The End Of The Email? Reading Answers

The End Of The Email? is a real Reading test passage that appeared in the IELTS.

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The question types found in this passage are:

Matching Information Questions

In Matching Information Questions, a list contains information taken from the paragraphs. You are asked to find out the paragraph from which the information is taken. Sometimes the question may be tricky because the information given might not be in exact words as given in the paragraph instead it will be paraphrased so you need to read the paragraph to understand the meaning/idea behind it to answer these questions.

Note Completion

In Note completion questions, you will be asked to complete a set of notes based on the information given in the text. Sometimes the question will be to write a short answer and sometimes you’ll have to choose from the list of answers given. Usually, these kinds of questions will only be based on one part of the passage, so you won’t have to read the whole passage to fill in the important information.

Sentence completion

In sentence completion, you’ll be asked to fill in the blank spaces using the words given in the text.  It is important to pay close attention to the instructions that are given in the question because in some instructions there will be a word limit mentioned and you may lose marks if you don’t follow it.

Read the passage below and answer questions 1 – 13. Beyond the questions, you will find the answers along with the location of the answers in the passage and the keywords that help you find out the answers.

The End Of The Email?

Answers

1 Answer: E

Question Type: Matching Information

Answer location: Paragraph E, line 1

Answer explanation: In the said paragraph, it is mentioned that “the immediacy of these synchronous messaging systems enables people to stay in touch and broadcast information to each other – their location, activities, plans and daily schedules without the need for constant emailing.” Hence, these are the list of reasons why people prefer using social networking tools over email.

2 Answer: D

Question Type: Matching Information

Answer location: Paragraph D, line 1

Answer explanation: If you read through, it is said that “employees will be expected to use collaboration and social media tools instead of email to communicate with co-workers.” Hence, this line provides the details of the tools that can used in-place of emails for communication in the workplace.

3 Answer: C

Question Type: Matching Information

Answer location: Paragraph C, line 2

Answer explanation: A line in the said paragraph mentions the reason why business plans to reduce its internal flow of emails. That is “because the volume of emails is becoming unsustainable. Employees who usually get 200 emails a day, spend between 5 to 20 hours a week just clearing their inboxes.” Moreover, “research shows that it takes 64 seconds to regain concentration after reading an email.”

4 Answer: F

Question Type: Matching Information

Answer location: Paragraph F, last line

Answer explanation: If you read thoroughly, this entire paragraph is dedicated to the effects of technology on attention span. It is paraphrased from the line, “research has found that people work better in bursts of concentration interrupted by breaks even for pointless emails – then long sustained spells.” From the information given in the paragraph about the effects of technology on attention span, we can briefly conclude or summarise the effects, email/technology has on our attention span.

5 Answer: A

Question Type: Matching Information

Answer location: Paragraph A, line 2

Answer explanation: If you read thoroughly, this entire paragraph is dedicated to the decline of email popularity. It is paraphrased from the line, “a leading US internet research firm, ComScore, recently reported a 59% decline in the use of internet-based email services by 12- to 17-year-olds, an 18% decline among 25- to 35-year-olds, and an 8% fall among 35- to 44-year-olds.” Here, this data is the evidence that confirms the decline of email popularity.

6 Answer: G

Question Type: Matching Information

Answer location: Paragraph G, line 5

Answer explanation: A line in the said paragraph mentions the positive features of email by pointing out that “even its annoyances contain advantages: email archives have proved to be hugely valuable, and because it is an asynchronous medium (the recipients choose when to open their messages) this means we can try and preserve some control over our time.”

7 Answer: location

Question Type: Note Completion

Answer location: Paragraph E, line 1

Answer explanation: In the said paragraph, it is mentioned that “the immediacy of these synchronous messaging systems enables people to stay in touch and broadcast information to each other – their location, activities, plans and daily schedules without the need for constant emailing.” From this line, we can infer that location is one of the information using medium of instant messaging.

8 Answer: activities

Question Type: Note Completion

Answer location: Paragraph E, line 1

Answer explanation: If you read through, a line in the passage suggests that “the immediacy of these synchronous messaging systems enables people to stay in touch and broadcast information to each other – their location, activities, plans and daily schedules without the need for constant emailing.” One of the information that can be communicated through instant messaging is activities.

9 Answer: plans

Question Type: Note Completion

Answer location: Paragraph E, line 1

Answer explanation: The answer is clearly mentioned in the said paragraph and line. You must note the paraphrasing here. In the passage, it is said that “the immediacy of these synchronous messaging systems enables people to stay in touch and broadcast information to each other – their location, activities, plans and daily schedules without the need for constant emailing.” One of the information that can be communicated through instant messaging is plans.

10 Answer: daily schedules

Question Type: Note Completion

Answer location: Paragraph E, line 1

Answer explanation: If you read through, a line said that “the immediacy of these synchronous messaging systems enables people to stay in touch and broadcast information to each other – their location, activities, plans and daily schedules without the need for constant emailing.” Hence, one of the 4 examples of the information that can be communicated through instant messaging is daily schedules.

11 Answer: immediacy

Question Type: Sentence Completion

Answer location: Paragraph E, line 1

Answer explanation: The entire sentence has been paraphrased here. In the passage, it states that “the immediacy of these synchronous messaging systems enables people to stay in touch and broadcast information to each other.” This line suggests young people use social media features for immediacy, which allows them to stay in touch with people.

12 Answer: information

Question Type: Sentence Completion

Answer location: Paragraph E, line 5

Answer explanation: A line in the said paragraph states that “status updates’ in which users post a simple message that can be read by all their contacts, enable people to see and share information that might not be worth an email but can be useful nonetheless.” From this line, we can deduce the advantage of social networking, which is to filter out information based on its usefulness.

13 Answer: asynchronous medium

Question Type: Sentence Completion

Answer location: Paragraph G, line 5

Answer explanation: Paragraph G puts forward the information about email, that “because it is an asynchronous medium (the recipients choose when to open their messages).”

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