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Class: 8° GRADE
Unit: Information and communication technologies
READING COMPREHENSION WORKSHEET
Name:_________________________________________ Date:___________________ Class:______________

Learning Objective: Demostrar la comprensión de un texto relacionado a las aplicaciones móviles a través del reconocimiento,
diferenciación y el análisis de sus ideas generales y especificas mediante el uso del vocabulario clave, tiempo verbal presente simple
y frases para argumentar, desarrollando un trabajo autónomo y colaborativo siendo responsable en el uso de las tecnologías y a su
vez respetando y valorando las distintas visiones y aportes de sus pares.
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I-. Look for the meaning of the following words.
1. Stuff: 5. Brand:
2. Features: 6. Bunch:
3. Pinnacle: 7. Whole:
4. Leap: 8. Application:
2-. According to the words worked before and the tittle of the following text. What do you think the text is
going to talk about?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
3-. Read the following text to answer the activities below.
BRIEF HISTORY OF MOBILE APPS.
1. _____________________________________. these are an essential

part of our lives. We use them to chat with friends, pay taxes, order
pizza, take photos of cats, and lots of other stuff. Statistically, we're
spending more time with our smartphones than in front of PCs. So
today, we’ll consider the history of mobile applications, trying to
understand how they became the center of our attention is such a
short period of time.
2. _____________________________________. The very first mobile phone was equipped with features
like word clock, calculator, calendar, and contact book. By the way, do you remember the legendary
snake game? the one that made a certain multinational cell phone company extremely popular? At
that time, it was the pinnacle of the mobile gaming experience.
3. _____________________________________. The announcement of the first smartphone designed
and marketed by the company co-founded by Steve Jobs was a giant leap forward in the evolution of
mobile apps. The digital keyboard revolutionized the way people used mobile apps. Many experts
believe that it was the beginning of a new era for the whole mobile industry. July 2008 is when
everything changed: the digital store of this revolutionary brand went online. In one day, a bunch of
apps were released for you to download on the company's smartphone. To be more exact, they
released about 552 apps, with 135 of them being free to download. In just one week, its users
downloaded about 10 million apps!
4. _____________________________________. Mobile applications are in process of constant evolution,

which is unlikely to stop in the near future. What's even more interesting is that mobile applications
have started to affect the design and format of smartphones, as well as our lifestyle. The question is:
do you go for a pizza, or do you order a pizza through an app?
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4-. What’s the general idea of the text?

__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
5-. Write an “x” to choose a tittle for each paragraph.

Paragraph Paragrap Paragraph Paragraph
1 h 3 4
2
A. The Big Change.
B. Mobile Apps Nowadays.
C. At the beginning.
D. Uses of Mobile applications.
6-. Choose an image that best represents each paragraph.
Paragraph # ________ Paragraph # _______ Paragraph # ________ Paragraph # ________
7-. According to the text say if the following statements are true (t) or false (f).
1. ______ Mobile applications are not essential part of our lives.
_________________________________________________________________________________
2. ______ We use mobile apps to take photos, to chat, to order, etc.
_________________________________________________________________________________
3. ______ Word clock, calculator, calendar and contact book were the latest apps in mobile phones
_________________________________________________________________________________
4. ______ The digital keyboard revolutionized the way teenagers used mobile apps.
_________________________________________________________________________________
5. ______ July 2008, the brand co-founded by Steve Jobs of went online.
_________________________________________________________________________________
6. ______ In 2008, about 552 apps were released, with 135 of them being free to download.
_________________________________________________________________________________
7. ______ Design and weight have been affected by mobile applications.

_________________________________________________________________________________
8. ______ Mobile apps are in progressive evolution.

_________________________________________________________________________________
8-. Complete the following chart with the purpose of the given app. Then give a number to classify them
from the less to the more used by you and give the reason for your selection.
App Purpose Ranking Why

FACEBOOK I think…
WHATSAPP I consider..
SHAZAM Because..
SPOTIFY To me..
BOOKING I think..
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review. Remember: Be responsible with your learning it is important to give your feedback!

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Class: 8° GRADE

Unit: Information and communication technologies

READING COMPREHENSION WORKSHEET

Name:_______________________________ Date:_ Class:______

Activate your knowledge: https://jamboard.google.com/d/1VrvF2Otk6oQNfwTqpMTKiqijrC0JSj0iccykukJo8Ls/edit?usp=sharing

I-. Look for the meaning of the following words.

3-. Read the following text to answer the activities below.

BRIEF HISTORY OF MOBILE APPS.

1. _____________________________________. these are an essential

4. _____________________________________. Mobile applications are in process of constant evolution,

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4-. What’s the general idea of the text?

5-. Write an “x” to choose a tittle for each paragraph.

6-. Choose an image that best represents each paragraph.

Paragraph # ____ Paragraph # _ Paragraph # Paragraph # __

7. ______ Design and weight have been affected by mobile applications.

8. ______ Mobile apps are in progressive evolution.

App Purpose Ranking Why

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