Technology Is Reshaping Education. But Is It Helping Students Learn

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

B1. 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

Use the surrounding sentence to identify the meaning and word form needed. Check which words naturally go together.

1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which word means “a major change that affects many people or activities”?

   1. a major change that affects many people or activities
   2. concern
   3. purpose
   4. measure
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   Answer

   a major change that affects many people or activities

   The article uses this word for a major change in schools.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which word means “a sign that something good may happen”?

   1. influence
   2. a sign that something good may happen
   3. tension
   4. screen
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   Answer

   a sign that something good may happen

   This word describes the expected benefit of classroom technology.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which word means “to use power or influence to affect something”?

   1. avoid
   2. examine
   3. to use power or influence to affect someone or something
   4. serve
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   Answer

   to use power or influence to affect someone or something

   The article says technology companies use influence over education.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which word means “a difficult difference between two ideas or situations”?

   1. a difficult difference between two ideas, groups, or situations
   2. success
   3. discussion
   4. author
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   Answer

   a difficult difference between two ideas, groups, or situations

   This word describes the difference between technology's promise and concerns.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which word means “the power to change or affect something”?

   1. role
   2. the power to change or affect someone or something
   3. measure
   4. guest
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   Answer

   the power to change or affect someone or something

   The article discusses technology companies' power over public education.

What to review next

Keep a short list of unfamiliar words with their meanings and example sentences. Practise recalling them later, then use them in a sentence of your own.

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

Read the whole sentence before choosing a word. Check both its meaning and the words it naturally combines with.

Please make an appointment before visiting the clinic.

Make an appointment is a natural word combination. Knowing a dictionary meaning alone may not tell you which verb fits.

This teaching example is separate from the scored questions. After your test, compare any mistakes with the explanation and revisit the topic before trying again.