Read the following passage about THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA FILTERS ON BEAUTY STANDARDS and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer shee...

Read the following passage about THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA FILTERS ON BEAUTY STANDARDS and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions from 23 to 30.

Social media filters have changed how young people see themselves. Apps like "Bold Glamour" and "Teenage Look" create smooth, edited versions of faces that look very real. These filters smooth skin, brighten eyes, and change facial features in ways that are hard to notice. Analytical filters measure face proportions using mathematical ratios. People start comparing their real faces to their own filtered images instead of comparing themselves to celebrities. They often show these filtered photos to cosmetic surgeons as examples of what they want to achieve.

Doctors report that patients now have very specific beauty requests. Instead of asking to "look better," clients request lifted eye corners, thinner jawlines, fuller lips, and contoured noses based on their filtered selfies. Popular treatments include lip fillers, jaw fillers, and "Barbie Botox" for longer necks. Most patients are teenagers or people in their twenties. They see these procedures as preventative measures against aging, not just as improvements. Nonsurgical cosmetic procedures have increased dramatically, with TikTok filters playing a major role in this growth.

However, filters create dangerous psychological problems. They show impossible beauty standards—perfect skin without pores, perfectly balanced features, and angles requiring heavy editing or surgery. When users fail filter tests or realize they cannot match their filtered faces, they feel more insecure. These cosmetic treatments become quick fixes for filter-created problems, not real concerns about appearance or health needs.

Medical professionals now have a bigger responsibility. They must help patients understand realistic expectations and explain that filter myths are not truthful. Practitioners teach patients that their value does not come from filtered images or digital perfection. They remind clients that natural beauty matters more than mathematical proportions or edited versions of themselves seen on screens.

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Question 23: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an effect of TikTok filters?

A. They make people compare real faces to their filtered images

B. They help reduce anxiety about cosmetic surgery

C. They encourage specific beauty requests from surgeons

D. They increase demand for cosmetic procedures

Question 24: The word “their” in paragraph 1 refers to _________.

A. People

B. Celebrities

C. Cosmetic surgeons

D. Facial features

Question 25: The word “preventative” in paragraph 2 is OPPOSITE in meaning to _________.

A. temporary                                B. harmful                                C. curative                                        D. cosmetic

Question 26: The word “insecure” in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by _________.

A. uncertain                                        B. anxious                                C. uncomfortable                        D. doubtful

Question 27: Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence in paragraph 4?

A. Practitioners teach patients that filtered images and digital perfection do not represent authentic beauty.

B. Practitioners teach patients that their self-worth should not depend on edited images or digital enhancements.

C. Practitioners teach patients that natural appearance matters more than filtered versions seen online daily.

D. Practitioners teach patients that their value comes from within, not from filtered images or digital perfection.

Question 28: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Most cosmetic patients are teenagers or young adults who want to match their filtered selfies.

B. Medical professionals encourage patients to pursue cosmetic treatments as preventative measures against aging.

C. Analytical filters create realistic beauty standards that help users understand their natural appearance better.

D. Patients originally compared themselves to filtered images rather than to celebrities on social media.

Question 29: In which paragraph does the writer mention why people bring filtered photos to cosmetic surgeons?

A. Paragraph 3                                B. Paragraph 2                                C. Paragraph 1                                D. Paragraph 4

Question 30: In which paragraph does the writer mention what medical professionals remind patients?

A. Paragraph 4                                B. Paragraph 3                                C. Paragraph 2                                D. Paragraph 1