Nearly Two-Thirds of American Teens and Tweens Use AI Chatbots, Surveys Find
About this practice test
Listen to the C1 Daily News report “Nearly Two-Thirds of American Teens and Tweens Use AI Chatbots, Surveys Find” and answer 7 comprehension questions.
What you’ll practice
Understanding detail
Follow specific information and examples.
Interpreting ideas
Identify main points and inferences.
Evaluating arguments
Assess claims, evidence, and limitations.
What to expect:
7 questions with explanations to review after submission.
Study the questions and tasks
Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.
- Practice level
- C1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.
- Question formats
- Single choice
How to approach this practice
Read the questions, then listen before opening the transcript. Notice names, numbers and any corrections the speaker makes.
News lesson for this practice
Read the complete article and use its text or audio alongside these exercises: Nearly Two-Thirds of American Teens and Tweens Use AI Chatbots, Surveys Find.
Nearly Two-Thirds of American Teens and Tweens Use AI Chatbots, Surveys Find
Read a transcript excerpt
Artificial intelligence chatbots are becoming a routine part of life for many American children and teenagers, according to two new surveys. The technology is used for practical purposes, such as schoolwork, but also for companionship and emotional support when young people feel stressed, lonely, anxious, or overwhelmed. One survey by Common Sense Media suggests that chatbot use begins well before children reach the minimum age of 13 set by most…
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Question 1 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
What percentage of students in the JED Foundation survey had used an AI chatbot?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- Nearly half
- Nearly two-thirds
- Three-quarters
- Ninety percent
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- Answer
- Ninety percent
The narration gives a precise percentage for the surveyed students’ prior chatbot use.
A separate survey by the JED Foundation found that 90 percent of 5,500 students aged 9 to 17 had used an AI chatbot.
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Question 2 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
What did the 17-year-old use a chatbot to do when overwhelmed?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- Generate companionship and emotional counseling
- Prioritize tasks and obtain essay feedback
- Conduct surveys among younger children
- Replace independent answers with automated submissions
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- Prioritize tasks and obtain essay feedback
Her example concerns organizing responsibilities and receiving essay feedback.
A 17-year-old said she used one to prioritize tasks when overwhelmed and to obtain feedback on essays.
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Question 3 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
What did the 15-year-old generate with chatbots?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- Practice questions
- Mental-health diagnoses
- School attendance records
- Companionship profiles
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- Practice questions
His stated use involved creating questions for independent practice.
A 15-year-old said he used chatbots to generate practice questions that he could answer independently.
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Question 4 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
According to Maheux, what has happened within only a few years?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- Chatbot use has expanded dramatically.
- Schools have eliminated all homework.
- Young people have stopped using technology socially.
- Survey participation has fallen dramatically.
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- Chatbot use has expanded dramatically.
She stresses the speed with which chatbot use has expanded among young people.
She noted that young people now seem almost as likely to use the technology for emotional support as for homework.
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Question 5 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
Which chatbot uses were linked with poorer symptoms?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- Uses involving companionship or emotional and cognitive problems
- Uses involving essay feedback and practice questions
- Uses involving schoolwork and task prioritization exclusively
- Uses involving classroom attendance and academic grading
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- Uses involving companionship or emotional and cognitive problems
The narration singles out reliance involving companionship and emotional or cognitive problems.
Certain uses, particularly reliance on chatbots for companionship or to address emotional and cognitive problems, were associated with poorer symptoms.
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Question 6 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
What possibility do the researchers ultimately raise about the relationship?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- Chatbot use may affect distress, and distress may affect chatbot use.
- Chatbot use has no relationship whatsoever with distress.
- Distress always precedes chatbot use in every young person.
- Chatbot use permanently resolves distress among adolescents.
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- Chatbot use may affect distress, and distress may affect chatbot use.
The closing sentence presents a reciprocal relationship rather than one fixed causal direction.
Researchers say the relationship may ultimately operate in both directions.
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Question 7 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
Why does the recording describe chatbots as a regular feature of young people’s lives?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- Because many young people use them across everyday academic and emotional contexts
- Because federal law requires every child to use them daily
- Because chatbots have replaced parents as children’s primary companions
- Because the surveys measured only occasional experimental use
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- Because many young people use them across everyday academic and emotional contexts
The opening frames chatbot use as broad, recurring, and embedded in everyday activities.
Artificial intelligence chatbots are becoming a routine part of life for many American children and teenagers, according to two new surveys.
What to review next
Listen again to difficult sections, then open the transcript to check what you heard. Repeat a useful phrase aloud and try the recording once more without the text.
A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.
Before you practise: a worked example
Listen for the final information, especially when a speaker corrects or changes an earlier statement.
Example transcript: “Let’s meet at five — actually, half past five would be better.” What is the final suggested time?
The final suggested time is 5:30. Actually signals a correction; the first time is replaced by the later suggestion.
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