with each other, 'talking' to each other, and 'talking' about each other, often without adult or parental monitoring. While technology allows young people to connect in **meaningful** ways, such as the opportunity to share ideas, photos, videos, and more, the unsupervised **nature** of the cyberworld demands the need for guidance, guidelines, and social responsibility. Cyberbullying can happen **anywhere** there is online social interaction. For example, some young people use social media, video games, texting, or anonymous apps to bully other youth, post embarrassing pictures, share private information, or send threatening messages. Students can use their access to a large online audience to encourage their peers to join them in targeting someone with gossip, rumors, and **untrue** stories.

## Explanation

Blank 1 follows "are now" and comes before "with each other," so you need an -ing verb that pairs with "with." "Engaging with" fits the friendly talk described. "Coping with" and "fighting with" do not. For blank 4, "anywhere there is" names a place, while "anyhow" and "anyways" mean "in any case."

## Hints

- Look for words that logically follow the preceding verbs or adjectives in each sentence.
- Check if the word fits the sentence's tense and part of speech requirements.

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