Read the following passage and choose the best title from the list below.
Future Shock is a book written by the futurist Alvin Toffler in 1970. In the book, Toffler defines the term "future shock" as a certain psychological state of individuals and entire societies. His shortest definition for the term is a personal perception of "too much change in too short a period of time". The book became an international bestseller, selling over 6 million copies, and has been widely translated.
Toffler argued that society is undergoing an enormous structural change, a revolution from an industrial society to a "super-industrial society". This change overwhelms people, he believed, the accelerated rate of technological and social change leaving people disconnected and suffering from "shattering stress and disorientation" - future shocked. Toffler stated that the majority of social problems are symptoms of future shock. In his discussion of the components of such shock he popularized the term "information overload."
A) A shocking vision of the future.
B) What is “future shock”?
C) The career of the futurist Alvin Toffler.
D) A changing society.
B
Posted by: shiva | September 30, 2019 at 09:21
B
Posted by: Anusha | September 30, 2019 at 09:26
B
Posted by: Hang | September 30, 2019 at 09:32
B
The definition of future shocked on the sentence: ...the accelerated rate of technological and social change leaving people disconnected and suffering from "shattering stress and disorientation" - future shocked
Posted by: Hong Doan | September 30, 2019 at 10:14
The best title from the passage above is D (A changing society)
Option A (X), because it do not describe a shocking vision of the future
Option B (X), because it just define what is future shock in which it state in first paragraph, while the second paragraph tends to explain about society change
Option C (X), because it do not tell about the career
Option D (V), because this summarize all paragraph
Posted by: Moh Vicky Indra Pradicta | September 30, 2019 at 10:40
A
Posted by: Qianliang | September 30, 2019 at 12:52
A
Posted by: Yuehting | September 30, 2019 at 14:03
d
Posted by: Mg | September 30, 2019 at 14:06
B
Posted by: Utkirbek | September 30, 2019 at 14:31
B
Posted by: Matt | September 30, 2019 at 15:42
B
Posted by: Selena | September 30, 2019 at 16:15
A
Posted by: ariel | September 30, 2019 at 16:53
B or D
I am confused, waiting for Simon's commented answer.
Posted by: Astronomer | September 30, 2019 at 19:36
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B or D
I am confused, waiting for Simon's well-explained answer.
Posted by: Astronomer | September 30, 2019 at 19:37
In my eyes the right answer is B.
Posted by: Abdul Alim | September 30, 2019 at 19:51
B
Posted by: Jason | September 30, 2019 at 21:30
Answer is : D
First paragraph defines what ‘Future shock’ is, - states the psychological state of individual and society.
Second paragraph explains more about disconnected society.
Posted by: Geetha | September 30, 2019 at 22:01
B
Posted by: Hang Truong | September 30, 2019 at 23:58
B?
Posted by: Pachu | October 01, 2019 at 03:27
b
Posted by: atiti | October 01, 2019 at 04:46
D
Posted by: Ashley | October 01, 2019 at 05:25
D
Posted by: marimoika | October 01, 2019 at 06:17
D
Posted by: Eleazar | October 01, 2019 at 07:51
B
Posted by: Hamidreza | October 01, 2019 at 11:45
B
Posted by: Waqar Ali | October 01, 2019 at 12:09
D
Posted by: Yee Huynh | October 01, 2019 at 15:31
Definitely B is the correct answer.
Posted by: Sajan | October 01, 2019 at 22:02
B?
or 1c 2d
Posted by: winson | October 02, 2019 at 00:59
B
Posted by: Hien | October 02, 2019 at 03:21
B
Posted by: Q | October 02, 2019 at 05:31
B
Posted by: Snowden Fu | October 02, 2019 at 08:17
to me the answer is B
Posted by: Abdullah | October 02, 2019 at 10:13
B
Posted by: Claura | October 02, 2019 at 12:05
I think the answer should be B because they define term "future shock" in the first paragraph and then list some examples(social problems and symptoms) to reveal the related consequence.
Posted by: Chen-Hao Wang | October 03, 2019 at 04:20
B
Posted by: AWAD | October 03, 2019 at 09:04
B
Posted by: Kim | October 03, 2019 at 10:13
B
Posted by: Emma Duong | October 03, 2019 at 11:14
B
Posted by: Riad | October 03, 2019 at 11:46
B
Posted by: Tinh | October 03, 2019 at 16:47
B
The passage of D is about cases and details of "Future Shock" that I think.
Posted by: Neo | October 04, 2019 at 03:25
D
Posted by: BS | October 04, 2019 at 09:26
CORRECT ANSWER FROM SIMON:
B is correct.
A is wrong because the passage is about people's reaction to the future, not a particular vision of the future.
C is wrong because there is nothing about his whole career.
D is too general - the passage is about a specific reaction to change. We really need something about Toffler or future shock in the title.
B is the best title because both paragraphs talk about future shock: the first paragraph contains a definition, and the second paragraph explains how future shock can occur.
Posted by: Simon | October 05, 2019 at 07:14
B is the right choice
A is wrong because it's happening not only in the future.
Posted by: Ngo Nguyen Vu Huy | October 05, 2019 at 17:51
my answer is D
Posted by: Vothy Chey | October 09, 2019 at 00:20
B
Posted by: Enaay | October 15, 2019 at 10:34
asd test dsa
Posted by: s | October 15, 2019 at 16:36
asd test dsa
Posted by: s | October 15, 2019 at 16:39
sorry trying out hyml tags
Posted by: s | October 15, 2019 at 16:44
trying to unbold
test
Posted by: s | October 15, 2019 at 16:54
B
Posted by: jasmeet kaur | November 19, 2019 at 00:29
B
Posted by: Minh Hoàng | July 10, 2020 at 16:17