The number of social media users has grown ______ over the last few years as more and more people have gained access to the Internet.

Some people think that there has been a ______ in academic standards as students spend more and more time engaging with social media.

I was ______ trying to help her by giving her some advice, but she saw it as criticism.

One of the ______ of home schooling is the lack of social interaction between students.

Suzy has a video game ______ – once she starts, she can't stop playing.

The overuse of cellphones and other digital devices can be ______ mentally as well as physically.

There's no need to ______ the panic button if you can't access your emails for an hour.

Make sure you have noted your password before you ______.

The teacher asked her students to ______ the genres of poetry, drama, prose, and short stories.

Her project on blogging was ______, so the teacher chose it to demonstrate the principles of good writing.

He was ______ checking his phone, even when his friends were trying to talk to him.

After Paul started to access his account only ______, he found he had much more time for sport.

She worried about the ______ if she got bad marks in the final exams.

Paula's use of social media during the night had a ______ effect on the amount and quality of sleep she got.

The school found that cyberbullying was ______ and took steps to equip students with skills to cope with it.

Gretel looked for ______ ideas on how to grow her blog following.

She uses a simple style when writing to make her work ______ to all readers.

Mary had ______ funds to pay for a week's holiday.

James hoped that his behavior would ______ his sister to spend more time outdoors, away from her phone.