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QUIZ: Are you hooked on your Cell Phone?
Written by: Kat
Grab a piece of paper and pen and read through the list of questions below. Note your answer and the points it's worth then at the end add up your points to discover your status. Don't forget to tell us what you scored by using the form at the bottom of the page!
You’re at the movies and that ad comes up asking you to turn off your cell phone. You:
1. Throw a tantrum. Scream something about it being a free country then storm out of the theatre. (20 points)
2. You leave your cell phone on but turn the volume down, set it on vibrate and hope no one will notice the bright light when you sneak a glance at the screen. (15 points)
3. You comply with the rules of the theatre and turn your cell phone off. Though you do have difficulty focusing on the film when you think about what you could be missing. (5 points)
4. You turn your cell phone off and don’t give it a second thought. (0 points)
You have to take a shower. You:
1. Your wrap your cell phone in plastic so you can take it into the shower with you. (20 points)
2. You take the cell phone into the bathroom and leave it by your towel. If it rings or beeps you leap out of the shower, dripping wet to check it. (15 points)
3. You only shower every other day. You insist it’s because you just hate showering but maybe your cell phone actually has something to do with it (10 points).
4. You leave your cell phone in your room. Hello! You’re not obsessed… (0 points)
Your parents yell at you after receiving your (huge) phone bill. You:
1. Offer to take on an after school job so you can maintain your level of texting. All the money from your job goes to the cell phone but you don’t mind. (20 points)
2. Apologize profusely and try to cut down on the texting and phone calls. (10 points)
3. You’ve never had a huge phone bill so your parents would never yell at you. (0 points)
All you want for Christmas is:
1. You’ve already go the latest phone model so now you want all the cool accessories; cell phone charms, multiple cases, etc. (20 points)
2. The latest phone with all the cool new features. (15 points)
3. You ask distant family members to not give you money but cell phone credits (15 points)
4. You want a pony for Christmas (0 points)
When it comes to hanging with your friends. You:
1. You hang it with them via your cell phone. Hanging in person is so overrated (20 points)
2. You hang with your friends but spend the entire time on the phone with your other friends. (20 points)
3. You hang out with your friends and turn your phone off. (0 points)
Bonus Questions:
20 points for every ‘yes’ answer, 0 points for No.
You have more then three cell phone accessories (includes stickers.)
You’ve broken up with your boyfriend/girlfriend via text
Had a panic attack because you forgot your cell phone.
Sent over fifty texts per day.
Used up your entire phone memory in one day.
Filled your contacts list.
You've been fired from a job because you spent all your time on your cell.
You've had your cell phone taken off of you at school for using it when you're not supposed to.
Your score:
170+ = Total Addict
50-170 = Cell phone Fan
0-50+ = Cell phone Hater
Total Addict
Uh-Oh, you’re one of them - that person you see on the bus, at the diner, in the school yard or on the street, always with a phone permanently affixed to their hand and the permanent dark shading or bruises on their thumbs from texting. You have withdrawal symptoms when you can’t take your cell phone somewhere (like the shower – you would have tried but you didn’t dare risk water damage to your cell.) You panic at the though of having to cancel your service and your monthly bill? Let’s not even go there…
Our Advice
Go to the park and leave your cell phone at home. Enjoy the absence of technology and the beauty of nature – play on the swings, roll in the grass, throw a Frisbee around. When you get home you’ll find it is okay to take a break from your cell now and then. Mankind existed for thousands of years without cell phones – you WILL survive too!
Cell Phone Fan
You’re dipping your toes in the water of addiction but choosing to stay dry on the bank. Cell phones are fun but they’re expensive and you still prefer face to face conversation.
Our Advice
Keep it up! You’ve living the best of both worlds – sane fanaticism (wait, is that an oxymoron?)
Cell Phone Hater
Well maybe you don’t hate your cell pone but you don’t know where it is half the time and the majority of the rest of the time it’s battery is flat. You don’t get all the hype. What’s the big deal?
Our Advice
Cell phones do have their advantages. They’re great in emergencies and texting provides a casual way to keep in touch with distant friends when you have the time for a full audio conversation.
Don’t go crazy but maybe you should give them more of a chance.
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