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

(vi)=?

(question no 1 till 10 are linked together )

  1. A.

    storage

  2. B.

    amount

  3. C.

    effect

  4. D.

    lack

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Correct answer: D

Answer: lack

Explanation: "Lack" fits the sentence "their lack of technological awareness." It means an absence of awareness and is commonly used with "of," which makes the phrase both grammatically correct and contextually appropriate.

  • Why "lack" works: It denotes absence and forms the natural collocation "lack of [something]," matching the intended idea that parents do not have technological awareness.

  • Why "storage" is wrong: "Storage of technological awareness" is not meaningful because "storage" refers to keeping data or objects, not to a person's awareness.

  • Why "amount" is wrong: "Amount" quantifies measurable quantities; using it with "awareness" is awkward and does not convey the intended absence.

  • Why "effect" is wrong: "Effect of technological awareness" would mean a result produced by awareness, which changes the meaning and does not express the lack the sentence requires.

Therefore, "lack" is the correct choice because it is both grammatically correct with "of" and matches the intended meaning of absence.

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