Lesson 2.3 The Mystery of the Cyber Friend
Lesson 2.3 > The Mystery of the Cyber Friend
Glossary
- Nap (v) – to sleep for a short period of time
- Friends net (n) – website in internet where one can meet and talk to different people
- Wonder (v) – Surprised
- Offline (adj) – computer not connected to internet
- Shriek (v) – to scream, as in a sudden fright
- Imposter (n) – someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity
- Confide (v) – to trust
- Cyber safety (adj) – is the safe and responsible use of phone and the internet
- Cyber crime (n) – criminal activities done using computers or the Internet
- Scary (adj) – frightening
A. Say whether the following are ‘True’ or ‘False’.
- Shree spends most of the time on T.V. ( False )
- Shree’s aunt stays with them. ( True )
- Chaitra is Shree’s school friend. ( False )
- Chaitra gifted Shree a new camera phone. ( False )
- Shree went alone to the train station to meet Chaitra. ( False )
- A fraud middle aged man pretended to be Chaitra. ( True )
B. Name the speaker.
| Lines from the lesson | Speaker |
| 1 “Do you do anything other than eating? | A Friend |
| 2 “Are you feeling unwell?” | Akka |
| 3 “I don’t have a camera phone “ | Shere |
| 4 “I told you I am thirteen, the same age as you”. | Chaitra |
| 5 “You are a brave pair!” | The Police Woman |
C. Answer the following questions.
1. Why did Shree’s parents buy her a computer?
Shree’s Parents bought her a computer as they want her to learn cmputers
2. How did Shree make friends through computer?
Shree made friends throght friends net on the computers
3. What were the online activities given in this story?
The online activities given in this story were playing games, finding informations sending emails and chatting.
4. How did Shree’s aunt save Shree from the man who pretended to be Chaitra ?
Shree’s aunt save shree from the man who pretended to be chaitra by going with shree, informing the station master and beating him.
5. How did the police fi nd the man who pretended to be Chaitra?
The police found the mna who pretended to be chaitra by going through shree’s computers
D. Based on your reading of the text list out the merits and demerits of using a computer.
| S.No. | Merits | Demerits |
| 1 | Multitaking | Virus and Cyber attacks |
| 2 | speed | Online cyber crimes |
| 3 | Stores huge amount of data | Destroys social life |
| 4 | Accuracy | Too much of sitting |
| 5 | Data Security | Eye strain |
Step to Success
1. The following series is provided and you need to answer the question accordingly.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N || O P R S T U V W X Y Z
In this series fi nd the letter which is fi fth to the left from the thirteenth letter from your right.
- M
- I
- H
- J
Ans ; H
2. Based on the above series of English alphabets, if every alternate alphabet starting from C is deleted than which of the following alphabet will seventh from the left side of the series?
- H
- J
- I
- G
Ans ; K
3. If the above series is written in reverse order than what is the eleventh letter of the fi fteenth letter from your left?
- V
- W
- D
- X
Ans ; W
Glossary
- Nap (v) – to sleep for a short period of time
- Friends net (n) – website in internet where one can meet and talk to different people
- Wonder (v) – Surprised
- Offline (adj) – computer not connected to internet
- Shriek (v) – to scream, as in a sudden fright
- Imposter (n) – someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity
- Confide (v) – to trust
- Cyber safety (adj) – is the safe and responsible use of phone and the internet
- Cyber crime (n) – criminal activities done using computers or the Internet
- Scary (adj) – frightening
A. Say whether the following are ‘True’ or ‘False’.
- Shree spends most of the time on T.V. ( False )
- Shree’s aunt stays with them. ( True )
- Chaitra is Shree’s school friend. ( False )
- Chaitra gifted Shree a new camera phone. ( False )
- Shree went alone to the train station to meet Chaitra. ( False )
- A fraud middle aged man pretended to be Chaitra. ( True )
B. Name the speaker.
| Lines from the lesson | Speaker |
| 1 “Do you do anything other than eating? | A Friend |
| 2 “Are you feeling unwell?” | Akka |
| 3 “I don’t have a camera phone “ | Shere |
| 4 “I told you I am thirteen, the same age as you”. | Chaitra |
| 5 “You are a brave pair!” | The Police Woman |
C. Answer the following questions.
1. Why did Shree’s parents buy her a computer?
Shree’s Parents bought her a computer as they want her to learn cmputers
2. How did Shree make friends through computer?
Shree made friends throght friends net on the computers
3. What were the online activities given in this story?
The online activities given in this story were playing games, finding informations sending emails and chatting.
4. How did Shree’s aunt save Shree from the man who pretended to be Chaitra ?
Shree’s aunt save shree from the man who pretended to be chaitra by going with shree, informing the station master and beating him.
5. How did the police fi nd the man who pretended to be Chaitra?
The police found the mna who pretended to be chaitra by going through shree’s computers
D. Based on your reading of the text list out the merits and demerits of using a computer.
| S.No. | Merits | Demerits |
| 1 | Multitaking | Virus and Cyber attacks |
| 2 | speed | Online cyber crimes |
| 3 | Stores huge amount of data | Destroys social life |
| 4 | Accuracy | Too much of sitting |
| 5 | Data Security | Eye strain |
Step to Success
1. The following series is provided and you need to answer the question accordingly.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N || O P R S T U V W X Y Z
In this series fi nd the letter which is fi fth to the left from the thirteenth letter from your right.
- M
- I
- H
- J
Ans ; H
2. Based on the above series of English alphabets, if every alternate alphabet starting from C is deleted than which of the following alphabet will seventh from the left side of the series?
- H
- J
- I
- G
Ans ; K
3. If the above series is written in reverse order than what is the eleventh letter of the fi fteenth letter from your left?
- V
- W
- D
- X
Ans ; W
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