15 questions from TNS 2024. Real examination questions for PSLE 2027/2028 preparation.
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The problem with mobile phones is that people look at them too much. Many people today find it (1) to put their smartphones away even for a short while. They always make sure that they are within their (2). This is an observation made by Mr Cooper, an engineer dubbed as the 'father of mobile phones', who (3) the first handheld wireless phone some fifty years ago. To him, it was an unintended outcome when he came up with the device.
Understandably, smartphones are equipped (4) multiple functions, resulting in most users becoming (5) on them. The digital camera is one such function that enables us to (6) thousands of pictures without having to (7) about insufficient storage space. The instant image viewing means you can edit the images on the phone as and (8) you wish. Another reason for the prolonged smartphone (9) is the messaging apps such as WhatsApp.
Unlike many people, Mr Cooper uses his phone to make or (10) calls rather than to search for vast amount of information or entertainment online. Given the plethora of apps, we are surely (11) for choice. The once weighty and bulky phone had become a thing of the (12). The first mobile phone (13) more than a kilogram, a huge contrast with today's smartphones which are so sophisticated and (14) that it can easily fit into one's pocket.
Indeed, smartphones have transformed our way of life and will (15) to change due to the many benefits they can provide.
Although Mr Cooper did not envisage every development, he always thought the device he and his team came up with would change the world rapidly.