Direction: Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each…
2024
Direction: Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternatives and fill in the blanks
Every month, scientists ___(i)___ new gadgets and new ways to make technology faster and better. Our homes are full of hardware (such as DVD players and computers) and ___(ii)___ (such as computer games and MP3s). ___(iii)___ suggests, however, that it is the young people who are best able to deal with this change. Whereas teenagers have no problem ___(iv)___ a DVD player, their parents and grandparents often find using new technology ___(v)___ and different. But if you’re a teenager who criticizes your parents for their ___(vi)___ of technological awareness, don’t be too hard on them! Sometime ___(vii)___the future, when you’ve got children of your own, your ___(viii)___ to deal with new technology will probably ___(ix)___ and your children will feel more ___(x)___ with new technology than you do.
Find the appropriate word in case
(vii)=?
(question no 1 till 10 are linked together )
- A.
on
- B.
to
- C.
in
- D.
at
Attempted by 3 students.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
Concept: Prepositions of time follow fixed rules — 'in' marks a general or extended period (in the morning, in 2030, in the future), 'on' marks a specific day or date, 'at' marks a precise point in time, and 'to' shows direction or movement rather than a time frame.
Application: The blank in "Sometime ___ the future" needs a preposition before an unspecified, extended stretch of time ("the future"), so 'in' is the grammatically correct choice — "Sometime in the future".
Contrast: Each of the other prepositions fails the same test:
'on' needs a specific day or date (on Monday, on 15 March), which "the future" is not.
'to' shows direction or movement, not a time frame, so it cannot introduce "the future" here.
'at' needs a precise point in time (at 5 o'clock), not an extended period like "the future".
Only 'in' fits, confirming it as the correct preposition for this blank.