Have you ever wondered that

maybe, just maybe, you’re

becoming addicted to the
Internet/your mobile phone?
Take this quiz to find out.
Be honest!

Do you stay online longer

than you Do you prefer Does your school work
intended to or do you spend surfing suffer because of
too much time texting on your the Internet or the amount of time you
using your mobile phone spend online or using your
mobile phone?
to being with your mobile phone?
family?
a) Never or rarely a) Never or rarely
b) Sometimes a) Never or rarely b) Sometimes
c) Often or regularly b) Sometimes c) Often or
c) Often or regularly regularly
Do others in your life
complain to
you about the amount of time
you spend online or using your Do you become Do you check your
mobile phone? defensive or secretive email
when someone asks you or messages before
a) Never or what you do online or any-
what you talk about on thing else you need to
rarely
your mobile phone? do?
b) Sometimes
c) Often or a) Never or a) Never or rarely
regularly rarely b) Sometimes
b) Sometimes c) Often or
Is your
c) Often or regularly
mobile
phone constantly regularly
Do you think that
ringing?
Do you shout or life
without the Internet/
a) Never or rarely act
mobile phones would be
b) Sometimes annoyed if boring, empty or joyless?
c) Often or regularly someone disturbs you
while you are online a) Never or rarely
Do you lose sleep because of or talking on the b) Sometimes
being online/ using your phone? c) Often or regularly
mobile phone late at night?
a) Never or rarely
a) Never or rarely b) Sometimes
b) Sometimes SCORING:
c) Often or
Now that you have answered
c) Often or regularly regularly
all the questions, add up the
12-18: You are an average Internet/ mobile phone user. You may
surf the Net and use your mobile a bit too long at times, but you have points of the letters you
control over the usage you make of them. You stop when you want to. chose for each answer to get
a final score:
19 -30: You are experiencing occasional or frequent problems
because of the Internet or your mobile phone. It’s time to stop and ask a) Never or rarely = 1 point
yourself if that is what you want. b) Sometimes = 3 points
31 -50: Your Internet/ mobile phone usage is causing significant c) Often or regularly = 5
problems in your life. You should stop right now and evaluate the impact points.
of the Internet/ mobile phone on your life.
S Profile 8, Texto Editores
(slightly adapted)

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