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Practice Reading: Fill in The Blanks (Drag & Drop) ID: #786 Television

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Television programming today can be a powerful factor in developing value systems and shaping behaviours of individuals. Television people into the programs to believe that they are important and mean something. Television gives people the wrong impression about how life should be lived. The of the programs creates a sense of lifestyle that the average viewers for themselves.

gearing steps hooks perform unsettling crave unrealistic

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Correct answer: unsettling
Explanation: The word 'unsettling' fits grammatically as an adjective describing 'factor.' It conveys a negative impact, aligning with the context of television's influence on values and behaviors.
Meaning: 'Unsettling' means causing anxiety or discomfort, indicating that television programming can disturb or challenge viewers' perceptions.
Wrong options:
steps: 'Steps' is a noun that does not fit as it does not describe a quality of a factor.
perform: 'Perform' is a verb that does not grammatically fit as it cannot describe a factor in this context.
gearing: 'Gearing' is a gerund that does not appropriately describe the nature of a factor in this sentence.
Correct answer: hooks
Explanation: The term 'hooks' is a verb that fits grammatically and contextually, indicating how television captures viewers' attention and engages them with the content.
Meaning: 'Hooks' means to attract or capture interest, suggesting that television draws people into its programming.
Wrong options:
unsettling: 'Unsettling' is an adjective and does not fit as a verb in this context.
steps: 'Steps' is a noun that does not relate to the action of engaging viewers.
perform: 'Perform' is a verb that does not describe the action of attracting viewers to programs.
gearing: 'Gearing' is a gerund that does not fit the context of engaging viewers.
Correct answer: unrealistic
Explanation: The word 'unrealistic' serves as an adjective that describes 'the programs,' indicating that the content does not reflect reality, which is relevant to the discussion of lifestyle perceptions.
Meaning: 'Unrealistic' means not based on reality, suggesting that the programs create false expectations about life.
Wrong options:
unsettling: 'Unsettling' is an adjective that does not describe the nature of the programs in this context.
hooks: 'Hooks' is a verb that does not fit as a descriptor for programs.
steps: 'Steps' is a noun that does not appropriately describe the nature of television content.
perform: 'Perform' is a verb that does not relate to the description of programs.
gearing: 'Gearing' is a gerund that does not fit as an adjective for programs.
Correct answer: crave
Explanation: The verb 'crave' fits grammatically and contextually, indicating a strong desire that the average viewers have for the lifestyle depicted in the programs.
Meaning: 'Crave' means to have an intense desire for something, suggesting viewers want the lifestyle shown on television.
Wrong options:
unsettling: 'Unsettling' is an adjective and does not fit as a verb in this context.
hooks: 'Hooks' is a verb that does not relate to the desire of viewers.
steps: 'Steps' is a noun that does not fit the context of expressing desire.
perform: 'Perform' is a verb that does not convey the meaning of wanting something.
gearing: 'Gearing' is a gerund that does not fit as a verb expressing desire.

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