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        With the number of mobile devices in the world increasing at a rapid rate, one may assume the use of gadgets such as tablets and smartphones would have a negative impact on quality time spent between children and parents. Nonetheless, a new study conducted by researchers at the Universities of Oxford and Warwick has discovered this may not be the case.

        According to the study’s findings, which were published in the Journal of Marriage and Family, children are spending more time at home with their parents than they were in 2000. However, the amount of time children and parents spend together doing shared activities such as eating meals or watching television remains largely unchanged.

                For the study, the research team analysed a sample of 5,000 daily diaries written by 2,500 children aged between eight and 16 and their parents, and what they found was that families spent an average of 30 more minutes together per day in the same location in 2015 than they did in 2000, with average overall family time increasing from 347 minutes to 379 minutes. They also added that the amount of time parents and children spend daily on doing shared activities has only slightly altered over the past 15 years, increasing by three minutes.

         “Our analysis has found that the overall family time has extended, but it’s this alone-together time, when children and parents are in the same location but children are reporting that they are alone, which has made up most of the increase,” says Dr Killian Mullan, from the department of sociology at the University of Oxford. “Given this large increase in alone-together time, it is perhaps reassuring that we also found no decline in the amount of time families spent in shared activities between 2000 and 2015. “This suggests that parents still value key aspects of traditional family life, such as family meals or shared hobbies, and seek to prioritise them in the face of pressure from technological change.”

        Dr Stella Chatzitheochari, from the department of sociology at the University of Warwick, explains that the study indicates how use of digital devices has become “embedded into family life”. “It is worth noting that mobile device use may be complementing family activities and also help children and young people build and maintain friendships outside of the home,” she states. However, the sociology professor also believes more research is needed to explore how the quality of interactions between family members is impacted by mobile device use.

 (Adapted from independent.co.uk)

Question 44: Which best serves as the title for the passage?

                A. Study Reveals The Surprising Positive Effects Of Gadgets On Families

                B. Researchers Proved Use Of Mobile Devices Will Benefit The Whole Family  

                C. Technology Use Does Not Reduce Family Time At Home, Study Finds

                D. Research Suggests Parents No Longer Focus On Key Values Of Family Life

Question 45: Which of the following is one of the findings of the study, as stated in paragraph 2?

                A. Children spend more time doing things with their parents than they do in the past.

                B. Children do not spend much time on having meals and watching TV with parents.

                C. Children still spend as much time staying at home as they did in previous years.

                D. Children spend the same time on activities with their family members as before.

Question 46: The word “They” in paragraph 3 refers to __________.

                A. researchers                 B. diaries                      C. parents                      D. families

Question 47: How did the research team carry out the study, according to paragraph 3? 

                A. They analysed how children aged 8 and above wrote their own diaries.

                B. They looked into a sample of daily written records of children and parents.

                C. They examined the daily diaries of young children below the age of 16.

                D. They asked 5,000 families to write diaries daily to collect the needed data. 

Question 48: The word “reassuring” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ___________.

                A. stimulating           B. vitalising          C. encouraging            D. refreshing

Question 49: The word “embedded” in paragraph 5 can be best replaced by ___________.

                A. implemented         B. engrossed         C. engaged          D. incorporated

Question 50: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

                A. Children only want to spend time with their parents while watching TV.

                B. Family meals are the most significant aspect of traditional family life.

                C. Many parents cannot handle the pressure from technological change.

                D. The use of technology has actually improved children’s social life.

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